Lucy Hanson is Edwin Ruthven Clapp’s mother and my 4th Great Grandmother. She was born on January 10, 1798 in Deerfield Massachusetts to parents William Hoar and Persis Gunn. How then did she have the name Hanson? In 1818, four years after her mother died, when Lucy was 20 years of age and just one year before her… Continue reading Lucy Hanson (1798-1879)
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Edwin William Forster – A Timeline
Edwin William Forster is my Great Grandfather. I’ve attempted to put together a timeline for him using mostly public information such as census, city directories and newspapers. Edwin William was born while his parents were living “Over 501 West Walnut” in Des Moines Iowa. This is the building, which seems to have been 501 to… Continue reading Edwin William Forster – A Timeline
William Forster (1794 – 1866) in Winterset, Iowa
William Forster is my 3rd Great Grandfather He was born in New Garden, Guilford County North Carolina. New Garden was a mostly Quaker community and William came from Quaker roots. He migrated to Winterset Iowa, where this article finds him. Winterset Iowa was then and still is a very small town. Laid out in 1849, by 1860… Continue reading William Forster (1794 – 1866) in Winterset, Iowa
E.R. Clapp’s early days in Fort Des Moines
My 2nd Great Grandfather – Edwin Ruthven Clapp (1827 – 1906) E.R., as he was known, was a powerful and well connected man in Des Moines. He was a banker, real estate developer and a factory owner. He was “Sargent of Arms” of the Iowa State Legislature and moved in the highest levels of Iowa politics and… Continue reading E.R. Clapp’s early days in Fort Des Moines
The Clapp Block in the Des Moines Daily News August 7 1901
I’ve been looking for more on Edwin Ruthven Clapp (1827 – 1906), my 3rd Great Grandfather. He built a large and famous office building in Des Moines, called “The Clapp Block”. On August 7, 1901 there was a full page on The Clapp Block in the Des Moines Daily News. the clapp block des moines… Continue reading The Clapp Block in the Des Moines Daily News August 7 1901
History of the Lindsey and Forster families 