Henry County, KY - Bios: Stapp, John S. Posted by Sandi Gorin on Mon, 23 Oct 2000 ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* John S. STAPP 4979, Henry Co. Surname: Stapp, Duerson, Broadhurst, Watkins, Coombs NOTE: I have no connection and no further information. Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887, Henry Co. PROF. JOHN S. STAPP was born October 29, 1830, the youngest of three sons born to Robert P. and Mildred (Duerson) Stapp, and is of French descent. His father was born in Madison County, Ky., May 15, 1798, and was byprofession a lawyer. He served as magistrate of Madison County for many years; was a member of the Christian Church, and a good citizen. He died June 12, 1887, in the ninetieth year of his age. His mother was born in Spottsylvania [sic] County, Va., November 17, 1804. She was a consistent member of the Christian Church, and died August 14, 1879. Grandfather Reuben Stapp was a native of North Carolina, came to Kentucky in an early day and settled on Silver Creek, Madison County, where he died in 1840. He took an active part in the war of 1812. Our subject's maternal grandfather, John Duerson, a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky when quite young, and settled in Boyle County, near Danville, and afterward removed to Madison County, where he spent the remainder of his life on a farm. Our subject remained on the farm until he was twenty years old. He then entered Kirksville Seminary, Madison County, and pursued the English branches for two years. The then entered Burritt College, in Spencer, Van Buren Co., Tenn., and remained one year. He also passed a year in the University of Missouri, at Columbia, taking an irregular course, after which he entered the Eclectic Medical College, Cincinnati, from which he graduated with high honors in 1859. Since that time he has given his entire attention to letters. In 1883 he founded Home College, of Campbellsburg, which was chartered the year following, an institution well known throughout Kentucky. Since its organization Dr. Stapp has been its efficient president, and to whose energy is due the success of the institution. He was united in marriage, December 20, 1859, with Mattie Broadhurst, an estimable and educated lady, and a graduate of Daughters' College, of Harrodsburg. She is a daughter of President R. A. Broadhurst, who was for a long time president of the Kentucky Female Orphan School. One son and four daughters were born to their union: Robert A. born April 12, 1861, a graduate of Haydensville College; Jennie M., born November 12, 1863, a graduate of the same college, and who married W. R. Watkins, of Louisville; Mattie M., born April 3, 1865, and who married Rev. G. H. Coombs; John, born August 15, 1867, and died March 15, 1872; May, born May 5, 1870, and died Jun 20 following; Reno L., born March 9, 1873, and Louise H., born June 10, 1884. Prof. Stapp is a member of the Christian Church. Politically he is a Democrat.