Jeremiah A CHAPEL2,3,5,1,4
9th Aug 18612,3,1,4 - 4th May 19312,5
Life History
9th Aug 1861 |
Born in Caro, Nacogdoches, Texas.2,3,1,4 |
1880 |
Residence1 in Cass County, Texas.1 |
about 1887 |
Married Alice GUESSWHO in Texas.3 |
1900 |
Residence2: Jerry & Alice, 5 children, mother in Bowie County, Texas.3 |
1910 |
Residence3: Jerry & Alice, 5 children in Red River County, Texas.4 |
before 1931 |
Death of Alice GUESSWHO |
4th May 1931 |
Died in Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas.2,5 Bright's Disease |
5th May 1931 |
Buried in Antioch Cemetery, Hooks, Bowie County, Texas.2 |
Notes
- I learned from Jeremiah's death certificate that Jeremiah (Jerry) A Chapel was born in an unincorporated town called Caro, in Nacogdoches County, Texas. in 1861. Caro is north of Nacogdoches town, and south of Longview.
"CARO, TEXAS. Caro is just off State Highway 204 ten miles north of Nacogdoches in north central Nacogdoches County. It was named for José Antonio Caro, who received title to the surrounding land in 1835. The area was settled before the Civil War, but a community did not grow up until the end of the nineteenth century, when the settlement became the center of intensive logging operations. A post office and a school opened in 1904. Around 1906 the Caro Northern Railway linked the town with Mount Enterprise. Caro flourished in the period just before World War I; in 1914 the town had two drugstores, a general store, a physician, a grocer, a large sawmill, and a reported population of 1,300. After the war, however, the sawmill closed and the town began to decline. By the mid-1930s the population fell to 150. The population remained steady through the 1970s, but in the intervening years the school, the post office, and all of the businesses closed. By the early 1990s Caro was a dispersed community. The reported population in 1990 and again in 2000 was 113."
-- Christopher Long, "Caro, TX," Handbook of Texas Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc12, accessed December 28, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association
An old directory entry provides some local color information on merchants int he town and the location on a rail line intersection.
"Old Directory entry for Caro, Texas, Nacogdoches County. Original publication unknown. Originally from the Texas Transportation Archive, no longer onsite; this copy accessed 28 Dec 2013 on Google archive search on 'Caro, Texas'"
-- Ancestry.com Archives, Old directories, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/62624759/photox/5?oid=bb0a7db9-7b5e-4957-90a3-5fb1987c8aa3&pg=32798
In the 1880 census Jeremiah is in the household of his mother and his stepfather, B F Smith (listed here as D F). They are living with a widow named Eliza Barcroft or Bancroft.
1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 12 July, Precinct 3, District 12, page 60 (scan 150A), Hse/Fam #562
Bancroft, Eliza W F 70 (No Relationship) Widow Farming NC NC NC
Smith, D F [BF] W M 45 (No Relationship) Married Farming TN TN TN
Smith, Mary E W F 38 Wife Married Keeps House TX NC NC
Chapell, Jeremiah W M 18 (No Relationship) Single Farming TX TN TX
In 1900 Jeremiah's widowed mother is living in his home, as well as his half-sister, Ella Smith.
1900 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 15 June, Precinct 2, District 7, page 16A, Hse/Fam #281
Chapel, Jerry Head W M Aug 1861 38 Married 13 years TX GA GA Farmer Rents Can Read and Write
Chapel, Alice Wife W F July 1871 28 Married 13 years 6 children/5 living MS TN MS Can Read and Write
Chapel, Viola Dau W F March 1888 12 TX TX MS Cannot Read or Write
Chapel, Ida Dau W F Feb 1890 10 TX TX MS Cannot Read or Write
Chapel, John Son W M May 1893 7 Single TX TX MS Cannot Read or Write
Chapel, Mary Dau W F March 1898 2 TX TX MS Cannot Read or Write
Chapel, Abe Son W M March 1900 2mos Single TX TX MS Cannot Read or Write
Smith, Mary Mother W F May 1841 59 Widow 1 children/1 living TX TN TN Can Read and Write
Smith, Ella Sister W F Sept 1881 18 TX TX GA Can Read and Write
1910 Federal Census, Red River County, Texas, 29 April, Precinct 8, District 130, page 10B, Hse #107, Fam #108
Chapel, Jerry Head M W 49 Married 22 Years OK US OK Farmer Rents Farm Can Read and Write
Chapel, Alice Wife F W 38 Married 22 Years 8 children/7 living MS TN MS Can Read and Write
Chapel, John Son M W 16 TX TX MS Farm Laborer Can Read and Write
Chapel, Mary Dau F W 12 Single TX TX MS Can Read and Write
Chapel, Abe Son M White 10 Single TX TX MS Cannot Read or Write
Chapel, Lewis Son M White 7 Single TX TX MS
Chapel, Archie Son M White 2 Single TX TX MS
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Certificate #59345
Jerry A Chapil
Residence Hooks, Bowie, Texas
Birth 9 Aug 1861 Caro [Nacogdoches], Texas
White Male, Farmer, Widower, Wife's name unknown
Father Archie Chapil, born Iowa
Mother [no first name] Hinson, born Cass County, Texas
Age at Death 70
Death 4 May 1931 Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas
Cause of death Bright's Disease
Signature of Informant: Abe Chapil [sic] (son)
Burial 5 May 1931, Antioch Cemetery, Hooks, Texas
Filed 16 October [sic], 1931
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Certificate #59345
Jerry A. Chapil
Death 4 May 1931 Bowie County
Sources
- 1. 1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
- 12 July, Precinct 3, District 12, page 60 (scan 150A), Hse/Fam #562
- 2. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas
- 15 June, Precinct 2, District 7, page 16A, Hse/Fam #281
- 4. 1910 Federal Census, Red River County, Texas
- 29 April, Precinct 8, District 130, page 10B, Hse #107, Fam #108
- 5. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
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