Kenneth Derrek Clapp

1919 - 2006  (87 years)

• Name	Kenneth Derrek Clapp  [1]
  Birth	15 May 1919	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1931	1306 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  	Janet M Clapp, 38, Female, Married, born 8 May 1892 in Boston; and Kenneth D. Clapp, 12, Male, Single, born 15 May 1919 in Boston, address in US was 1306 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass; sailed on the SS American Oriente on 16 May 1931 from Havana, Cuba, and arrived at the Port of New York on 19 May 1931
  WW2 Draft	16 Oct 1940	523 Beacon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Kenneth Derrek Clapp, 523 Beacon St, Boston, Suffolk, Mass, born 15 May 1919 in Boston, Mass, registered for the draft. He was employed by the Yankee Network, Boston. The person who would always know his address was his mother, Mrs Janet Mabie Clapp, 71 Washington Square South, New York City, NY. He was White, 6' , 162 pounds, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a dark complexion.
  Witness-Obituary	8 Dec 1961	Boston, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Services for Janet Mabie Clapp, 68, former Boston newspaper woman, free lance writer and literary collaborator, will be held Saturday here. Mrs Clapp who was known professionally by her maiden name, died Wednesday of cancer. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Henry Clay Mabie, a well-known Baptist clergyman and missionary of Boston and Northfield. She began with the Bridgeport Herald and was for many years was a feature writer for The Christian Science Monitor. She covered many of the important stories of the late 1920's and the ‘30s, beginning with the Lindbergh flight. Mrs Clapp was a frequent guest of President Hoover ast the White House and was friendly with many celebrities of that period, including Amelia Earhart, with whom she wrote several books. Since 1943, she had resided in New York City and was in demand by publishers and would-be authors as a writer and collaborator. Among well-known personalities with whom Mrs Clapp was associated were Hedda Hopper, J. C.. Penny, the department store magnate, and Dr DeForest Jarvis, whose "Folk Medicine" was a record best seller. Mrs Clapp leaves a son Kenneth D., of Wellesley Hills and four grandchildren.
  Reference Number	42203
  Death	24 May 2006	Osterville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Burial	Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [5]
  	Clapp; Kenneth D; LCDR USN; 1919-2006; Barbara E; 1917-2006; Together and Always
  Person ID	I41938	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter B Clapp,   b. Abt 1890   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet Mabie,   b. 8 May 1892, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1961, Riverdale Nursing Home, New York City, New York (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Y  [6]
  Family ID	F4133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ellen Carens,   b. 27 Mar 1917, Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 7 Jun 2006, Osterville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)
  Engaged	Abt May 1942	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [7]
  	Miss Barbara Carens, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Chambers Carens of Boston, who have just announced her engagement to Ensign Kenneth Derrek Clapp, USNR, son of Mrs J. M. Clapp of New York. He studied at Marycliff Academy and the Chamberlayne School. He studied at Moses Brown School and Brown University.
  Family ID	F16057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S493] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Url: https://www.fold3.com/. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 8 Dec 1961, Fri, Page 43. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 72773693. [S11] Maybee Society Card File, Francis McAfee Thomas, #30. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, Engagement announced inThe Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 27 May 1942, Wed, Page 19.