Published in the The Woodstock Sentinel, Woodstock, Ill. Thursday, April 6, 1876 p. 5
Mr. Tappen was 54 years of age and had been a resident of Woodstock more than twenty years. He was a brother of Mr. Wentworth Tappan, for a number of years a prominent merchant of this city and who a few years since moved to Louisville, Ky. where he now resides.
The deceased was a son of Judge Abraham Tappan, who with his wife came to reside with his sons soon after their removal to Woodstock. Two of three years subsequently the parents died and their remains repose in Oakland Cemetery, besides which were laid those of their deceased son.
Mr. Tappan was a man of more than ordinary business talent courteous and genial in his manners and well calculated to draw around him many friends. He was open, frank and may the widow’s God and the Father of the fatherless put his strong arm around this afflicted household and become their protector and sure support.
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Published in The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Ill. Saturday, March 13, 1937 p. 3
James H. Tappan came to Woodstock in the early 40’s with a brother, A. Wentworth Tappan, and a brother-in-law, Lysander Converse. The latter two operated a general store in what was known as the Phoenix block, now Kellogg block.
All three families built homes on South street on the property now occupied by the Community High school. From the first they were active in the advancement of Woodstock in any way possible. To this end were instrumental in starting a newspaper (The Sentinel), which was later taken over by real newspaper men and a success from the beginning.
The Tappans and Converse were dissatisfied with their political party, the Whigs, because of its pro-slavery leaders and finding large number of Woodstockites and the farming families of the vicinity, all one socially and otherwise those days, sympathetic to their views, called a mass meeting to organize a new party. These men brought as a speaker for the occasion, a friend of the family at their former home on the Western Reserve in Northern Ohio, Joshua R. Giddings, one of the most gifted and most radical abolitionists of his day. The meeting was a success and the new party was formed, called “The Republican” of McHenry county and judging from recent McHenry county election results, it is still going strong.
“Jim” Tappan was a highly educated business man and in addition had the faculty of making strong and lasting friendships that endured through his long and wasting illness until his death in 1876.
He, for many years, was manager of the Jefferson and Scott lumber yard, also wool buyer for this firm. In those early days many thousand fleeces were bought and packed in their warehouse, located where Pingel & Koch and McConnel Implement are now located.
He was an Episcopalian, but Mrs. Tappan was a member of the Presbyterian church and also on account of warm friendships for Rev. R. K. Todd, the Willis, Rufus Brown, Robt. Green and Norman Jacobs families of Bull Valley, those of the T. McD. Richards, the Scotts and Mr. Chase, of Seneca, the Eckerts, Herdklotzs and Sonderickers of Queen Anne prairie, he worked early and late with them and the result was the erection of the brick church, a wonderful achievement for a community of this size. The word community is used as in those early days the people in the surrounding country and those inside the village limits were a community for one and all, and Woodstock was mostly a meeting point for the common good. The east end of the church was the commencement for the Tod School for boys.
Mr. Tappen was 54 years of age and had been a resident of Woodstock more than twenty years. He was a brother of Mr. Wentworth Tappan, for a number of years a prominent merchant of this city and who a few years since moved to Louisville, Ky. where he now resides.
The deceased was a son of Judge Abraham Tappan, who with his wife came to reside with his sons soon after their removal to Woodstock. Two of three years subsequently the parents died and their remains repose in Oakland Cemetery, besides which were laid those of their deceased son.
Mr. Tappan was a man of more than ordinary business talent courteous and genial in his manners and well calculated to draw around him many friends. He was open, frank and may the widow’s God and the Father of the fatherless put his strong arm around this afflicted household and become their protector and sure support.
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Published in The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Ill. Saturday, March 13, 1937 p. 3
James H. Tappan came to Woodstock in the early 40’s with a brother, A. Wentworth Tappan, and a brother-in-law, Lysander Converse. The latter two operated a general store in what was known as the Phoenix block, now Kellogg block.
All three families built homes on South street on the property now occupied by the Community High school. From the first they were active in the advancement of Woodstock in any way possible. To this end were instrumental in starting a newspaper (The Sentinel), which was later taken over by real newspaper men and a success from the beginning.
The Tappans and Converse were dissatisfied with their political party, the Whigs, because of its pro-slavery leaders and finding large number of Woodstockites and the farming families of the vicinity, all one socially and otherwise those days, sympathetic to their views, called a mass meeting to organize a new party. These men brought as a speaker for the occasion, a friend of the family at their former home on the Western Reserve in Northern Ohio, Joshua R. Giddings, one of the most gifted and most radical abolitionists of his day. The meeting was a success and the new party was formed, called “The Republican” of McHenry county and judging from recent McHenry county election results, it is still going strong.
“Jim” Tappan was a highly educated business man and in addition had the faculty of making strong and lasting friendships that endured through his long and wasting illness until his death in 1876.
He, for many years, was manager of the Jefferson and Scott lumber yard, also wool buyer for this firm. In those early days many thousand fleeces were bought and packed in their warehouse, located where Pingel & Koch and McConnel Implement are now located.
He was an Episcopalian, but Mrs. Tappan was a member of the Presbyterian church and also on account of warm friendships for Rev. R. K. Todd, the Willis, Rufus Brown, Robt. Green and Norman Jacobs families of Bull Valley, those of the T. McD. Richards, the Scotts and Mr. Chase, of Seneca, the Eckerts, Herdklotzs and Sonderickers of Queen Anne prairie, he worked early and late with them and the result was the erection of the brick church, a wonderful achievement for a community of this size. The word community is used as in those early days the people in the surrounding country and those inside the village limits were a community for one and all, and Woodstock was mostly a meeting point for the common good. The east end of the church was the commencement for the Tod School for boys.
