Today, we are going to revisit the life of my grand aunt Tabitha 'Bosh' Tapley Lampp (1875-1956) since I just finished updating the family tree with new information about her descendants.
Time Line for the life of Tabitha 'Bosh' Tapley Lampp
1875 Age 0 | Birth March 10 Johnson County GA | She was the 6th child born to James Madison ‘Jim’ Tapley (1847-1912) and Elizabeth Rebecca ‘Becky’ Page Tapley (1844-1924). |
1876 Age 1 | Historical Event | First telephone patented. |
July 5 Johnson County GA | Birth of brother, George Washington Sentell Tapley | |
1878 Age 3 | April 10 Johnson County GA | Birth of brother, Bennett Olin Tapley |
1880 Age 5 | February 10 Johnson County GA | Birth of sister, Marry M. Tapley |
1882 Age 6 | March 5 Johnson County GA | Birth of brother, Solomon Tapley |
1883 Age 8 | Historical Event | Brooklyn Bridge opens |
1885 Age 10 | February 27 Johnson County GA | Death of sister, Marry M. Tapley |
1886 Age 11 | October 4 Johnson County GA | Birth of sister, Vianna Bell Tapley |
1889 Age 14 | August 5 Johnson County GA | Birth of brother, Bascom Bishop Tapley |
1895 Age 20 | Johnson County GA | Marriage to Benjamin Allen ‘Ben’ Lampp |
1896 Age 21 | October 15 Johnson County GA | Birth of son, Benjamin James ‘BJ’ or ‘Mann’ Lampp |
1898 Age 23 | Historical Event Bet. April 25 - August 12, 1898 Cuba The Caribbean The Pacific | Spanish-American War. Revolts in Cuba against the Spanish had been closely watched by the Americans and with the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor, the war broke out between Spain and the United States. The war was primarily fought in Cuba, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The Treaty of Paris was signed in August of 1898 in which the U.S. gained temporary control of Cuba, and colonial authority over Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines for a payment of $20 million to the Spanish. |
1900 Age 24 | Historical Event | 1900 Census. Johnson County, GA, Pardella (district), Married, Relation to Head of House: Wife |
1901 Age 26 | May 6 Johnson County GA | Birth of son, Sidney Jackson ‘Sid’ Lampp |
Historical Event September 6 Buffalo, New York | William McKinley Assassination. The President was shot twice by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist while attending the Pan American Exposition. He survived 8 days. He was succeeded by his Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt. | |
1903 Age 28 | March 20 Johnson County GA | Birth of daughter, Mozelle Elizabeth Lampp |
Historical Event September 17 Kitty Hawk, NC | Wright Brothers First Flight. Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright are generally credited with inventing and building the world’s first airplane which they flew successfully on this date. | |
1906 Age 31 | November 6 Johnson County GA | Birth of son, Walter Donald ‘Shot’ Lampp |
1908 Age 33 | Historical Event September 27 Detroit, Michigan | Ford Model T Manufactured. The Ford Model T was the first automobile mass produced on assembly lines with completely interchangeable parts. It was the automobile that opened up travel to the common middle class. The innovation of the assembly line was revolutionary. |
1910 Age 35 | Historical Event | 1910 Census. Kite, Johnson County, Georgia; Married; Wife |
1912 Age 37 | Historical Event April 10-15, 1912 Atlantic Ocean | RMS Titanic Disaster. The RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steam ship of the time. The ship was built using the most modern technology and was largely thought of as unsinkable. The Titanic left on its maiden voyage on April 10. One the night of April 14, shortly before midnight, the Titanic hit an iceberg; it sank a short 2 hours and 40 minutes later. 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board the ship were killed, due to the lack of lifeboats available, making the sinking of the Titanic one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. |
November 5 Johnson County GA | Death of father, James Madison ‘Jim’ Tapley | |
1913 Age 38 | April 23 Johnson County GA | Birth of daughter, Lila Lee ‘Bouquet’ Lampp |
1914 Age 39 | Historical Event Bet. June 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918 Europe | World War I begins. This was a conflict involving most of the world’s powers. The beginning of the war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Fran Ferdinand of Austria Hungary. The world quickly formed into alliances, The Allied Powers (United Kingdom, France, The Russian Empire, and later the United States) fought against the Central Powers (The German Empire, The Austro-Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria). Over 70 million military personnel fought in the war including 60 million Europeans. The Western Front consisted of a trench line that changed little until 1917. More than 15 million people were killed; making World War I one of the deadliest conflicts in history. |
1920 Age 45 | Historical Event | 1920 Census. Johnson County, Georgia; Powell (District); Married; Wife |
Historical Event | 19th Amendment ratified (U.S. women gain right to vote). Women’s suffrage in the U.S. began in the mid-nineteenth century, with protests and marches. In the summer of 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was passed making it possible for women to vote in national elections. 1920 marked the first time women were able to vote at a national level. | |
