Myrtle Chappell
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Myrtle Coral Chappell (1877 - 1970)

Myrtle Coral Chappell
Born in Otisco, In, u.S.a.map
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 25 Apr 1899 in Columbus Bartholomew County, Indianamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 93 in Columbus, Bartholomew County. Indianamap
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Contents

Biography

Name

Name: Myrtle /Chappell/
Name: Myrtle Wisner

Burial

Burial:
Place: Garland Brook, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Adoption

Myrtle Chappell was adopted 1879
Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana
Adoptive Parents Biological Parents
Father: Wisner-153 Father:
Mother: Jackson-9254 Mother: Chappell-674

Note

The family story I head was, when Myrtle was about two years old, her mother Bessie Knowland brought her to
Dr. Wisner and advised him she could not take care of her toddler. I suspect that Bessie was actually Myrtle's sister not her mother. More recently one of Myrtle's granddaughter's shared the following with me.

I was told that Myrtle's mother worked in the Wisner household The Wisner's then adopted Myrtle. I do know that Myrtle used to visit a sister named Essa in southern Indiana, I believe near Corydon. . I never heard Myrtle speak of her birth mother, but I think I have seen a picture of mother and daughter, so she knew who her mother was.When Myrtle was a young teenager she found and wrote to her mother and asked her to come to see her. Her mother did. Maybe that is when the picture was taken. As a child, I spent a lot of time with her. She was intelligent, loved to read, was sharp-witted and loved to play games. She taught me to play Chinese checkers, dominoes and some simple card games. It was my impression as a child that Myrtle and J.K.'s children respected ( and likely, loved) their father and that they adored their mother so all the characteristics that made her a wonderful grandmother must have made her a wonderful mother. ...

Marriage of her birth mother

Husband: Columbus Newton Knowland
Wife: Hannah Arabelle Chappell
Child: Myrtle Chappell
Child: @I18964@
Child: Carna Knowland
Child: Essa Knowland
Child: @I18967@
Marriage:
Date: 17 JUL 1881
Place: Clark County, Indiana

Sources

Most of the sources for the whole family are listed with James Kelly Hawes.

In My Heritage I have various announcements of Myrtle and James' wedding. Columbus Daily Herald April 10, 1899 and again on the 12th and 14th of April.

Source: Newspaper Archive URL: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10025/newspaper-archive?s=223645801&itemId=688694873&action=showRecord&indId=individual-223645801-2000141 Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Date: Apr 10 1899 Citation text: Columbus Daily Herald Publication: Columbus, Indiana, United States of America Date: Apr 10 1899 Text: "...days announcing the marriage of Dr. James K. Hawes and Miss Myrtle Wisner, which is to take place the latter part of the month. Dr. Hawes is a popular young physician who recently graduated from ..." In another column, there is an advertisement for James K. Hawes as a physician

This article in the Columbus Daily Times describes the wedding and reception in detail. It Columbus Daily Times Publication: Columbus, Indiana, United States of America Date: Apr 26 1899 Text: "...wedding. A beautiful and elaborate society ei'ent of the early spring-time was the wedding last evening at 7 o'clock at the Tabernacle, of James Kelley Hawes and Miss Myrtle Coral Wisner, only daughter ... of Dr. and Mrs. Wisner. The church was lavishly garlanded and festooned with sweet apple blos.soms and banners and a fountain played in the bac-k of the artistically decollated altar. The bride aud groom ... entered while the wedding march was played on the piano^ bv Miss Grace Jackson, of Sellersburg. The}' were preceded by two little flower children aud the following young ladies in attendance: Misses Mary ... , Roy Jackson,..." http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10025/newspaperarchivecom?s=223645801&itemId=688716020&action=showRecord&indId=individual-223645801-2000141

My Heritage also has her obituary Oct 6, 1970 Source: Newspaper Archive URL: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10025/newspaper-archive?s=223645801&itemId=357827100&action=showRecord&indId=individual-223645801-2000141 Date: Oct 6 1970 Anderson Daily Bulletin Publication: Anderson, Indiana, United States of America Date: Oct 6 1970


  • 1920 Census Record ID Number: 583 Page: Roll: T625_422; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 780. Data: Text: William Hawes Residence: , Bartholomew, Indiana Estimated Birth Year: 1903 Age: 17 Birthplace: Indiana Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Film Number: 1820422 Digital Folder Number: 4300597 Image Number: 00780 Sheet Number: 4 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF James K Hawes M 45y Indiana WIFE Myrtle Hawes F 42y Indiana DAU Harriet Hawes F 18y Indiana SON William Hawes M 17y Indiana DAU Mary Hawes F 14y Indiana SON Marvin Hawes M 14y Indiana SON James Hawes M 8y Indiana DAU Ruth Hawes F 5y Indiana SON Robert Hawes M 2y8m Indiana Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
  • Citation

"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXY1-Z57 : accessed 14 August 2015), James Kelley Hawes and Myrtle Coral Wisner, .

Census

Census:
Date: 1880
Place: Shown as unrelated person living with Dr. & Mrs. Wisner


FSFTID

FSFTID LH58-2GR​

More sources are listed there. Including the marriages of their children.

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Marriage

Status: MARRIED
Husband: James Kelly Hawes
Wife: Myrtle C. Wisner
Child: Harriet Hawes
Child: William Wisner Hawes
Child: Mary Hawes
Child: Marvin Ep Hawes
Child: James Edwin Hawes
Child: Myrtle Ruth Hawes
Child: Robert Nathan Hawes
Child: George Jason Hawes
Child: Thomas Richard Hawes
Marriage:
Date: 25 APR 1899
Place: Columbus, Bartholemew, In[1]




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