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Found two entries for Chappell in the "Illustrated History of Waterford
Connecticut" by Robert Bachman.
Page 111: Tells the tale of two small boys, LeGrand (age 4) Chappell and
Gurdon (age 9) Chappell, who were lost in the Blizzard of 1888 and found by John
Palmer Caulkins. They were huddled against a stone wall that formerly stood in
front of the late Waterford Speedbowl. Both children lived into their 80's.
Page 33: "From the first shot to the last Waterford was involved inthe Civil
War.... Richard H. Chapell (born on Fog Plain Road, Waterford, CT) was named
Federal Agent to purchase eight old ships (mostly Whalers) at $10/ton..."
Hi, I recently joined the mailing list and thought I would post my line.
Here it is:
Judith Lee Chappell (me)
Parents: Sterling Hunter Chappell
b. 6 Dec 1919 Minter, Lamar Co., TX
d. 21 Mar 1991 Garland, Dallas Co., TX
m. 25 July 1945 Pattonville, Lamar Co., TX
TO: Esther Pearl Permenter
b. 26 Jan 1924 Jayton, Kent Co., TX
d. 2 Dec 2002 Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
Grandparents: Lonnie (Roe?) Chappell
b. 7 Dec 1881 Robinville, Red River Co., TX
d. 1 May 1969 Paris, Lamar Co., TX
Bur.: Highland Cem., Lamar Co., TX
m. 11 May 1902 Chappell Hill, Red River Co., TX (now extinct)
TO: Ruthie Lee Whitney
b. 21 Aug 1885 Chappell Hill, Red River Co., TX
d. 6 Aug 1981 Paris, Lamar Co., TX
Bur.: Highland Cem., Lamar Co., TX
Gr-Grandparents: Dillard Hardwick Chappell
b. 24 Oct 1852 Johnson (now Logan) Co., AR
d. 22 Feb 1929 Lamar Co., TX
Bur.: Highland Cem., Lamar Co., TX
m. 6 Jan 1881 TX
TO: Emma Paralee Tudor
b. 22 Nov 1861 Decator Co., TN
d. 26 Dec 1952 Franklin, Co. Unknown, OK
Bur.: 27 Dec 1952 Highland Cem., Lamar Co., TX
GG-Grandparents: Eli (John?) Chappell
b. c. 1810 Wake Co., NC
d. 1864-67 killed on a farm near Morrison Bluff, Johnson Co., AR
m. possibly in Tennessee
TO: Andis/Annis/Audis ___________
b. c. 1815 NC
d. in Texas?
I have narrowed Eli's possible parents down to either Drury Chappell or
his brother, Ancil/Ansell Chappell. Everything seems to be pointing to Ancil
Chappell as the father, but the only known wife for him has a marriage date
for 1813, three years later. I need to find out if Ancil had another wife prior
to Dorcas ______. I figure that the first wife may have died from
complications of childbirth or an illness shortly after Eli was born. I was told that a
lot of records were lost between 1810 and 1820 in Wake Co., NC, which is
going to make it all the more fun to find proof of this.
In the 1830 Census, Ancil has a boy living with him that is in the 15-20
years of age category. In 1840, Ansel and Eli are listed on the same page
while Drury is like 15-16 pages over from them.
Any help in sorting out Ancil's marriage/Eli's parentage would be
gratefully received. Thank you, Judi
Here's some good mailing list advice from Rootsweb. Hope it helps!
Juli
Knock, Knock...Anybody There?
Have you ever posted a query on a RootsWeb mailing list and ended up
thinking that you are playing genealogical solitaire -- that no one out
there has any information or suggestions for you, or that you are the
only one left on the planet who is researching your family? Been
disappointed because you didn't receive a response from anyone -- not
even a suggestion about where you might look to find the information?
Take a fresh look at what you posted to the mailing list. Lack of a
response to a query often says more about the query itself than it does
about those who might potentially read and respond to it.
First, consider the topic of the mailing list on which you posted your
message -- is the topic one for which the subscribers might be expected
to have a connection to your query? Is it a mailing list on which you
might expect to find some experts to point you in the right direction or
provide you with a lookup for the data you are seeking? Don't expect the
list members on PAALLEGH-L (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania) to know the
location of a town in Germany, provide you with New Orleans ship arrival
information, or to check a tax list in Georgia for you.
Don't look for the SMITH mailing list subscribers to answer a question
about the JONES family unless you have clearly stated the connection
between your JONESes and the SMITH surname. Always direct your query to
the mailing list best suited for the surname, locality, or topic about
which you are asking.
Next, let's examine the subject you have chosen. Um, what do you mean
you left the subject blank so that everyone would be curious and read
your query? It just doesn't work that way in this busy world where
everyone wants her or his answers yesterday. Even the most diligent and
attentive cousins might hit the delete key if your message doesn't grab
their attention at first glance with an informative subject. Putting a
request for HELP!!!!!! and lots of exclamation points in the subject
line won't win you any genealogical friends or get your query read
either.
Informative subjects should be brief but include name of the individual
you seek and when and where the person or family lived. "Looking for
parents of George HICKENLOOPER -- born 1790 in Virginia" for example. If
there is sufficient space include what information you wish to learn
about the subject of your query as in this example.
It is possible that lack of a subject could even result in your query
being rerouted to the list administrator rather than being posted to the
list -- are you sure you saw your query come through to the list? If
you are unsure,check the mailing list browseable archives:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/
Type in the name of the list (with no -L or -D on the end) and click on
the current month and year to check for your message.
Now, look at the information you included in the text of your message.
While it may be true that being concise is a virtue, when posting a
query, your message must also be informative, clearly worded, and
precise as to the question you are asking or data for which you are
looking. Don't leave the list members in suspense. If you simply wrote
"I'm looking for the parents of my g-g-g-grandfather George HICKENLOOPER
without providing sufficient information for your potential cousins to
recognize whether or not your George and his parents might be included
in their files, or whether they have a book or other resource that might
help you, they will not reply.
If mailing list members do not understand your query -- at a glance --
and can't figure out what you are asking, chances are good that they
will simply move on and delete your message, possibly shaking their
heads while doing so.
On the other hand, don't write a book when posting your initial query.
Most people are not going to take more than a minute to review and
consider whether your message is of interest to them or if they can help
you. Save the extraneous details, which are not directly pertinent to
your query, such as how George could still read without glasses when he
died at age 97, for follow-up discussions with other interested
researchers after you have received the initial responses.
What you do want to include in your initial query, in addition to WHO,
WHEN, and WHERE, is a brief explanation of what you already know and
what you are hoping to learn. For example, you might state: "George
HICKENLOOPER was born in 1790 in Rockingham County, Virginia, and
married Mary LINGENFELTER in Virginia in 1819, based on church and
census records that I found for this couple in Fairfield County, Ohio
where they settled by 1820 when their first child was baptized there in
the Lutheran Church. I'm trying to learn the identity of George's
parents, who are my brick wall."
A query such as this might draw the interest of mailing list members who
have books on Lutheran marriages in Virginia or other information for
the years you have listed, provided, of course, you posted it to
VAROCKIN-L (Rockingham County, Virginia) and not to OHFAIRFI-L
(Fairfield County, Ohio) mailing list.
If you don't know specific dates, include a general time frame to assist
those who might be able to help you. Put yourself in the place of the
person on the receiving end of your query. Consider what information
the readers will need to know to ascertain whether they can help you.
Don't put yourself in the position of knocking on the door and finding
no one on the other side to answer. Carefully consider the subject and
text of your query as well as the subject of the mailing list to which
you are posting your message, before you click that SEND button.
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