Published in the The Woodstock Sentinel, Woodstock, Ill. Thursday, April 6, 1876 p. 5
Mr. Tappen was 54 years of age and had been a resident of Woodstock more than twenty years. He was a brother of Mr. Wentworth Tappan, for a number of years a prominent merchant of this city and who a few years since moved to Louisville, Ky. where he now resides.
The deceased was a son of Judge Abraham Tappan, who with his wife came to reside with his sons soon after their removal to Woodstock. Two of three years subsequently the parents died and their remains repose in Oakland Cemetery, besides which were laid those of their deceased son.
Mr. Tappan was a man of more than ordinary business talent courteous and genial in his manners and well calculated to draw around him many friends. He was open, frank and may the widow’s God and the Father of the fatherless put his strong arm around this afflicted household and become their protector and sure support.
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Published in The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Ill. Saturday, March 13, 1937 p. 3
James H. Tappan came to Woodstock in the early 40’s with a brother, A. Wentworth Tappan, and a brother-in-law, Lysander Converse. The latter two operated a general store in what was known as the Phoenix block, now Kellogg block.
All three families built homes on South street on the property now occupied by the Community High school. From the first they were active in the advancement of Woodstock in any way possible. To this end were instrumental in starting a newspaper (The Sentinel), which was later taken over by real newspaper men and a success from the beginning.
The Tappans and Converse were dissatisfied with their political party, the Whigs, because of its pro-slavery leaders and finding large number of Woodstockites and the farming families of the vicinity, all one socially and otherwise those days, sympathetic to their views, called a mass meeting to organize a new party. These men brought as a speaker for the occasion, a friend of the family at their former home on the Western Reserve in Northern Ohio, Joshua R. Giddings, one of the most gifted and most radical abolitionists of his day. The meeting was a success and the new party was formed, called “The Republican” of McHenry county and judging from recent McHenry county election results, it is still going strong.
“Jim” Tappan was a highly educated business man and in addition had the faculty of making strong and lasting friendships that endured through his long and wasting illness until his death in 1876.
He, for many years, was manager of the Jefferson and Scott lumber yard, also wool buyer for this firm. In those early days many thousand fleeces were bought and packed in their warehouse, located where Pingel & Koch and McConnel Implement are now located.
He was an Episcopalian, but Mrs. Tappan was a member of the Presbyterian church and also on account of warm friendships for Rev. R. K. Todd, the Willis, Rufus Brown, Robt. Green and Norman Jacobs families of Bull Valley, those of the T. McD. Richards, the Scotts and Mr. Chase, of Seneca, the Eckerts, Herdklotzs and Sonderickers of Queen Anne prairie, he worked early and late with them and the result was the erection of the brick church, a wonderful achievement for a community of this size. The word community is used as in those early days the people in the surrounding country and those inside the village limits were a community for one and all, and Woodstock was mostly a meeting point for the common good. The east end of the church was the commencement for the Tod School for boys.
Mr. Tappen was 54 years of age and had been a resident of Woodstock more than twenty years. He was a brother of Mr. Wentworth Tappan, for a number of years a prominent merchant of this city and who a few years since moved to Louisville, Ky. where he now resides.
The deceased was a son of Judge Abraham Tappan, who with his wife came to reside with his sons soon after their removal to Woodstock. Two of three years subsequently the parents died and their remains repose in Oakland Cemetery, besides which were laid those of their deceased son.
Mr. Tappan was a man of more than ordinary business talent courteous and genial in his manners and well calculated to draw around him many friends. He was open, frank and may the widow’s God and the Father of the fatherless put his strong arm around this afflicted household and become their protector and sure support.
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Published in The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Ill. Saturday, March 13, 1937 p. 3
James H. Tappan came to Woodstock in the early 40’s with a brother, A. Wentworth Tappan, and a brother-in-law, Lysander Converse. The latter two operated a general store in what was known as the Phoenix block, now Kellogg block.
All three families built homes on South street on the property now occupied by the Community High school. From the first they were active in the advancement of Woodstock in any way possible. To this end were instrumental in starting a newspaper (The Sentinel), which was later taken over by real newspaper men and a success from the beginning.
The Tappans and Converse were dissatisfied with their political party, the Whigs, because of its pro-slavery leaders and finding large number of Woodstockites and the farming families of the vicinity, all one socially and otherwise those days, sympathetic to their views, called a mass meeting to organize a new party. These men brought as a speaker for the occasion, a friend of the family at their former home on the Western Reserve in Northern Ohio, Joshua R. Giddings, one of the most gifted and most radical abolitionists of his day. The meeting was a success and the new party was formed, called “The Republican” of McHenry county and judging from recent McHenry county election results, it is still going strong.
“Jim” Tappan was a highly educated business man and in addition had the faculty of making strong and lasting friendships that endured through his long and wasting illness until his death in 1876.
He, for many years, was manager of the Jefferson and Scott lumber yard, also wool buyer for this firm. In those early days many thousand fleeces were bought and packed in their warehouse, located where Pingel & Koch and McConnel Implement are now located.
He was an Episcopalian, but Mrs. Tappan was a member of the Presbyterian church and also on account of warm friendships for Rev. R. K. Todd, the Willis, Rufus Brown, Robt. Green and Norman Jacobs families of Bull Valley, those of the T. McD. Richards, the Scotts and Mr. Chase, of Seneca, the Eckerts, Herdklotzs and Sonderickers of Queen Anne prairie, he worked early and late with them and the result was the erection of the brick church, a wonderful achievement for a community of this size. The word community is used as in those early days the people in the surrounding country and those inside the village limits were a community for one and all, and Woodstock was mostly a meeting point for the common good. The east end of the church was the commencement for the Tod School for boys.
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