John Gage Chapel (1880 - 1937)

Born 9 Feb 1880 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia K (Kampfert) Chapel — married 22 Jun 1904 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Died 9 Nov 1937 at age 57 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

John Gage was born to George and Mary Chapel on February 9, 1880 in Grand Blanc, Michigan.^[1][2] His father was a Civil War veteran. John came from a pretty large family.

In the 1900 Federal Census, he is recorded as being a boarder in the home of the McGee family in Boyne Valley & Wilson townships Boyne Falls village, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States. He was 20.^[3] On June 4, 1904, he married Amelia C. Millie Kampfert. They were both 24 years old. John says that he is a farmer on the certificate.^[4] In 1910, he was the Superintendent of Public Schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan.^[5]

In 1917, he registered for the draft. The certificate says that he was short, of medium build, and had brown hair and eyes. He was 38. The record says that he was employed in "building" and the work address is the same as his home address. Clearly, he was not working as School Superintendent any longer.^[6] The 1920 Census says that he and his wife have a 7-year-old daughter, Rosalynn living with them. (A records search for Roselynn doesn't offer much. She was born in 1912, died in 1988, and never married.^[7]) Also, it looks as though Grandma Kampfert is there; Rozlyn Kampfert, 73 years old.^[8] By 1930, he is listing himself as self-employed ("working on own account"). ^[9]

John Gage Chapel died in 1937 and is buried with his family in the Evergreen Cemetery.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ4G-ZZQ : 12 August 2019), John Chapel, 09 Feb 1880; citing item 3 p 180 rn 333, Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,571.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSW-9CZ : 14 August 2017), John Chapel in household of George H Chapel, Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 80, sheet 307B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,579.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91T-K5H : accessed 27 September 2020), John Chapel in household of Marshall Magee, Boyne Valley & Wilson townships Boyne Falls village, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 12A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,706.
4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCV-5JX : 17 January 2020), John G. Chapel, 1904.
5. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Kalamazoo Ward 3, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: T624_654; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1374667. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Ancestry Record 7884 #12217179
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6X4-QVD : 24 August 2019), John Gage Chapel, 1917-1918.
7. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KYZ2-XX8 : 4 January 2020), Rosalynn L Chapel, 2000-2005.
8. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Flint Ward 5, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: T625_765; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 47. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). Ancestry Record 6061 #68457023
9. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 2340721. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Ancestry Record 6224 #13894417
10. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSJ-7G6 : 13 March 2018), John G Chapel, 08 Nov 1937; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,706.
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-9JT5 : 12 June 2020), John G Chapel, 1937; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave

Acknowledgements

Profound thanks to Alice V Chapel, Frank G. Chapel Jr., and Rosa Chapel for their years of research, stored off line. Please contact Chapel-160 if you have questions.