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Evelyn D. "Eva" Chapman

Female 1860 - Abt 1938  (77 years)


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  • Name Evelyn D. "Eva" Chapman  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Eva 
    Birth 23 Nov 1860  Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death Abt 1938  Portland, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Portland Cemetery, Portland, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1875, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Eliza J. Dwinell,   b. 16 Jul 1822, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1870, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1924, Portland, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1878 
    Children 
     1. Cora M. Bywater,   b. Abt 1879, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Florence Bywater,   b. Aug 1880, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1960, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
     3. Addie J. Bywater,   b. Mar 1887, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Carl Day Bywater,   b. 31 Oct 1892, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1947, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F12002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2012 

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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    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.).

    4. [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).

    5. [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).