TRAPNELL, Joseph

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• Residence: 1900, Yonkers Ward 6, Westchester, New York
• Census: 1 Aug 1900, 3 Washington, Charles Town, Jefferson, WV USA
• Residence: 1910, Hackensack Ward 4, Bergen, New Jersey
• Residence: 1930, Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland

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Enumerated twice in 1900 census, first in Yonkers, NY, later in Charles Town, WV with mother, grandparents, brother and sister.

Census:
Last: Trapnell / F: Joseph / Rel to Head: G Son / Race: W / S: M / Birth Month-Year: Apr 1898 / Age: 2 / Birthplace: New York / Father's Birthplace: West Virginia / Mother's Birthplace: Maryland-

Joseph married WOOLLEN, Elizabeth Sellman on 25 Sep 1920 in St. James Church, Tracy's Landing, MD. Elizabeth (daughter of WOOLLEN, Henry Watson and WEEMS, Agnes Marie) was born on 17 May 1898 in 'Oakwood' Harwood, MD; died on 17 Jul 1979 in New Hanover, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. TRAPNELL, Elizabeth Sellman was born on 5 Jun 1921 in Baltimore, MD; died on 2 Sep 2014 in Wilmington, NC, USA.
2. TRAPNELL, Joseph was born on 15 Jul 1923 in Baltimore, MD; died on 2 Dec 1989 in Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida, United States of America.
3. TRAPNELL, Henry Rogers was born on 3 May 1928 in Baltimore, MD, USA; died on 17 Nov 2013 in William Hill Manor, Easton, Talbot, MD, USA; was buried on 23 Nov 2013 in Hill Crest Cemetery, Federalsburg, Caroline, MD, USA.

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• Obituary: From Farmers Advocate in Charles Town: Death of Joseph Trapnell The death of Mr. Joseph Trapnell at his home in Chatham, New Jersey, after a brief illness Sunday night last was a grievous shock to his friends and relatives in Charles Town, where he was born and grew to manhood. His death is the first in a family of seven brothers, sons of the late Joseph Trapnell, of Charles Town. He had been in business in New York since finishing school, and was 52 years of age He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Laura Kennedy, of Charles Town, and seven children. He is also survived by his mother, who lives in Charles Town, and by six brothers and two sisters, Mr. Jack Trapnell and Miss Rebecca Trapnell, of Charles Town; Mrs. Harry Kloman, of Fargo, North Dakota; and Messrs. Ben and White Trapnell, of New York; William Trapnell in Weston W. Va; Tom in Washington, and Rev. Richard Trapnell in Wilmington, Delaware. Funeral services were conducted at Chatham on Tuesday, after which the remains were brought to Charles Town. Interment was made in Zion churchyard at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, the commitment service being read by Rev. C. H. Goodwin.
• Occupation: Lawyer/businessman
• Religion: Episcopalian
• Birth: 21 Jun 1871, Charles Town, WV
• Residence: 1900, Yonkers Ward 6, Westchester, New York
• Death: 12 Nov 1922, Charles Town, WV

Joseph married KENNEDY, Laura Virginia on 5 Nov 1895. Laura (daughter of KENNEDY, Walter Scott and HALL, Laura) was born on 21 Aug 1870 in Charles Town, West Virginia; died on 6 Jan 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: Episcopalian
• Birth: 13 Nov 1870, Washington Co, MD
• Residence: 1900, Yonkers Ward 6, Westchester, New York
• Residence: 1 Aug 1900, 3 Washington, Charles Town, Jefferson, WV USA
• Death: 5 Jan 1963, Baltimore, MD

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Enumerated twice in 1900 census, first in Yonkers, NY and later in Charles Town, WV with parents.

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Last: Trapnell / F: Laura / Rel to Head: Daughter / Race: W / S: M / Birth Month-Year: Nov 1870 / Age: 20 / Years married: 4 / Children: 3 / Children Living: 3 / Birthplace: Maryland / Father's Birthplace: Maryland / Mother's Birthplace: Maryland-

