Hi Maxine, I checked the Joliet Dir. 1882-1892 for CLAPPER(and all variant spellings including KLAPPER,etc.) Only one listed. 1892 CLAPPER,Nelson works for Joliet Street car Railway boards 609 S. Chicago street. Also at 609 S. Chucago st in 1892 George A. CORBUS printer for Joliet Republican printing Co. Burdett HAMMOND fireman Chicago & Alton railroad and a business listing W.F.KEITH & Sons,druggists. I checked the illinois state marriage index and found CLAPPER,Bertha married Marion County 9 aug 1893 Marshall E. THOMAS also found Samuel M. CLAPPER married Frances S. RIGGS 5 mar 1856 Champaign county Frances R. CLAPPER age 83 b. Ind head of household Champaign,Mahomet,IL 1920 census son Frank 47 b. IL Roy S. son 32 b. IL checked 1920 census for Flora COLBERT and found Champaign Co,IL,Champaign twp,Champaign city ED5 page 7A 201 S. Wright St. THOMAS,M.E. rents 63 b. Ind,parents b. NY no occupation(NOTE IL death index shows Marshall Ellis THOMAS died 28 Dec 1925 Champaign Co.) BERTHA,48 wife b. PA parents b. PA Fred A. son 23 b. IL,Father b. Ind Mother b. PA-occup-car repairer-single Louis I,son age illegible,single,b.IL same info on parents. occup-pressman(printer) COLBERT,Flora,36,widow,b. WI,parents b. PA no occup. listed-SISTER IN LAW(relationship) daug. Lilah,8 b. PA son, Elmer,7 or 9,b. PA daug. Harriet,5 b.PA son,Addison,2 2/12 b. PA 1930 census PA,Blair Co.,Williamsburg twp ED82 p.19B 453 Park Alley COLBERT Flora R.,47,rents,value $15.00,b.WI,parents b. PA occup-char woman papermill office-widow Elmer,son,17,b.PA occup spinner in silk mill Harriet,daug.,15,b.PA,occup-delivery girl electric light co Addison,12,son,b.PA,occup delivery boy electric light co. Social security death index Flora COLBERT b. 11 apr 1883 died dec 1979 last res. 16648 Hollidaysburg,Blair,PA no last benefit issued District of Columbia I assume you are in contact with: Delores Colbert,ganddaughter of Elmer Vance Colbert? she has that Herbert Vance COLBERT married Flora CLAPPER 17 Nov 1910 in Williamsburg,(Blair)PA. and Jesse F. Davis-your Flora b. 1883 in WI doesn't seem to fit very well with other siblings born about 20 years before in PA. Sorry can't find anything else on Joliet. Good Hunting, Kathy