Merle Walter Chapin

1900 - 1951  (50 years)

• Name	Merle Walter Chapin  [1]
  Birth	9 Jul 1900	Hickory Corners, Barry, Michigan   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 1951	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Oak Grove Cemetery, Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [6]
  Person ID	I71485	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Norman Elias Chapin,   b. 31 May 1858, Brant, Erie, New York d. 31 Dec 1944, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Violetta Elvira Searles,   b. 7 Jun 1861, ..., Barry, Michigan d. 8 Jul 1942, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1882	Hickory Corners, Barry, Michigan   [1, 2, 7]
  Family ID	F33204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winona Viola Comings,   b. 2 Oct 1906, Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan d. 14 Aug 2006, Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1926  [1, 8]
  Children	1. Betty Jane Chapin,   b. 14 Sep 1927, Michigan d. 5 Nov 2010, Alaska (Age 83 years)   2. James Robert Chapin,   b. 26 Apr 1930, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan d. 25 Oct 2006, Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Age 76 years)   3. David Merle Chapin,   b. 30 Mar 1932, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan d. 21 Jul 2009, Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Age 77 years)   4. Living
  Family ID	F33259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S43418] Compiled by Gilbert Warren Chapin, The Chapin Book, (Published and Copyrighted By the Chapin Family Association Hartford Connecticut, MCMXXIV). [S42108] Joanne Marshall Doster, Pioneer Families of Barry County, Michigan, (Anundson Publishing Co. Decorah, Iowa 1995). [S27633] Internet file posted by Richard Frantz. [S25661] Draft registration, Merle Walter Chapin. [S10263] Cemetery index, Oak Grove Cemetery, Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, (Find-a-Grave). [S34611] Marriage record, Michigan, Norman E. Chapin and Letta Searles. [S37056] Obituary, Kalamazoo Gazette for Winona V. Chapin, (August 16, 2006).