1924 Age 49 | May 18 Johnson County GA | Death of mother, Elizabeth Rebecca ‘Becky’ Page |
1929 Age 54 | Historical Event October 29 | Stock Market Crash of 1929. Also known as Black Tuesday, this was the most devastating crash in U.S. history. For 10 years after the crash all western industrialized countries were affected by an economic slump. |
Historical Event Between 1929-1941 USA and Europe | The Great Depression begins. The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that started with the stock market crash of 1929. The depression varied in countries around the world but generally started in 1929 and lasted until the beginning of World War II. Unemployment rose to 25% in the U.S. and as high as 33% in other countries. The Great Depression was the largest economic downturn in history. | |
1930 Age 54 | Historical Event | 1930 Census. Johnson County, Georgia; Powell (District); Married; Wife |
Historical Event Bet. 1930-1945 Eastern Europe | The Holocaust. The Holocaust refers to the systematic genocide of over 6 million European Jews by Nazi Germany. The genocide began in stages in the early 1930’s by removing Jews from society; moving the Jews to concentration camps, where they died of slave labor and disease; moving Jews to ghettos; mass shootings in conquered territories; and finally extermination camps where most Jews who survived the journey were killed in gas chambers. | |
1931 Age 55 | Historical Event Bet. 1931-1939 Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, USA | The Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl was a period of repeating destructive dust storms in the southern plains of the U.S. The dust storms were caused by severe drought that occurred after years of deep plowing which took away the grassy ground cover that previously held the soil in place. Once exposed, the soil was dried and whipped by terrific winds creating billowing clouds of dust to the skies. Because of the physical and economic effects of the storms, hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes to seek a better life elsewhere. |
1935 Age 60 | July 3 Wadley, Jefferson County, GA | Death of brother, Lusion Keman ‘Loosh’ Tapley |
1938 Age 62-63 | February 23 Johnson County GA | Death of husband, Benjamin Allen ‘Ben’ Lampp |
August 30 Johnson County GA | Death of brother, Franklin Morgan ‘Frank’ Tapley | |
1939 Age 64 | Historical Event Bet. September 1, 1939 - 1945 Europe The Pacific | World War II begins. The war began on September 1, 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. The war involved most of the world’s powers and was divided into two sides: the Allies versus the Axis. World War II changed the boundaries of war with significant actions against civilians including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in war. 100 million military personnel were involved in the conflict. World War II was the deadliest war in history with over 70 million casualties. The war ended in 1945 with the victory of The Allies. |
1940 Age 65 | Historical Event | 1940 Census. Johnson County, Georgia; Powell (District); Single; Relation to Head: Mother |
1941 Age 66 | November 15 Sandersville, Washington County, GA | Death of brother, James L ‘Jim’ Tapley |
Historical Event December 7 Honolulu, Hawaii | Attack on Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor was an attack by the Japanese Navy on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack by the Empire of Japan was intended to stop the U.S. from intervening in the war they were planning in Southeast Asia. Four U.S. Navy battleships sunk during the attack. Three cruisers, 3 destroyers, one minelayer, and one anti-aircraft training ship were also sunk or damaged during the attack. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2,402 personnel were killed and 1,282 personnel were wounded during the attack. The U.S. declared war on the Empire of Japan after this attack, after which Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. This propelled the United States into the European theater during World War II. | |
1944 Age 69 | June 28 Georgia | Death of brother, George Washington Sentell Tapley |
1945 Age 70 | Historical Event Bet August 6-9, 1945 Japan | Nuclear Bombings. Only two nuclear bombs have ever been used offensively during war. The first was detonated on the city of Hiroshima, Japan near the end of World War II. The second was detonated on the city of Nagasaki 3 days later. The bombings resulted in the immediate deaths of approximately 110,000 people, mostly civilians, and the eventual deaths of many more due to injury, acute radiation sickness, and ionizing radiation. |
1950 Age 75 | Historical Event Bet. June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 North Korea South Korea | The Korean War begins. The Korean War was a conflict between the Republic of Korea supported by the U.S. and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea supported by the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The Korean War began with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The war ended when an armistice was signed designating the 38th parallel as the demilitarized zone. |
1955 Age 80 | April 30 Sandersville, Washington County, GA | Death of brother, Bennett Olin Tapley |
1956 Age 81 | July 3 Louisville, Jefferson County, GA | Death of Tabitha ‘Bosh’ Tapley Lampp |
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