Some early male American lawn tennis players

[newmark401]

^^^^ Thanks for the information on Wallace P. Knapp and Godfrey M. Brinley. I knew a little about both of them already, but not nearly as much as you were able to find.

Mark

[newmark401]

I'll add a few more early American tennis players about whom I know very little beyond their names:

Richard Field Canover
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Arthur S. Cragin
Calhoun Cragin
William B. Cragin

These three players are brothers.
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William E. Glyn
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Edward Ludlow Hall (probably the brother of Valentine G. Hall)
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Arthur E. Newbold
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John A. Ryerson
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Herbert Moon Sears (brother of Richard Dudley Sears)
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Frederick Winslow Taylor (born circa 1855)
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[aghadowey]

Wallace Percy Knapp - Birth 7 Aug 1863 in St Norwalk, Connecticut ...

Probably should be So[uth] Norwalk.

[*Sandra*]

You're very welcome, hope it helps Mark. Excuse typo error corrected above 

Frederick Winslow Taylor - Birth 21 Mar 1856 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died 21 Mar 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Pneumonia)
According to the death cert father was Franklin Taylor born Pennsylvania and Mother Emily Winslow born France (Quakers)
Married about 1884 to  Louise M. Spooner Birth Apr 1859 in Massachusetts.

More family info on this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Winslow_Taylor

FIND A GRAVE

Burial: West Laurel Hill Cemetery  Bala Cynwyd Montgomery County Pennsylvania.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0rbf/


Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Tennis players John Ryerson and Walter Hayes holding tennis rackets

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?cdn:1:./temp/~ammem_0Om5::

Tennis player John Ryerson holding a tennis racket, walking next to the net on a tennis court.

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?cdn:3:./temp/~ammem_8I1V::

Marriage to Violet Stone - 16 April 1905 - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N74L-B92

1880 Census - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZX4-YT5

1900 Census - Lodger - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSQZ-N28

John A Ryerson  - Birth Date: abt 1863 New York
Death Date: 16 May 1910 Illinois - aged 47 years - Occupation:- Manufacturer. Married
Burial Date: 19 May 1910  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Graceland
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: Geo W Ryerson and Mother Sarah D Brown born Massachusetts.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7J9-938
 


Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Arthur S. Cragin Calhoun Cragin William B. Cragin  (middle initial "B" = Briggs) with parents in 1880 New York City, New York. The middle initial "S" stood for Sterling.  Father Born on 21 Jan 1844 to George D Cragin and Lydia Briggs. He passed away in 1919. Julia Ellsworth Calhoun
Born 1850 in Connecticut, United States and died 1940 in Manhattan, NY, New York.

http://records.ancestry.com/William_Briggs_Cragin_records.ashx?pid=151281529



https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ6Z-XQ1


Arthur was married by the 1920 Census to Charlotte

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJYL-PBV

Unfortunately divorced by 1930

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4KT-9L3

Arthur Sterling Cragin died 9 th February 1953 El Paso, Texas.
Father William B Cragin and Mother Julia Ellsworth Calhoun.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX6W-L8K

The fulton site will oblige with articles on Arthur

http://www.fultonhistory.com/flash_ok.html

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Calhoun Cragin - Born on 1872 to William Briggs Cragin. He passed away on 1923 in Summit, New York.

http://records.ancestry.com/Calhoun_Cragin_Summit_New_York_USA_records.ashx?pid=140879445&gss=seo

Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records for Arthur and Calhoun.

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/SingleIndexListView.aspx?ix=ellisisland&qt=l&rbot=1&zln=Cragin

A little background info from message board post a few years ago.

http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/surnames.cragin/16.17/mb.ashx

The Fulton site will give match reports and other details etc.,

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

William Briggs Cragin Jr - Born  21 Sep 1876 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut. Died 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

William Briggs Cragin - Birth Date: 21 Sep 1886 Connecticut (date seems 10 years out)
Death Date: 16 Sep 1943 Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Calhoun and Father Cragin

Married by 1920 Census to Emma - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJ1K-2DM

1930 wife is listed as Clarice - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHJB-2KD

1940 William B and Clarice in California - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K97L-H6L

FIND A GRAVE (Again the date is 10 years out)

Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)  Glendale Los Angeles County California.
Plot: Sunrise Slope, Map 1, Lot 6000, Space 1

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0rbg/
 
 



Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Think Edward may have been a half brother to Valentine.


http://www.rootschat.com/links/0rbh/


Edward Ludlow Hall born 17 March 1872 New York. Married April 28th 1898 Grace Church, Broadway & 10th, NY. Joshephine Boorean Zabriskie - Birth February 23, 1878
and died August 1, 1912
Parents Valentine Gill Hall and Mary Livingston Ludlow.

1880 Census - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZZN-4PV

1910 census - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M53C-15J

Someone has named him Edward Livingstone Hall

FIND A GRAVE

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54970202

Edwards Mother Mary Livingstone Ludlow Hall 1843 - 1919


http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/hall-mary.cfm

Descendants of Valentine Gill Hall - seems to be a Roosevelt connection in there

http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Hall-Descendants-6169

Sandra