Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Tappen, Andrew D 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Tappen, Andrew D. – To succeed along agricultural lines, a man must have a 
practical working knowledge of farming in all its details and be able to put 
it into immediate use. Some of the most progressive men of Grundy County have 
devoted themselves to this line of work, and one of them is Andrew Davis 
Tappen, of Morris. He was born in Oyster Bay, L. I., March 27, 1870, a son of 
John I. and Mary Elizabeth (Davis) Tappen, natives of Greenvale, L. I., and 
Brookville, L. I., respectively. The father died at Oyster Bay in 1876, and 
the mother came to Joliet, Ill., in 1893, but in 1896 she moved to Morris and 
still resides there, living among her children.

After attending the public schools of his native place, Andrew D. Tappen began 
learning the carpenter and millwright trades, and also worked in a livery 
stable until 1895, when he came to Morris and was with the Coleman Hardware 
Company as a moulder. He was also in the nickelplate works in North Chicago. 
He was driving a bakery wagon for Fred Martin when he became interested in 
conducting a milk delivery business, and developed two routes. In 1910 he sold 
the routes, but continued to own cows and rents 100 acres of land, which he 
farms with gratifying success, and on November 1, 1912, again went into the 
milk business, and now has a herd of twenty-nine dairy cows.

On July 7, 1904, Mr. Tappen was married to Clara R. Wilson, born at Morris, a 
daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Minich) Wilson, natives of Pennsylvania, 
who came to Morris about 1854. Their children were: William B., who is 
deceased; George Alexander, who is of Chicago; Henry Nixon, who is deceased; 
and Mrs. Tappen. Mr. and Mrs. Tappen have no issue. He belongs to the 
Methodist Church, and supports it liberally. The Republican party has had his 
vote since he has attained his majority. Fraternally he is an Odd Fellow and 
Modern Woodmen of America, belonging to Morris lodges of both orders. A live, 
dependable man, he had many experiences in business lines before he found one 
suited to his ability, and since then has made considerable progress towards 
his desired end.

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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