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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: Helina on Saturday 27 October 18 07:38 BST (UK)
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Looks very likely this family moved to America in the 1860's
Sarah Jane Gardner b 1847 Hawkesbury Gloucestershire, parents Lewis and Elizabeth Gardner. Sarah married Luke Chappell in 1865 Hawkesbury. After that year ancestry gives entries referring to the USA which I do not have access to.
Any help would be appreciated
helina
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Family Search has a Luke Chappell, born England October 1843, (or 1845), emigrated 1870, living in Freedom, Portage, Ohio in 1900 and 1920 BUT wife Mary Ann!
Also death of Mary Ann Chappell in 1935. (Maiden name Handy)
Deaths of children of Luke Chappell (and variations). One gives mother's name as Mary Gardener, the other Jane Gardener.
Picture of Luke's grave on Find a Grave
William Chappell married Portage, Ohio in 1901. Son of Luke Chappell and Sarah Gardener.
Needs some careful cross checking. Could be two Lukes!
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Charles Chappell married Portage, Ohio, 1906. Parents Luke Cappell and Mary (Handy)
Born Elyria, Ohio. 1884.
In 1910 Luke and Mary Ann recorded as Married for 31 years.
All very confusing!
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In 1910 Luke and Mary Ann recorded as Married for 31 years.
The 1910 census indicates that it was a second marriage for Luke and first marriage for Mary Ann.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RKQ-G6B?i=16&cc=1727033
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Possible 1874 marriage for Luke - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QH8-NK8 Wife is listed as Ann, but maybe she is also Mary Ann.
1880 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M892-MHC
Naturalization record for Luke (the early ones don't have much personal detail) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7R-ZNTX
1900 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM62-HV4
1920 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRD-VDN
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Death of daughter Lucy - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6D4-N19
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Gravestone of Luke & Mary - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86325394
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Thank you for looking. Still confused, been looking to see if Sarah Jane had died and that's why Luke went to the States but found nothing.
helina
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The marriage cert. The surname Chappell changes sometimes to Chapple
helina
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In 1910 Luke and Mary Ann recorded as Married for 31 years.
The 1910 census indicates that it was a second marriage for Luke and first marriage for Mary Ann.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RKQ-G6B?i=16&cc=1727033
Possible 1874 marriage for Luke - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QH8-NK8 Wife is listed as Ann, but maybe she is also Mary Ann.
1880 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M892-MHC
Naturalization record for Luke (the early ones don't have much personal detail) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7R-ZNTX
1900 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM62-HV4
1920 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRD-VDN
To add to the confusion. Here's what i'm seeing.
I think he immigrated to America then went back to England for a spell and then returned to the US then went back to England and finally returned to the US in 1879.
I think the Ann Hughes he married in 1874 and the Mary Ann in later censuses are different people, as records will indicate.
The Naturalization record for Luke states he 1st arrived in 1867. The two children in the 1880 census were born in England abt 1868 & 1871. He married Miss Ann Hughes in 1874. I think sometime after that he went back to England ( I think his 1st wife Sarah Jane Gardner may have died) and returns in 1879 with the two children. Luke and Ann Hughes get divorced (willful absence) in 1879. Luke then gets married to the Mary Ann who appears after that.
Here is a passenger ship record with Luke and the two children from the 1880 census arriving in 1879
Ship's record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPN-H6DK
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Below is clipping about the divorce being granted in 1879. In 1880 census he was living in Ridgeville, this has to be him.
___Luke Chappell, of Ridgeville, was
granted a divorce from An? H. Chappell
Friday on the ground of wilfull absence.
(see attached below)
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Can any records be found of Luke arriving back in England during this time frame (1868-1879) or leaving England (especially in 1879 with the 2 kids) during this time frame?
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To make matters more complicated, I wonder if these are additional children of Luke's:
Helen Maud Crisp, daughter of Luke Chappel & Jane Gardner, born circa 1871 in England - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X858-VTM
Her marriage seems to be in 1890 under Nellie M. Chappell to Albert Bentley Crisp. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ1J-QHB
Matilda Chapple, daughter of Luke Chapple & Ann Hughes - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXSR-4M4
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Helen M. Crisp's obituary lists (aside from her husband and children) her survivors as her father, stepmother, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters, but none of those are named.
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Been searching on the GRO site and found this entry for a Ellen Chappell
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
helina