John Thomas A. Chappell

M, #32, b. 1839, d. 1898
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Relationship=2nd great-grandfather of Constance Murray Chappell.
Relationship=1st cousin 4 times removed of James Shelton Horne.
Last Edited=1 Mar 2011
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John Thomas A. Chappell was born in 1839 at Sussex County, Virginia, USA, Birth year and state is based on his age in the 1860, 1870, 1880 census records.1,2,3 He was the son of John W. Chappell and Susan H. (?). John Thomas A. Chappell participated in military service in the Civil War. He was a sargeant in Company F, 12th Virginia Infantry, CSA.

John Thomas A. Chappell married Susan Bolling Stewart, daughter of John E. Stewart and Susan G.P. Bolling, on 17 December 1872 at Concord United Methodist Church, 16703 Walkers Mill Road, Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia, USA, 23882, 36.893531,-77.571008. His parents were listed as John W. Chappell and Susan H. (?). Her parents were listed as John E. Stewart and Susan G.P. Bolling. Age of Husband: 33. Age of Wife: 18. Places of birth: Sussex County. Occupation of husband: Farming.Minister: G. W. Parham, M.E.C, South. [M.E.C. is Methodist Episcopal Church South. This church is currently known Concord United Methodist Church.]4

John Thomas A. Chappell of Sussex County, Virginia,, transferred a deed of property recorded 17 February 1880 to Caroline Robinson 25 acres of land in Sussex County, Virginia.5

John Thomas A. Chappell appeared in the 1880 census as the head of household on 17 June 1880 at Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia, USA. Also living in the house was his wife, Susan Bolling Stewart, his son, John Robert Chappell Sr, Everett Thomas Chappell and Markham H. Chappell. William Z. Stewart was listed as a neighbor. He was listed as John T Chappell, age 41, farmer, born in Virginia.3

John Thomas A. Chappell died in 1898 at Sussex County, Virginia. John was survived by his wife, Susan Bolling Stewart. John was survived by his children, John Robert Chappell Sr, Markham H. Chappell, Charles Richard Chappell, Edward Harvey Chappell, Andrew Fletcher Chappell, Nanie Chappell, Laura B Chappell and Willie Ambler Chappell Sr.6 He was buried in 1898 in Chappell-Poole-Stewart Family Farm Cemetery, located at 4117 Stewart Road, Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia, USA. The headstone reads as follows:

     Sgt. John T. A. Chappell
      Co. F.
      12 Va. Inf
      C.S.A.7

After John Thomas A. Chappell died, his estate went through probate on 13 May 1898 at Sussex County, Virginia.8

Research Notes: Write for his civil war info. Did he have a civil war pension?

Children of John Thomas A. Chappell and Susan Bolling Stewart

Citations

  1. [S75] Susan H Chappelle household, 1860 US Census, Free Population, Sussex County, Virginia, population schedule, District No 1, page/sheet 36, dwelling 293, family 293, line 3-5; National Archives.
  2. [S81] Susan Chappell household, 1870 US Census, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, population schedule, District No 2, Post Office Dinwiddie Court House, page/sheet 122, dwelling 993, family 1009, line 7-9; National Archives.
  3. [S72] John T Chappell household, 1880 US Census, Sussex County, Virginia, population schedule, Stoney Creek, page/sheet 28, dwelling 234, family 234, line 33-37; National Archives.
  4. [S185] VA Sussex County, Marriage Record, Chappell, John T A and Susan (n.pub.), License for John T. Chappel and Susan B. Stewart, issued Dec 16, 1872. Time of Marriage: Dec 17, 1872, in Sussex County, VA.
  5. [S445] Sussex County Deeds: Deed Book 1, page 559-560, Sussex County Court, Sussex County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Sussex County Deeds.
  6. [S1] Interview with Constance Murray Chappell (9038 Hoke Brady Rd, Richmond, VA, 23231), by Constance Murray Chappell. Constance Murray Chappell (9038 Hoke Brady Rd, Henrico, Henrico County, Virginia, USA, 23231), Chappell, John T. A. tombstone is on the family farm. I have photographed it but it did not turn out well. The tombstone is currently covered by debris from a hurricane in the stand of trees where the cemetery is located.
  7. [S1] Interview, Constance Murray Chappell.
  8. [S445] Sussex County Deeds: Deed Book 12, p 52, John T Chappell (admr of), Lis Pend, recorded 13 May 1898.
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