Am looking for information on my g-gmother Martha "Mattie" Mae Chapman born
May 1870 PA. A family member recently sent me copies of photos with some
family information on them which I hope someone may recognize. One is a
picture of Mattie with notation "Mattie Chapman my mother as little girl
taken Towanda PA" This was written by my grandmother Pearl Harrington
Morris. I believe the picture was taken about 1875-1880. There are two
other pictures:
1 of four women "My Great Aunte Chapman ____, Theresa Ennau?, Densmore Smith
Kysa, Kate _____"
Another of older lady "Aunt June Harris, these pictures mother's relations"
written by my Aunt Ruby, dau of Pearl H. Morris
Mattie was in Antrim Co MI by 1887-1888 when she married my g-gfather
Chauncy Harrington. I haven't checked that county's census for Chapman's
yet, as Mattie's maiden name has been given by other family members as
Granger and another source as CHAPTON [pretty close to CHAPMAN], and I have
been on several wild goose chases. I do believe that Granger name is
connected to her family, however, because several family members have
mentioned it. There are Chapman and Grangers in Bradford Co PA from early
on. There is supposedly a connection to the PA Dutch. Mattie
consistently gives her parents birth places as PA on 1880 and 1900 census,
and the age she gives for herself is also consistent with 1870 for a birth
date.
Mattie died in early 1924 in Limestone Co AL, where she and Chauncy had
moved due to their son Joseph's poor health. There is no marriage record
for she and Chaucy and a search for a death record turned up nothing. She
is buried in an unmarked grave in Limestone Co. She and Chauncy had four
children:
Ethel Pearl [my grandmother] m Samuel Lester Morris
Joseph, who died in Limestone Co AL at age 16
Jane m Henry Smith
Elizabeth "Lizzie" m Guy Emory Whitworth
All the dau's married in Limestone Co AL
Any help would be appreciated.