Myron Blakeslee Chapel (1840 - 1891)

Born 15 Feb 1840 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary E (Ellis) Chapel — married 25 May 1871 in Genesee, Michigan, United States

Husband of Charlotte A. (Torry) Chapel — married 5 Nov 1873 in Genesee, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1891 at age 50 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Myron was born in New York in February, 1840. His father was a farmer, so he was undoubtedly raised on a farm. He registered for the Civil War draft in 1863, but there is no record that he served.^[1]

When he was 31, he married Mary E. Ellis. She was 20.^[2] It looks as though Myron brought his new bride home to his mother and father.^[3] His father died in 1857, but they must still be living in his parents' home because in the 1860 Federal Census, his mother is Head of Household. Mary (Ellis) Chapel is not listed, so they are either separated or she has died. It's a large household, with many of Myron's younger siblings still at home, but there are two children that might be his and Mary's - Louisa (b. ca. 1852) and Ellen (b. ca. 1855). The children are not listed on the 1870 Federal Census.^[4], Myron married Lottie (Charlotte A. Torry Chapel) on 5 Nov 1873.^[5] By the 1880 Federal Census, they has a five-year old daughter named Letta R. (b. ca. 1875). About 1885, they had a son named Fern W. Chapel.^[6]

Myron died at 50 years of age. He is listed as having been a farmer. He was buried with his family in the Evergreen cemetery in Genesee, Michigan.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 3. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. NAI: 4213514. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives at Washington D.C. Ancestry Record 1666 #2375626
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCP5-1M6 : 17 January 2020), Myron B. Chapel, 1871.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF86-DFL : 4 April 2020), Myron Chapel in household of Samuel Blehapel, Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing family 92, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHV-26K : 19 March 2020), Myron Chapel in entry for Amanda Chapel, 1870.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: Genesee County, Michigan, Marriage Index, 1836-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Genesee County Marriage Index to 1934. Flint Genealogical Society. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mifgs/marriages/index.html: accessed 21 March 2012. Ancestry Record 9223 #17185
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLH-M4V8 : 12 June 2020), Fern W Chapel, ; Burial
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-9JT1 : 5 August 2020), Myron B. Chapel, ; Burial, Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States of America, Evergreen Cemetery; citing record ID 88566690, Find a Grave
8. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXY-STR : 16 January 2020), Myron B. Chapel, 1891.

Acknowledgements

This profile was begun with Franklin Gage Chapel Jr's Family History (based on the work of Eugene Chapel, Rosa B. Chapel, Alice Frances van Schoonhoven Chapel, Franklin Gage Chapel, Jr., and Claire Chapel Nava). Please contact Chapel-160 for specifics.