Joe was born about 1833. He was the son of Jim Chappell and Abigail Boren. He was a confederate soldier and was killed on the last day of the civil war at the Appomattox courthouse in VA. His grave has not been found, but there are 11 unknown soldiers’ graves who died in battle at the Appomattox Courthouse. He very well could be in one of them.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QK-GTM : 12 April 2016), Joseph G Chapel in household of John Chapel, Pickens county, Pickens, South Carolina, United States; citing family 734, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPFT-5GK : 10 February 2018), Joe Chappell in entry for William M. Chappell, 23 Jan 1949; citing Estatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina, 1617, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,696.
"South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGPJ-T4C : 12 December 2014), Joseph G Chappell, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Second Rifles C-De, NARA microfilm publication M267 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1959), roll 162.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joe by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joe: