Willie Ambler Chappell Sr.

M, #58, b. 12 May 1897, d. 18 March 1983
Willie Ambler Chappell Sr.|b. 12 May 1897\nd. 18 Mar 1983|../g0/p58.htm|John Thomas A. Chappell|b. 1839\nd. 1898|../g0/p32.htm|Susan Bolling Stewart|b. Jul 1853\nd. 8 Dec 1929|../g0/p33.htm|John W. Chappell|b. b 1810\nd. 10 Nov 1839|../g0/p50.htm|Susan H. (?)|b. 1818|../g0/p51.htm|John E. Stewart|b. 1820\nd. bt 7 Mar 1888 - 1 Aug 1889|../g0/p78.htm|Susan G. Bolling|b. May 1827\nd. a 1 Jul 1904|../g0/p84.htm|

Relationship=Great-granduncle of Constance Murray Chappell.
Relationship=2nd cousin 3 times removed of James Shelton Horne.
Last Edited=31 May 2009
Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. was born on 12 May 1897 at Virginia, USA, Birth month, year, and state were listed in the 1900 US Census. The full birth date was listed in his WW1 Draft Registration.1,2 He was the son of John Thomas A. Chappell and Susan Bolling Stewart.

Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. registered for the World War 1 Draft on 5 June 1918 while living at Sussex County, Virginia, USA. His nearest relative was his mother, Susan Bolling Stewart. He was listed as Willie Ambler Chappell, age 21, single, born 12 May 1897 in Jarratt, Virginia. His occupation was farming, self employed. He claimed that his mother was partially dependent on him. He was described as medium height, medium build, grey eyes, and brown hair, with no deformities.3

Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. married Ocie Dillard Poole, daughter of Joseph H Poole and M. Ella (?), on 10 January 1920.

Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. appeared in the 1930 census as the head of household on 21 April 1930 at Belfield, Greensville County, Virginia, USA. Also living in the house was his wife, Ocie Dillard Poole, his son, George Randolph Chappell, Willie Ambler Chappell Jr. and Joseph Henry Chappell, his daughter, Margaret Marie Chappell. He was listed as Willie A. Chappell (Sr), age 32, born in Virgina. He was 22 when he first married. His occupation was farmer, general farming.4

His Social Security Number was 225-50-1780 issued 1956 at Virginia.5

In 1983,Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. lived at Jarratt, Sussex County, Virginia, USA.1

Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. died on 18 March 1983 at Virginia at age 85 . SSDI says March 1983. Willie was survived by his children Margaret Marie Chappell, Glenn Wright Chappell, George Randolph Chappell, Willie Ambler Chappell Jr., Gene Poole Chappell.5,6 He was buried after 18 March 1983 in Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery, located at 16703 Walkers Mill Road, Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia, USA.7
Listed as William Chappell in the 1900 Census.

The Ambler name was named of a minister, according to his son, Willie Ambler Chappell,Jr.

He was a farmer, a very quiet man, very much a family man.

Children of Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. and Ocie Dillard Poole

Citations

  1. [S7] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
  2. [S77] Nanny Chappell household, 1900 US Census, Sussex County, Virginia, population schedule , Stonycreek, enumeration district (ED) 87, page/sheet 233/14-A, dwelling 252, family 252, line 1-9; National Archives.
  3. [S7] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Willie Ambler Chappell, born 12 May 1897, age 21.
  4. [S268] Willie A. Chappell Sr household, 1930 US Census, Greensville County, Virginia, population schedule, Belfield, enumeration district (ED) 3, page/sheet 13-A, dwelling 225, family 233, line 11-16; National Archives; (living on Allen Road).
  5. [S21] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Willie Chappell. Born: 12 May 1897. Died: Mar 1983. SSN: 225-50-1780 Issued in Virginia in 1956. Last Residence: 23867 Jarratt, Sussex County, Virginia.
  6. [S316] Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. Tombstone, Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery, Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia, USA; Constance Murray Chappell, 24 Aug 2008.
  7. [S316] Willie Ambler Chappell Sr. Tombstone, Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery, Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia, USA, Buried next to his wife, with a joint headstone.
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