Avis Grey Chapel (1865 - 1950)

Born 28 Jul 1865 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Died 1 Jan 1950 at age 84 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Avis Grey Chapel was born in 1865, weeks after the conclusion of the Civil War. She was the second child and first daughter of George and Mary Chapel.^[1][2] Avis graduated from Michigan State Normal School (MSNS) in 1897.^[3] She lived with her parents much of her life.^[4] She went on to earn a PhD in Business in 1919 as well as a Life Certificate and Life Diploma from the Michigan Normal School at Ypslanti.^[5] She was a dedicated professional educator who never married.^[6] She died in Grand Blanc, Michigan in 1950 and is buried with her parents and siblings in the Evergreen Cemetery.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHV-XTX : 19 March 2020), Avis G Chapel in entry for G H Chapel, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSW-9C7 : 14 August 2017), Avis G 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. ↑ F. G. Chapel Jr's records (off-line)
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSM7-RML : accessed 23 September 2020), Avis G Chapell in household of George H Chapell, Grand Blanc township, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 7A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,711.
5. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofmichiga00putniala/page/320/mode/2up?q=chapel
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4L9-HDT : 31 May 2020), Aves Chapel, Tract 12, Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc City, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-29, sheet 3A, line 9, family 47, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1750.
7. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSX-CQP : 13 March 2018), Avis G Chapel, 17 Jan 1950; citing Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,699.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-9JTD : 12 June 2020), Avis G Chapel, 1950; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave