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• Nora married Oliver Chapel about 1906.  The location is uncertain.  The 1900 census reported Oliver living in his mother's home in Parker County, Texas, west of Fort Worth.  They were originally from Cass County, Texas, bordering Louisiana, not far from Texarkana.  In the 1910 census, Nora was reported born in Louisiana, but later censuses re[port her born in Texas, and her death certificate says she was born in Cass County, Texas.
  
  This suggests that Oliver and Nora met in Cass County, but they were not married before Oliver's mother moved them to Parker County.  In 1910, Nora and Oliver is married are in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.  His mother is now living in their household.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, 3 May, Wilson Township, District 69, page 7B, Hse #125, Fam #136
  Chapel, Oliver Head M W  27  Married 4 yrs TX TX TX Farmer Rents
  Chapel, Nora Wife  F W  21  Married 4 yrs 2 children/2 living LA TX TX
  Chapel, Roy Son  M W 3  Single TX TX LA
  Chapel, Ruby K Dau  F W 11mos Single OK TX LA
  Chapel, Rebecca Mother F W 52  Widowed TX TX GA
  
  1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 January, Justice Precinct 3, District 37, page 7B, Marietta and Bryans Mill Rd, Hse #118, Fam #122
  Chappel, Oliver Head Rents M W  37 TX TX TX Farmer
  Chappel, Nora Wife  F W  31 TX TX TX
  Chappel, Roy Son  M W  13 Single TX TX TX
  Chappel, Ruby K Dau F W  10 OK TX TX
  Chappel, Flosy Dau F W  7 OK TX TX
  Chappel, Frank Son  M W  4 Single OK TX TX
  Chappel, Coy Son  M W  1 Single TX TX TX
  Chappel, Rebecca Mother F W  63 Widow TX AL IL
  
  For some reason, Nora did not appear in the family's listing in the 1930 census.  I have not found Oliver, Nora or Oliver's  mother in the 1940 census.
  
  1930 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 22 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 12, page 8A, Douglasville-Naples Rd, Hse #139, Fam #144
  Chapel, Oliver  Head Rents M W  47 Married First married at age 23 TX TX TX Farmer [b abt 1863]
  Chapel, Rebecca Mother F W  71 Widow First married at age 21 TX AL IL [b abt 1859]
  Chapel, Flossie Dau F W 16 Single OK TX TX [b abt March 1914]
  Chapel, Frank Son M W 14 Single OK TX TX [b abt March 1916]
  Chapel, Coy Son M W 12 Single TX TX TX [b abt March 1918]
  Chapel, Mary Dau F W 8 Single TX TX TX [b abt March 1922]
  Chapel, R A Son M W 3yrs6mos Single TX TX TX [b abt March 1926]
  
  1940 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 22 April, Precinct 3, District 34-14, page 4B, Hse #72, Rents $4
  Chapel, Oliver C Head M W 57 Married Grade 8 b Texas same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1883]
  Chapel, Nora Wife F W 51 Married Grade 8 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1889]
  Chapel, Coy O Son 22 Grade H4 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1918] Enroller CCC
  Chapel, Mary Dau F W 18 Grade H4 b Texas same place in 1935 No Occup [b abt 1922] New Worker
  Chapel, R A  Son M W 13 Grade 6 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1927]
  Chapel, Rebecka M Mother F W 82 Widow Grade 6 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1878]
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Nora Chappell
  Born 27 Jan 1889
  Died Sep 1967
  Last Residence Kerrville, Kerr, Texas 78028
  SSN 467-88-4851 issued Texas (1966)
  
  Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  Nora Chapel [Nora Hearn]
  Birth 27 Jan 1889 Cass, Texas
  Residence Marietta, Cass, Texas
  Father Frank Hearn
  Mother Annie Coose
  Widowed, Age at Death 78
  Death 23 Sep 1967 Kerrville State Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas
  Cause of death Arteriosclerosis DIsease, coronary Occlusion for 10 years
  Informant Kerrville State Hospital Records
  Removal 24 September 1967 for burial in Atlanta, Texas [Cemetery not named] by Atlanta Funeral Home
  [Burial was actually in nearby Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bryans Mill, Cass, Texas]
  
  Filed 25 September 1967, Filed State 11 October 1967
  
  The death certificate reports that Nora died on 24 September 1967.  No burial date is reported, but note that the body was removed from the coroner's office on 24 September.  The memorial on Find a Grave has no photo of the grave for reference.
  
  Nora Chapel
  Birth Jan. 27, 1889 Cass County, Texas
  Death Sep. 24, 1967 Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas
  Spouse Oliver Chapel (1882 - 1971)
  Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bryans Mill, Cass County, Texas
  Created by Tricia Spirit Chaser Jun 26, 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #112922907, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112922907

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
  • 3 May, Wilson Township, District 69, page 7B, Hse #125, Fam #136
• 3. 1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
  • 20 January, Justice Precinct 3, District 37, page 7B, Marietta and Bryans Mill Rd, Hse #118, Fam #122
• 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 5. 1940 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
  • 22 April, Precinct 3, District 34-14, page 4B, Hse #72, Rents $4
• 6. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982