Derick, Thank you for this wonderful article. I was interested to learn about the Mississippi connection. I checked for Emma in the 1860 census and found her in her stepfather's household in Hinds County (about 100 miles from me) - with J.C. Clapp living in the household as a teacher. Regards, Teri Tillman -----Original Message----- From: Derick Hartshorn [mailto:DerickH@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:18 PM To: CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Rev. J.C. Clapp Folks, I'm delighted to provide an article on the Rev. Jacob C. Clapp, D.D. His beautiful eulogy is presented by the Reformed Church Standard, Newton, NC July 15, 1910; Vol. XVIII, No 9; pg. 1-4 A special thanks to Vivian Abernathy who did all the leg work (but none of the belfry climbing). I might add, this is being presented on the Conover Web Page since this was Rev. Clapp's last home. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccconov/RevJCClapp.htm Regards, --Derick ______________________________