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• Obituary: From Spirit of Jefferson, March 19, 1912 Mr Joseph Trapnell a prominent member of the Jefferson County Bar, died at his home in this place on Saturday last. He was a native of Maryland, but had lived here since 1865. Living in Maryland at the beginning of the War Between the States, he was arrested because he refused to take the oath to the U. S. Government, but escaped and came to Virginia and joined Company G, 7th Virginia Cavalry, in which he served as a faithful soldier to the end of the war. He had studied law with Judge Maulsby in Frederick, Maryland, and continued his studies after he came here in 1865.After getting his license to practice he formed a partnership with Nathan S. White Esq., whose daughter he married in the fall of 1866. The firm had a large and lucrative practice for a number of years. For several years prior to Mr. Trapnell's death was so impaired that he unable to give the attention to his practice to which he had been accustomed since he came to the Bar. Mr. Trapnell was highly esteemed by the community in which he lived and by his brethren of the Bar with whom he was associated. He was a vestryman of the Protestant Episcopal Church and was frequently sent as a delegate to the conventions of that denomination. He is survived by his widow, seven sons and two daughters. Benjamin, Joseph, White and Thomas, of New York, William, of Romney: Rev. Richard Trapnell of Bluefield, West Virginia; John M. of this vicinity: Mrs H. F. Kloman, of Portland Me., and Miss Rebecca at home. Service will be conducted at Zion Episcopal Church, by Rev. J. S. Alfriend, assisted by Rev. J. H. Blake of Georgetown, D. C. Members of the Jefferson County Camp, U. C. V. and the members of the Bar will attend. Pallbearers are J. William Brown, Forrest W. Brown, W. O. Norris, S. W. Washington, John M. Daniel, Thomas R. Moore, W. L. Saunders and John Porterfield,
• Obituary: From Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Joseph Trapnell Church Paper Pays Tribute to Deceased Father of Bluefield Rector The following on the death of Joseph Trapnell, father of Rev. R. W. Trapnell, of this city, is taken from the Southern Churchman: Joseph Trapnell, of Charles Town, W. Va., died Saturday, a.m. March 16, 1912. Born in the city of Annapolis, Md., Sept 1, 1842. A grandson of Rev. Joseph Trapnell, who was born at Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire, England, November 8, 1775. Oldest son of Rev. Joseph Trapnell, D. D., who was born at Bemerton, Wiltshire, England, June 19, 1814. Our subject’s boyhood days Baltimore, Bristol, R.I., and Keokuk, Iowa, where his father was rector of churches in these places. He commenced the study of law in the office of Belknap & Lomax, at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1859. In 1861 (his father having moved to St. Marks parish, Frederick Co, Md.) he continued his legal studies with Joseph Palmer, esq., a noted attorney of Frederick, Md., until Sept, 1862, when he entered the confederate army on the 12th, Company G, 7th Va. Cavalry, where he remained until the late fall of 1864, when he joined the Maryland Battalion, which had the honor of being the last army of northern Virginia to surrender. In the summer of 1865 he continued his interrupted studies in the offices of the late N. S. White esq., at Charles Town, W. Va.. In Oct, 1866, he was admitted to the bar at Frederick, Md., and commenced the practice of his profession with his late preceptor, N. S. White, making the firm of White & Trapnell. On Nov. 20, 1866, he was united in marriage in Zion church, Charles Town, with Miss Rebecca Holmes White, only child of his preceptor and partner. The Rev. Joseph Trapnell officiated. His long useful life in the practice of his profession was spent in this ancient and beautiful town. He was the chancellor of the diocese of West Virginia, a lay deputy to the general convention of the church, which meets every three years, since 1889; a vestryman, of Zion Church, Charles Town, or warden, for upwards of forty years. Throughout the whole valley of Virginia, especially, and in all parts of the state and adjoining states of Virginia and Maryland, in many parts his professional ability makes him much sought after — especially in the intricacies of the great science, he was known to be a master of the law. Respected, honored, loved by the whole community, after a life spent there of nearly 47 years, he will be missed in the church and state. He leaves a widow and one sister. His brother is Dr. R. Watkins Trapnell, of Point of Rocks, and his sister, Miss Ella Trapnell, of Middletown, Md.
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Religion: Episcopalian
• Military: 12 Sep 1862, Knoxville, Frederick, MD, USA
• Residence: Apr 1870, S. George Street, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia
• Residence: 1880, Charlestown, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
• Residence: 1900, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia
• Residence: 1910, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia

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Military:
Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 7th Cavalry Regiment on 12 Sep 1862.

Residence:
“A dwelling house was completed in Charles Town for Joseph Trapnell, S. George St.” (Ultimately was 416 S. George Street, Charles Town, WV)

Joseph married WHITE, Rebecca Holmes on 20 Nov 1866 in Charlestown, WV. Rebecca (daughter of WHITE, Nathan Smith and MACKY, Frederica) was born on 4 May 1845 in Charlestown WV; died on 3 May 1931 in Charles Town, WV; was buried on 5 May 1931 in Zion Church yard, Charles Town, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: From The Morning News, Wilmington, DE Mrs. Rebecca H. Trapnell Mrs. Rebecca H. Trapnell, 85 years old. widow of Joseph Trapnell, of Charlestown. West Virginia, died in that town on Sunday, according to news received here yesterday. Mrs. Trapnell was the mother of the Rev. Richard W. Trapnell, now cf Norfolk, Va. Mr. Trapnell was rector of St. Andrew's P. E. Church, in this city, and was well known here, leaving for Norfolk last year. Mrs. Trapnell was a daughter' Of Nathan S. White, a member of the Charlestown bar. for many years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. F. Kloman, wife of the Rev. H. F. Kloman, rector of the Episcopal Church at Cumberland, Md., and Miss Rebecca R. Trapnell, of Charlestown, and four sons, William Trapnell, superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Western; Captain Thomas T. Trapnell, U. S. A.; the Rev. Richard W. Trapnell, Norfolk, Va., and J. M. Trapnell, of Charlestown. Funeral services will be held in Zion Episcopal Church this afternoon.
• Residence: 1910, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia

