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Dr Robert Hughes DeLap III

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Dr Robert Hughes DeLap III Veteran

Birth
Wisconsin, USA
Death
30 Oct 1922 (aged 76)
Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec. C.P. , Lot 86
Memorial ID
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Parents: Robert H. DeLap, II & Malvina DeLap.
Robert was b. 1823. Robert was a medical doctor in Viola, Green Co, Wisconsin.

Paternal Grandparents: Robert H. DeLap, b. 15 April 1797 in Weston, Oneida Co, New York. Robert d. 30 Jan. 1885 in Orion, Richland Co, Wisconsin. He was ordained a Methodist/Episcopal minister in 1824 in Charleston, Coles Co, Illinois. He was the first Methodist preacher in Green Co., Wisconsin Territory. This Robert's wife is unknown.

Note: Some online data is incorrect. Found one which stated that Robert & Laura had a daughter Ethel when the 1905 Wisc. State census shows that Ethel was their daughter-in-law. So, not so sure about the "paternal grandparents" in above.

1860 U.S. Census for Troy, Sauk Co., Wisconsin:
Robert M Delap M 37 Illinois (b. 1823)
Malvina Delap F 32 Illinois
Robert H Delap M 13 Wisconsin
Laura Delap F 11 Wisconsin
Mary Delap F 5 Wisconsin
Olive Delap F 2 Wisconsin

1870 U.S. Census for Viroqua Town, Vernon Co., Wisconsin (13 June):
Robert H Delap M 24 Wisconsin; physician
Laura K Delap F 21 Ohio
Mary M Delap F 3 mos Wisconsin

A William F. Delap (39 yrs) resides next door; he is a minister. His wife is Louisa (34 yrs); they were both born in Illinois. They have 4 children, all born in Wisc. Relative?

On 12 Dec 1883, Robert filed for a pension based on his Civil War service in Co. G, 33 Wisconsin Infantry.

1905 Wisconsin State Census for Richland Center Town, Richland Co., Wisc.:
Robert H Delap M 58y Wisconsin; physician
Wife Laura K Delap F 56y Ohio
Son Robert Delap M 28y Wisconsin; dentist
Dau-In-Law Ethel Delap F 21y Wisconsin

Note: After son Robert's first wife, Beulah died in 1901, Robert, IV m. Ethel Clair Mckey 24 Dec. 1904, Richland Center, Richland Co., Wisconsin.

1910 U.S. Census for Richland Center Town, Richland Co., Wisconsin:
Robert H Delap M 66 Wisconsin
Wife Laura K Delap F 56 Ohio

Note: Son Robert Hughes DeLap, IV d. 14 November 1944, Longview, Cowlitz Co., Washington. Ethel DeLap d. 1970, Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon. In 1910, they resided in Moscow, Latah Co., Idaho with his in-laws, Jerome & Elzina Mckey. Their son Robert J. DeDap was 4 yrs old, b. Wisc. In 1920 & 1930, they lived in Seattle, Washington. Robert Jerome DeLap was b. 26 Feb 1906, LaFarge, Vernon Co., Wisconsin.
Parents: Robert H. DeLap, II & Malvina DeLap.
Robert was b. 1823. Robert was a medical doctor in Viola, Green Co, Wisconsin.

Paternal Grandparents: Robert H. DeLap, b. 15 April 1797 in Weston, Oneida Co, New York. Robert d. 30 Jan. 1885 in Orion, Richland Co, Wisconsin. He was ordained a Methodist/Episcopal minister in 1824 in Charleston, Coles Co, Illinois. He was the first Methodist preacher in Green Co., Wisconsin Territory. This Robert's wife is unknown.

Note: Some online data is incorrect. Found one which stated that Robert & Laura had a daughter Ethel when the 1905 Wisc. State census shows that Ethel was their daughter-in-law. So, not so sure about the "paternal grandparents" in above.

1860 U.S. Census for Troy, Sauk Co., Wisconsin:
Robert M Delap M 37 Illinois (b. 1823)
Malvina Delap F 32 Illinois
Robert H Delap M 13 Wisconsin
Laura Delap F 11 Wisconsin
Mary Delap F 5 Wisconsin
Olive Delap F 2 Wisconsin

1870 U.S. Census for Viroqua Town, Vernon Co., Wisconsin (13 June):
Robert H Delap M 24 Wisconsin; physician
Laura K Delap F 21 Ohio
Mary M Delap F 3 mos Wisconsin

A William F. Delap (39 yrs) resides next door; he is a minister. His wife is Louisa (34 yrs); they were both born in Illinois. They have 4 children, all born in Wisc. Relative?

On 12 Dec 1883, Robert filed for a pension based on his Civil War service in Co. G, 33 Wisconsin Infantry.

1905 Wisconsin State Census for Richland Center Town, Richland Co., Wisc.:
Robert H Delap M 58y Wisconsin; physician
Wife Laura K Delap F 56y Ohio
Son Robert Delap M 28y Wisconsin; dentist
Dau-In-Law Ethel Delap F 21y Wisconsin

Note: After son Robert's first wife, Beulah died in 1901, Robert, IV m. Ethel Clair Mckey 24 Dec. 1904, Richland Center, Richland Co., Wisconsin.

1910 U.S. Census for Richland Center Town, Richland Co., Wisconsin:
Robert H Delap M 66 Wisconsin
Wife Laura K Delap F 56 Ohio

Note: Son Robert Hughes DeLap, IV d. 14 November 1944, Longview, Cowlitz Co., Washington. Ethel DeLap d. 1970, Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon. In 1910, they resided in Moscow, Latah Co., Idaho with his in-laws, Jerome & Elzina Mckey. Their son Robert J. DeDap was 4 yrs old, b. Wisc. In 1920 & 1930, they lived in Seattle, Washington. Robert Jerome DeLap was b. 26 Feb 1906, LaFarge, Vernon Co., Wisconsin.

Gravesite Details

Private Co G Wis 33rd Inf - Civil War



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