Individual Details

Some show his name as Daniel.

David K. Clapper lived from November 8, 1864 to January 16, 1927. He was born and reared in Bedford County, his parents being Samuel and Nancy (Kagarise) Clapper. He became a Christian on February 16, 1881, at New Enterprise, and was married to Rachel Hoover on January 25, 1885.
Mr. Clapper was a farmer for several years, after which he became employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. During his time at home and in his caboose he carried his books with him, educating himself in many things, including the Bible. The Hyndman church called him into the ministry on September 25, 1890; and the Meyersdale church ordained him as an elder on May 15, 1915. In 1907 he decided to devote all his time to the Lord.
Many evangelistic meetings were preached by him, and he served as pastor of the Meyersdale church for a year and a half and was elder of several churches. He was the treasurer in our district, of the committee on selection and support of missionaries on the foreign field in the first years of its existence.

Birth	8 NOV 1864	Hopewell Twp., Bedford Co., PA
Marriage	25 JAN 1885 or 28 JAN 1885	Rachel B. HOOVER
Death	16 JAN 1927	Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA
Burial		Union Cem., Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA

Spouse	Rachel B. HOOVER (1866 - 1938)
Child	Jesse Earl CLAPPER (1887 - 1958)
Child	Johnathan Irvin CLAPPER ( - )
Child	Della Viola CLAPPER (1890 - )
Child	Nancy "Nannie" CLAPPER (1894 - 1985)
Child	Carl R. CLAPPER (1896 - 1975)
Child	Elsie CLAPPER (1899 - 1914)
Child	Daniel Graydon "Danny" CLAPPER (1901 - 1974)

Father	Samuel G. CLAPPER (1833 - 1880)
Mother	Nancy Rush KAGARISE (1839 - 1924)
Sibling	Josiah CLAPPER ( - )
Sibling	Andrew CLAPPER ( - )
Sibling	Harry CLAPPER ( - )
Sibling	Charles CLAPPER ( - )
Sibling	Levi K. CLAPPER ( - )
Sibling	Reubin K. CLAPPER ( - )
Sibling	Simon K. CLAPPER ( - )