Truman Henry 'Tony' Delap

1885 - 1974  (89 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Truman Henry 'Tony' Delap
  Birth	30 Oct 1885	Pine Grove, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Dec 1974	Walnut Creek, California, USA
  Siblings	8 Siblings
  + 1. Truman Henry 'Tony' Delap,   b. 30 Oct 1885, Pine Grove, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA d. 31 Dec 1974, Walnut Creek, California, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Catherine Yontz,  m. 15 Jun 1922 + 2. Charles Floyd Delap,   b. 20 Oct 1887, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA d. 13 Sep 1965, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA  (Age 77 years) ▻ Audrey Hubbard;   Atta G. Griffith,  m. 15 Nov 1909 ;   Gladys Loftus,  m. 23 Jul 1948 + 3. Chester Hiram Delap,   b. 20 Oct 1887, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA d. 15 Feb 1981, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co. OR  (Age 93 years) ▻ Sena J. Casey,  m. 22 Apr 1908 ;   Dora Anderson,  m. 18 Jan 1941 ;   Lillian,  m. 11 Apr 1966   4. Perry Octavius Delap,   b. 14 Oct 1889, Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA d. 3 Nov 1978, West Salem, Polk Co, Oregon, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Vesta Southwick,  m. 22 Jul 1920 ;   Clara Herman,  m. 14 Jun 1950 ;   Edith Gayle Williams,  m. 30 Jun 1957 + 5. Loyd Ransom Delap,   b. 7 Sep 1891, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA d. 3 Nov 1950, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA  (Age 59 years) ▻ Emma Bloomquist,  m. 16 Apr 1916 + 6. Virgil Glenn Delap,   b. 29 Mar 1894, Klamath Falls, Klamath CO, Oregon, USA d. 18 Sep 1991, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA  (Age 97 years) ▻ Myrtle Marie Erickson,  m. 15 Jun 1924 ;   Elizabeth James,  m. 5 Jan 1971   7. Wilmoth Achsah Delap,   b. 18 Dec 1896, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA d. 1 Apr 1988, Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon, USA  (Age 91 years) + 8. Octavia Del (Tavy) Delap,   b. 17 Jul 1898, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA d. 19 Feb 1978, El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Homer William Patterson,  m. 11 Jun 1927 + 9. Ruth Marie Delap,   b. 11 Oct 1903, Klamath Falls, Klamath CO, Oregon, USA d. 21 Jun 1997, Rock Creek Road, Sheridan, Oregon, USA  (Age 93 years) ▻ Ralph Edwin Turner,  m. 9 Jun 1926
  Person ID	I101801	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2000

  
  

  Father	Charles Ransom Delap,   b. 17 Jan 1857, Viroqua, Vernon Co., Wisconsin, USA d. 8 Feb 1945, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Martha Octavia Farrar,   b. 16 May 1860, Leesville, Henry County, Missouri, USA d. 6 Mar 1959, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1884	Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA
  Family ID	F41301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Yontz,   b. 30 May 1898, Lancaster, Ohio, USA d. 30 Nov 1992, Walnut Creek, California, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1922	Logan, Ohio, USA
  From a newspaper clipping: They honewmooned in Washington, New York, Montreal Bannf and Lake Louise. At that date T.H. was Assistant District Attorney of Costra Costa County, Director of the Richmond Rotary Club and the First National Bank. He went by the 'Overland Limited' to his bride in Ohio.
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F41372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

• Notes

  - 1975 - Sunset View Mausoleum, Contra Costa Co., CA T.H. attended high school in Woodland California after graduating from Klamath Falls high school. Passed the CA bar in 1911. Practiced law for 57 years until 1969. The following men gave T.H. a goodbye party on 5 January 1918, as he left for the First World War as a First Lieutenant, Field Artillery: Charles J. Crary, L.D.Dimm, F.E. Beck, V.A. Fenner, W.H.Mcbryde, L.C. Pontious, W.T. Helms,H.W.Pulse, C.H.Robertson, James K. Lynch, C.E. Worden, J.M.Quay(made a formal toast). from the printed program. He served in the army in France from January 1918 to June 1919. Letters from France show a vigorous fast handwriting that was fairly readible and somewhat spaced out. Deputy District attorney of Contra Costa County for six years. To get married T.H. took a 30 day leave of abscence from the Board of Supervisors. Founded firm of Tinning and DeLap in 1928. Member Masonic Lodge #347 and Miramar Chapter #205, Order of the Eastern Star. Member of the board of Governors of the State Bar. On Friday, 24 August 1934, T.H. was a Richmond and Martinez attorney running for Assemblyman of the Tenth District in Costra Contra County. Election was held on 28 August 1934. He was elected. Pictures show him wearing glasses at that date but not when he got married. T.H. was an Assemblyman and chairman of the county government committee. He had responsibilities at one time of Irrigation, judiciary, Mileage, Municipal corporations, oil industries, revenue, and taxation. - from a newspaper clipping. As an Assemblyman, he was a member of the lower house of the legislature severance tax committee. He traveled to Eureka, Santa Cruz, Long Beach, during the governorship of Frank F. Merriam in 1936 or 37. Served in the CA state senate until 1948. Chariman of the State Republican State Central Committee in 1948. Close association with Earl Warren. He belonged to the Richmond American Legion Post #10, and the El Cerrito Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was an Elk in Lodge #1251. He was a county chairman of the Salvation Army advisory board. He was one of the founders of the Richmond Comunity Chest. He sought the nomination of the Republican and Democratic parties (21 June 1934 Contra Costa Gazette newspaper clipping). A newspaper clipping indicates that T.H. went to his parents 50th wedding anniversary in Woodland, CA. A group photograph shows him missing from the 55th. He belonged to and was a director of the Berkeley Country Club. He was a mason. Address for many years before retirement: 2616 Sonoma Avenue, Richmond CA (El Cerito). Moved to Rossmoor in Walnut Creek upon retirement. Lived in a convalescent home last two years of his life. near Klamath Falls, then Linkville, Oregon East of Klamath Falls, OR First Unitarian Church, Berkeley, CA 14:30 hours with Dr. Raymond Cope officiating.