My husband's grandfather was Etienne Tapie, who was naturalized in Tucson, AZ, in 1888. He was born in May 1844, and died in Dec. 1923. As far as I can tell, he had two brothers: William (Guillaume) Tapie, and Frank (Francoise) Tapie; I believe he may have had a sister, Maria, also. Etienne married Lucile Maumus and had 7 children: Valeria A. , Alexander P. (I believe his middle name was Peter), Louise S., Bertha J., Stephen L., William L., and Lucile. Louise, Stephen, and William Tapie moved to the Los Angeles area around 1920. Decendents of Bertha and Lucile still live in the Tucson area, and also in Northern CA.
I have been unable to locate where in France Etienne and his siblings originated.