For more on them, see
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llman&spouse=lafferty&hd=1
For his parents, see
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am&spouse=day&hd=1
Ron
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From: GLENNDA DAY <daysomeday(a)sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:24:47 -0600
Source: ILDEWITT(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [ILDEWITT] Stillman and Susan Chapin 60th Anniv
The Decatur Review
Saturday, June 13, 1903
WED SIXTY YEARS
Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Chapin
DeWttt Couple Will Celebrate
To have lived a happy married life of three score years; to be the
parents to three men who are physicians, all practicing their profession
in McLean county, and to have resided in one township for fifty-flve
years, are three notable facts in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Stillman
A. Chapin, who will on next Monday celebrate their sixtieth wedding
anniversary at their home in the town of DeWitt, DeWitt county.
Preparations for the occasion are being made by the children
of the aged couple, and it promises to be such a celebration
as is seldom enjoyed in the lives of any people.
OLDEST SETTLERS
Mr. and Mrs. Chapin are among the oldest settlers of DeWitt county, and
one of the oldest married couples in the state. Mr. Chapin was born on
Aug. 13, 1821, in Madison county, Ills., and is a son of Hiram and Martha
(Day) Chapin, pioneer residents of the state. His marriage to Miss Susan
Lafferty took place in 1843. She is the daughter of Samuel Lafferty,
a native of Virginia. Seven children were born to them, four of whom
are living, all in McLean county. They are: Dr. Hiram S. of Holder;
Dr. Samuel E. of Saybrook and Dr. Charles B and Mrs. Bary H. Cottingham
of Bloomington. There are eight grandchildren and one greatgrandchild,
all of whom will be present at the reunion.
HELD OFFICE
Politically Mr. Chapin is a Democrat and at different times has filled
most of the township offices. He held the office of justice of the peace
continuously for thirty years. His first presidential vote was cast for
James K. Polk. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to
Amon lodge No. 261 of DeWitt. Both Mr. and Mrs Chapin are active members
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
ENTERED LAND
In 1848 Mr. Chapin entered 160 acres of improved land in DeWitt township.
This he placed under cultivation and erected a good set of farm buildings
including a fine residence. Here he resided until 1856, when he traded
for other land in the immediate vicinity and on this he made his home
until 1864. Having sold this, he next bought land near the village of
DeWitt, where he has since lived. In connection with farming, he also
engaged in raising horses, cattle and hogs for market and at one time
was interested in the mercantile business of the village
FAMILY HISTORY
Both Mr. and Mrs. Chapin have interesting family histories. Mr. Chapin's
maternal grandfather, Edward Day, was born and raised in Virginia.
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was present at the
surrender of Cornwallis.
Susan (Lafferty) Chapin was the daughter of Samuel Lafferty and Mary
(Hendrix) Lafferty, both of them were born in Virginia. They emigrated
to Ohio, where Mrs. Chapin was born near Springfield, Dec. 15, 1823.
Mrs. Chapin came to Illinois (to DeWitt township) in 1841, to keep
house for her brother, William Lafferty, whose wife had recently died.