Mystery Monday: Searching for Lewis Chappel (Part 1)
Posted by Liv | Filed under Chapple, Mystery Monday, Surname
My mother’s grand-father, Lewis Chappel, has been an enigma in my family research for years now. By the time mom was born, he was already missing in action and no one, not even her grandmother who raised her, ever talked about him. The challenge of locating information about him will be great, but my desire [...]
Tags: 1910 census, ancestor, family research, great-grandfather, Lewis Chappel
Story Corps National Day of Listening 2012
Posted by Liv | Filed under National Day of Listening
Yesterday — November 23, 2012 — marked the 5th anniversary of the National Day of Listening! This new national holiday started by StoryCorps (pronounced story core) in 2008, encourages all of us to set aside one hour the day after Thanksgiving to honor a loved one through listening! Why? Well, it is the least expensive, [...]
Tags: ancestor, Day of Listening, family interview, family member, genealogy, national holiday, relative, StoryCorps
Funeral Friday: Mrs. Ella Louise Marshall
Posted by Liv | Filed under Funeral Friday
A complete transcription of her funeral program is below:
Tags: ancestor, aunt, canaan baptist church, edward marshall, Ella Louise Chapple, Ella Louise Marshall, funeral, funeral friday, Houston TX, interment, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, program
