George William Chipman (1879 - 1918)

Born 26 Apr 1879 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Beda Cecilia (Funkey) Seaholm — married 24 Aug 1907 in St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1918 at age 39 in Illinois, United States

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Biography

George was born in 1879.^[1]

He is on the 1880 Fed Census with his family.^[2]

He is also on the 1900 Fed Census with his mother and siblings.^[3]

The wedding register for his marriage to Beatrice lists his parents names. It was George's first marriage and a second marriage for Beatrice. ^[4][5]

They are listed as a couple on the 1910 Fed Census in Illinois, in the household is Beatrice's sister Hulda L Funkey and Beatrice's daughter May Beatrice Wilson. ^[6]

George has two children born 1911 and 1913, George Wilhelm Fredrick Chipman and Bertha(Birdie) Chipman. The children are both descendants of Effie Lamont not Beatrice Funkey.(DNA testing on the two grandaughters prove that the relatives of Effie are matches to them and not the relatives of Beatrice Funkey {Patrick-2573 23:51, 27 January 2024 (UTC)})

The wife Beatrice remarries in 1915 so they must have been divorced.

There is a WWI draft registration record dated 12 Sept 1918 for George.^[7]

He passed away 8 Oct 1918. ^[8]

He also has a find a grave index and is buried in Oak Wood Cemetery ^[9]

Notes

There is a letter from Bertha(Birdie) Chipman Mayes to her sister-in-law Helen Peterson Wright explaining the parents of the children George and Birdie. Wedding of George to Effie has not been found.

There are records for George Chipman that may or may not belong to this George. There were many George Chipman's.

• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD53-VHW : 13 March 2018), George W Chipman, 1890.
• "United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists, 1905-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSH-7G4Q : 8 November 2017), George Chipman, 05 Sep 1906; citing piece/folio , Service Record Cards,1904-1920, 7226556, NARA record group 185, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQRH-8RF : 18 May 2016), Geo. Chipman in entry for Chipman, 26 Apr 1879; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 3108, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,801.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNT-N7T : 22 August 2017), George Chipman in household of George W Chipman, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 111, sheet 50A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0193; FHL microfilm 1,254,193.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7Q-DCG : accessed 15 July 2018), George Chipman in household of Margaret Chipman, Precinct 3 Hyde Park Township Chicago city Ward 33, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1042, sheet 9B, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,287.
4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3J5-HSZ : 15 January 2019), George Chipman and Beatrice Funkey Wilson, 1907.
5. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN2Z-WKT : Tue Oct 24 04:25:41 UTC 2023), Entry for George Chipman and George W Chipman, 24 Aug 1907.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKCH-L5H : accessed 27 July 2018), George Chipman, Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 447, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 248; FHL microfilm 1,374,261.
7. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DD-LYT : 13 March 2018), George Chipman, 1917-1918; citing Chicago City no 50, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,613,569.
8. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3W7-7MB : 9 March 2018), George Chipman, 08 Oct 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,852,631.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZRBV-KVT2 : 9 August 2020), George William Chipman, ; Burial, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America, Oak Woods Cemetery; citing record ID 209728142, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.