Joseph L. STAPP
James S. Stepp. was originally entered in this file, but cemetery record says Isabel, wife of Joseph L. Stapp. The 1870 Census record could easily be interpreted as Jas. S. rather than Jos. L. Missouri, Miller Co. Abstract Bk 1: Grantor: Edgmon, Thos. K. & wife; Grantee: Stapp, Joseph L. 40 acres, more or less, 9 Feb 1874 , Re'd 12 Jun 1875 (research by Jack England) 1880 Miller Co., Missouri Census, Jim Henry Twp., E.D. 105, p. 213 B. (Ancestry.com T9_703) enumerated 11 Jun 1880: HH#140/140: Stapp, Joseph 40, farmer; Mary 11; both born MO; LINCH, John 36, boarder, laborer, born NY; Rhoda M. 27, boarder, housekeeper, born TN; DAFFRON, H.S.male 11, boarder, works on farm, born MO (parents born Ind and MO) .
1870 Miller Co., Missouri Census, Equality Twp. , p. 232 (Ancestry.com M593_792) enumerated 20 or 30 Aug 1870: HH #94/94: STEPP, Jos. L. 32, farmer; Isabell 26; Martha F. 5; Mary E. 2; all born in MO. Isabel is buried in Jenkins-Bungart Cemetery with her children, Martha Florence, John Melton, Sarah Frances, Isabel and Joseph.
1880 Miller Co., Missouri Census, Jim Henry Twp., E.D. 105, p. 213 B. (Ancestry.com T9_703) enumerated 11 Jun 1880: HH#140/140: Stapp, Joseph 40, farmer; Mary 11; both born MO; LINCH, John 36, boarder, laborer, born NY; Rhoda M. 27, boarder, housekeeper, born TN; DAFFRON, H.S.male 11, boarder, works on farm, born MO (parents born Ind and MO) .
He married Isabelle Freeman 3 Feb 1864 at Miller, Missouri . Isabelle Freeman was born at Miller, Missouri 25 Jan 1844 daughter of James Freeman and Deborah Jenkins .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Martha Florence Stapp
born 2 Feb 1865.
John Melton Stapp
born 7 Jan 1867.
Mary E. Stapp
born Abt 1868.
Sarah Frances Stapp
born 22 Jun 1871.
Isabel Stapp
born 3 Dec 1872.
Joseph Stapp
born 3 Dec 1872.
Isabelle Freeman died 14 Dec 1872 .