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Married:
Officiated by his father, Rev. Joseph Trapnell

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• Census: 1 Aug 1900, 3 Washington, Charles Town, Jefferson, WV USA

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Last: Kennedy / F: Walter Scott / Rel to Head: Head / Race: W / S: M / Birth Month-Year: Jan 1833 / Age: 67 / Years married: 30 / Birthplace: Maryland / Father's Birthplace: Maryland / Mother's Birthplace: Virginia -

Walter married HALL, Laura. Laura was born in Dec 1841 in Ann Arrundel Co, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1 Aug 1900, 3 Washington, Charles Town, Jefferson, WV USA

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Census:
Last: Kennedy / F: Laura / Rel to Head: Wife / Race: W / S: M / Birth Month-Year: Dec 1841 / Age: 58 / Years married: 30 / Children: 8 / Children Living: 5 / Birthplace: Maryland / Father's Birthplace: Maryland / Mother's Birthplace: Maryland-

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• Obituary: From the Spirit of Jefferson: Rev. Joseph Trapnell, D. D., father of Joseph Trapnell, Esq., of this town, died at his residence near Petersville, Frederick county, Maryland, on Monday last, aged 73 years. He had been a clergyman at the Episcopal Church for fifty years.
• Religion: Episcopal
• Residence: 1850, Baltimore Ward 4, Baltimore, Maryland
• Residence: 1860, Keokuk Ward 1, Lee, Iowa
• Residence: 1870, District 12, Frederick, Maryland
• Residence: 1880, Berlin, Frederick, Maryland, United States
• Burial: 1887, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD, Lot E14

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Died:
Other accounts have Middletown. Obit from Spirit of Jefferson specifies Petersville

Joseph married WATKINS, Emily Green on 18 Jun 1839 in Anne Arundel Co, MD. Emily (daughter of WATKINS, Reverend Nicholas John and TODD, Margaret) was born on 10 May 1817 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, MD; died on 11 Mar 1862 in St. Mark's Parsonage, Petersville, MD; was buried in 1862 in mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD (Lot E14). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: From The Spirit of Jefferson, Charles Town WV On Sunday morning last, at the breakfast table, Mr. Nathan S. White was stricken with fatal illness and his spirit passed to the other world three hours later. The tidings as a great pall fell upon the community. Twice within a week sudden summons came to worthy citizens. Mr. White has been a resident of the town forty-eight years--and all these years were characterized by christian demeanor and neighborly consideration for all men. Confidence was reposed in him as a counsellor and friend; his church continually honored him; in the most unobtrusive way he delighted to give aid to the needy. The very large practice of his profession maintained through a long series of years was proof of his fidelity to clients. Nobody impeached his integrity. None that knew him can doubt that he has passed over the river to rest in the shade of the trees. Mr. White was born in Montgomery county. Md., in 1817, and was 71 years of age at his death. He was a graduate of Princeton College, read law with Burton & Williams at Winchester, Va., and attended lectures on law at Yale College, New Haven. He. came to this county in 1840 and began the practice of law, whice he followed until his death. For forty years member of Zion (Episcopal) Church. Many years Vestryman and Warden. Superintendent of Sunday School, and always, nearly, delegate to the Councils of the Church. He was also President of the Jefferson County Bible Society. He leaves a widow and one daughter, the wife of Mr. Joseph Trapnell. His only son was killed at Chanceliorsville in the late war, and was a member of the Stonewall brigade. The funeral services took place on Monday afternoon in Zion church. Revs. Dallas Tucker. Jno. S. Gibson and 1,. R. Mason officiated. There was an immense congregation of sorrowing friends.
• Occupation: Attorney
• Religion: Episcopalian
• Education: 1837, College of New Jersey (now Princeton)
• Residence: 1840, Jefferson County, WV, USA
• Residence: 1840, Yale Law School

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Education:
Graduated from College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in the class of 1837

Residence:
He. came to this county in 1840 and began the practice of law

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Member of the class of 1840 of Yale Law School.

Nathan married MACKY, Frederica on 11 Nov 1841 in Frederick Co, VA. Frederica (daughter of MACKY, John and MCGUIRE, Rebecca Holmes) was born on 4 Apr 1816 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 9 Apr 1891 in Charles Town, WV; was buried in 1891 in Zion Church Yard, Charles Town, WV (Lot 81N). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]