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Author: pettema
Surnames: Chapin, Wilcox, Dennison, AckermanHerrick
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This information is scattered and with few dates..Info is typed and hand written by my
Mother-In-Law Laura Elisa "Chapin", Stenson, Wilcox, Wilson.
Her Notes: The Chapin Family
Three brothers came from England. ( No Date)
"Jerry" and Archabald, the other one not know. Jerry was Uncle
Lon's(Alonzo) Grandfather.
He "Jerry" married a Miss White and they had 7 children: Murzy, Merrick,
Alonzo,"Ruben",Neoma, Alice & Lucy.
Alonzo Chapin, died in Linden Michigan, He was the father of Addison, Henry and
Eurania. ( No wife noted or dates)
Murzy Chapin, -1849 went to California in the Gold Rush and returned and lived in Paw
Paw, Kansas. Had 1 daughter ( No Name).
Merrick Chapin, married and had 2 children. Louisa amd Jerrama. His wife died and he
remarried, than had 4 more children, Merrick, Ruben, Lidia, and Helen.
Neoma Chapin, Married, children ( no husband named) Wesley, Mary, Miles.
Alice Chapin, married Hi(Hiram) Fay, children, Ruben and Jeff.
Lucy Chapin, ( No notes)
"Ruben Chapin", married a miss Baldwin ( Laura L. per your notes on this
site, Lou Jenson Feb 10, 2005) and had Neoma, Alice, Laura, and Murzy. His wife died and
he married Eliza Dennison, they had 4 children, Aletta, Ruben, "Peter B." and
Alonzo.
"Peter Burdett Chapin" b. 30 Sept, 1878 d. 12 Sept, 1942 age 63 Imlay City
Twp Cemetery Lapeer Co. Michigan.(have Pic of head stone)married Fay Carpenter 1901 b.
1884 d. 1941 burried next to Peter. Children:
Orville b. 1 may 1904 d. 5 Dec. 1983
Gretel b. 16 April 1906 d. 23 Aug. 1991
"Laura Eliza Chapin" b. 28 Sept, 1909 Hamburg Twp, Livingston Co, Mich. d.
16 Feb 1990 Imlay City Twp Cemetery Lapeer Co, Mich.
Wilma b.26 Dec.1912 d.7 July 1990
Lelah b 26 Sept 1916 d. 10 Dec.1978
Lilah (twin) b. 26 Dec.1916
Wendel 12 May 1922
Laura E. Chapin married Geroge Steenson b. 1901 d. 1935 Hunting accident.
1) still born b. 1931
2) Wayne Lee Steenson b. 28 Aug 1933 d. 1 July 1996 Stroke, Married, 1 son and 2
daughters
Laura's 2nd marriage, Elmer Wesley Wilcox, 16 Nov, 1935. He was b. 27 Jan 1907 d. 23
Jan 1955 ( Heart)He adopted Wayne Lee (Steenson)Wilcox before he entered the Navy.
3) Glenn W. Wilcox b. 9 Mar 1949
Married, 1 son.
Laura married Bud WIlson, her borther in law after her sister died in 1978. They were
married in Fla in 1979.
The other side of the family.
Ackerman Family came from Holland
"Peter Ackerman" married a Miss Smith: she died after the birth of one child,
then he married her sister. Born to them 8 Children; Sally, John, Jane, Abraham,
"Eliza", Catherine, William, and Peter.
Catherine Ackerman, married and lived in New Jersery.
Sally Ackerman, married Dave Clark and lived in Millford(? Mich.)
Children: Ackerman, Will, Elmer, Libby, Aletta.
John Ackerman, married in his sixties.
Jane Ackerman, married Richard May, children, Peter and a daughter.
Abraham Ackerman, Died in the Civil War. c-og 5th Mich.
William Ackerman, married a Catholic, no children, died young.
Peter Ackerman, married Hattie Eddy, Children: Ed, John, Dexter, Ephram.
"Eliza Ackerman" b. 24 Feb.1834 d.25 Dec.1926 age 92 maried at Goodrich,
Genesee Co. Mich. on 18 Mar 1855. Francis Marion Herrick b. 26 Nov. 1831 d. 2 Nov 1857 age
26, had 1 daughter,
Frances Eliza Herrick b. 4 June 1857 d. 6 June 1858 he and the daughter died.
Eliza than married Hiram J. Dennison, 15 Nov, 1859,
born to them: Emma b. 24 June
James b. 28 April 1863
Hiram J. Dennison died in the Civil War 30 June 1864 Andersonville Georgia. Secion J Grave
# 2683 Pvt. Co G 5th Mich. Inf.
Eliza than married "Ruben Chapin" married 24 Dec. 1867, children:
Aletta Chapin b.25 Nov, 1869, d. 14 Sept.1877 ( age 8)
Ruben Lee Chapin, b. 11 Sept, 1876 d. 14 Nov 1956 (age80)
"Peter Burdett Chapin" b. 30 Sept 1878 d. 12 Sept 1942 (age 63)
Alonzo Bliss Chapin ( Uncle Lon) b. 9 June 1881 d. 7 Aug 1977 ( age 96)
Back to Peter the father of Laura Eliza Chapin, Steenson, Wilcox, Wilson..
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