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According the the information supplied by a family member (possibly Orin himself?) in the
biography of Orin Delbert Chapen that was published in the History of Western Nebraska and
Its People, Vol. III, p. 284, his birthdate was 25 December 1851 and he was born in
Sandusky, Ohio. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Smithers) Chapen. His father John
fought in the Civil War, Ohio volunteers. His mother died at the age of 32 when Orin was
7 years old. He was taken into the home of this maternal grandparent who raised him. He
moved from Ohio in 1883, resided in Edgar county Illinois until 1885, then moved to
Nebraska. He resided in Deuel county; Alliance in Box Butte county; Bayard, Morrill
county; and in Minatare, Nebraska before moving to Scottsbluff.
Charlotte was the daughter of Anon Linnabary and Louisa Croop. The had 13 children.
Anon' parents were Joseph Linnabary, b. 20 Nov 1801 in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania
and Mahala "Massa" Cockrell.
Please contact me direct for additional information on the Linnabary family as I am
researching the Linnabary families of central Ohio.