Content-Type: text/plain INELKHAR-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 17 Today's Topics: #1 Re: [INELKHAR-L] Re: Lavina (Bowma ["George Gildersleeve" To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <007101be6018$a237cc80$ed1d66ce@gildersleeve> Subject: Re: [INELKHAR-L] Re: Lavina (Bowman) Chapman Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit George, I don't have a Lavina BOWMAN in by database of relatives but I do have a Malvina BOWMAN, b 1828 in Ohio, probably Muskingum County, to George BOWMAN and Anna DONNIKER. George BOWMAN's older brother, Leonard BOWMAN (my direct descendant) relocated from Muskingum County to Elkhard County, Indiana in the early 1830s. If you see any possibilities here write me and we can exchange information. George Gildersleeve in eastern Oregon -----Original Message----- From: ChapieG@aol.com To: INELKHAR-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 6:46 AM Subject: [INELKHAR-L] Re: Lavina (Bowman) Chapman >Hi, > I am looking for information about my grandmother, Lavina (BOWMAN) CHAPMAN >as well as other relation that lived in Elkhart, Ind. > Lavina's birth date was about 1859, in Elkhart. She is AKA, Louise and Lou. > She married my grandfather, Melville CHAPMAN, the date is unknown, in >Elkhart Indiana. >Melville owned a considerable amount of property in downtown Elkhart that he >inherited from his parents, Henry P. and Louisa J. CHAPMAN both lived in >Elkhart in the 1850's - 1880's. > Melville was born: 8/16/1855, Died: 11/13/1937. Melville is buried in >Grace lawn Cemetery on Middlebury Street, Elkhart. > Lavina and Melville CHAPMAN had six children, all born in Elkhart Ind. > Harry S. CHAPMAN b: 7/12/1878 mar: Susan J. ARNOLD on 8/18/1918. > Edgar R. CHAPMAN b: 3/3/1880 mar: Lela MINNES died: 9/5/1925. > Arthur M. CHAPMAN b: 4/1/1882 mar: Jesse SMITH died: 4/4/1958. > George E. CHAPMAN b: 9/8/1883 mar: Anna S. (HEBEL) BAKER died: 3/15/1945. > Ettie L. CHAPMAN b: 5/3/1885 died: 6/16/1885. > Charles H. CHAPMAN b: 8/31/1886 mar: Rachel S. AYERS died: 4/13/1955. > Frederick L. CHAPMAN b: 12/1/1889 mar: Edith N. SAME died: 2/4/1965. > Lavina and my grandfather were divorced about 1891 and Lavina moved to >Toledo, Ohio. > She married a Frank HITCH, date unknown, who owned a restaurant and/or >bakery there. > Any help on establishing Lavina's birth date, marriage and death date would >be appreciated. > Does anyone have any connection or information with the following surnames >who are from Elkhart, Ind.? > Levi BOWMAN, Lavina's father; Susan ARNOLD, Harry's wife; Lela MINNES, >Edgar's wife: >Anna (HEBEL) BAKER George's wife; or Virgil BAKER, Anna (HEBEL) BAKER'S first >husband, who was from Jeffersonville, Ind. > Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks in advance, >>>George in Toledo<<< > > >==== INELKHAR Mailing List ==== >Past issues of INELKHART-D are now archived at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/elkhlst.htm. -------------------------------- End of INELKHAR-D Digest V99 Issue #17 **************************************