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Clapp, Stacy Wendell
Person · 1913-2004

Colonel Stacy Wendell Clapp, Jr., was born in Pomona, California in 1913. He graduated in 1935 from the University of California Dental School. Following graduation, he served as a dentist in the United States Army, retiring in 1968 with the rank of colonel. Clapp was an adjunct faculty member at University of Texas Health Science Center’s Dental School and the Medical Field School at Fort Sam Houston. Clapp was married twice; both marriages ended in divorce. He had no children. Clapp passed away in 2004.

LCNAF n 92047485 · Person · 1834-1920

John William Sansom was born in Dallas County, Alabama, on February 5, 1834. His family moved to the Republic of Texas in the winter of 1838-1839. Sansom joined the Texas Rangers in 1855, and rose to the rank of captain in 1856. During the Civil War Sansom was a staunch Union supporter, and joined the Union Loyal League, an underground militia. After the Battle of Nueces River, where the Unionist militia was attacked by Conferederate soldiers, Sansom escaped and joined the First Texas Cavalry, a Union regiment made up of Texan soldiers. In 1905, Sansom authored "Battle of Nueces River in Kinney County, Tex., Aug. 10, 1862," considered the authoritative account of the battle. After the Civil War, Sansom continued military service in the Texas Rangers until 1883. He spent the remainder of his career ranching, before retiring in 1904.

Sansom married Helen Victoria Patton in 1860. They had one daughter, Elizabeth. Sansom died on June 19, 1920 in San Antonio.