Evelyn D. "Eva" Chapman

1860 - Abt 1938  (77 years)

• Name	Evelyn D. "Eva" Chapman  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Nickname	Eva
  Birth	23 Nov 1860	Ionia County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Abt 1938	Portland, Ionia County, Michigan   [3]
  Burial	Portland Cemetery, Portland, Ionia County, Michigan   [3]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: Birth: Nov. 23, 1860 Lake Odessa Ionia County Michigan, USA Death: 1938 Portland Ionia County Michigan, USA DIES AFTER AN ILLNESS OF 20 MONTHS Mrs. Eva Bywater Passes Away Sunday Evening at Home of Daughter. CAME TO PORTLAND 23 YEARS AGO TO RESIDE Was Born on Farm Where Part of Lake Odessa Village is Now Located. Mrs. Eva Bywater died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Addie Ryerson, in this village Sunday night, after an illness which had kept her confined to the bed for nearly two years. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, and burial will be in Portland cemetery. Mrs. Bywater was 78 years old on November 23d. Deceased was born on a farm where the north part of the village of Lake Odessa now stands. Twenty-three years ago she and her husband, the late William Bywater, moved to Portland, where their son, Carl D. Bywater, had but recently opened a drug store. The husband's death occurred several years ago. The surviving children are Mrs. Cora Hay, Grand Rapids; Miss Florence Bywater, Detroit; Mrs. Addie Ryerson, Carl D. Bywater, Portland. A sister, Mrs. Ella Burton, resides at Nashville, and there are four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bywater had been a worker in the Methodist church society since she was a young lady, and was a member of the Portland church. She belonged to the Rebekah lodge, having been one of the first members of the order at Lake Odessa.
  Person ID	I12216	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel B. Chapman,   b. 25 Feb 1821, Webster, Monroe County, New York d. 31 Jan 1875, Michigan (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Eliza J. Dwinell,   b. 16 Jul 1822, New York d. 23 Aug 1870, Michigan (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1845  [5]
  	"Eliza J. DWINELL b. July 16, 1822, m. Samuel B. Chapman of Webster." Benjamin Dwight, "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), Vol. II, Pages 1004 and 1005.
  Family ID	F4988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wiliam Day Bywater,   b. 2 Jul 1850, Cayuga County, New York d. 8 Mar 1924, Portland, Ionia County, Michigan (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1878
  Children	1. Cora M. Bywater,   b. Abt 1879, Ionia County, Michigan d. Yes, date unknown   2. Florence Bywater,   b. Aug 1880, Michigan d. Abt 1960, Ionia County, Michigan (Age ~ 79 years)   3. Addie J. Bywater,   b. Mar 1887, South Dakota d. Yes, date unknown   4. Carl Day Bywater,   b. 31 Oct 1892, Michigan d. 13 Jun 1947, Ionia County, Michigan (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F12002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Nov 1860 - Ionia County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan #67-66 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Michigan, Eaton County, Sunfield Twp Enumerated 10 Jun 1900 SD 3 ED 78 Sheet 5A 95-96 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.). [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), Vol. II, Page 1005 (Reliability: 3). [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), Vol. II, Pages 1004 and 1005 (Reliability: 3).