Polk County, Missouri Biographies - Ed. M. LAPPIN
History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties,
Missouri  1889, published by Goodspeed, Pg. 668
Polk County Biographies Section

     Ed. M. Lappin, editor and proprietor of the Fair Play Flag,
at Fair Play, Polk County, Mo., was born at Waterloo, Ill., 
April 25, 1866, and is the son of J. M. and Evaline (Brown) 
Lappin, and grandson of Knight Lappin, who resided in Ohio, and
whose father was a native of the Emerald Isle.  J. M. and Evaline
Lappin were natives of Ohio, born in 1837 and 1844, respectively.
The father attained his growth in Ohio and Indiana, but was 
married in Illinois; was a minister in the Baptist Church until
late in life, when he became minister in the Christian Church.  
He is now residing in Polk County, Mo.   To his marriage were 
born seven children, four now living, and Ed. M. Lappin being
the third in order of birth.  He received his education in the
Sate of Missouri, and, after completing the same, entered the
office of the Neosho Republican as an apprentice to the printer's
trade, continuing in this capacity for four years.  In 1888 he
became proprietor and editor of the Walnut Grove Bulletin, which
he conducted until 1889, when he came to Fair Play, and is now
editor and proprietor of the Fair Play Flag, a newsy sheet devoted
to the interests of the county.  Mr. Lappin's brother, Frank M.,
is a type-setter with him.  Mr. Lappin was married to Miss Isa
Buitt, a native of Illinois, but who was reared in Polk County,
Mo.   Two children are the result of this union, Harlan and Maud
Lappin.  Mr. Lappin is a Republican in politics, and he and wife
are members of the Baptist Church.
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