The Forrest City times., 1895-11-15
A Large Family.

The most interesting event of the entire
exposition period was the meeting in this
city of the Chappell- Dickey and kindred
southern families. in the Hall OF the Young
Mems Christian Association last Saturday.
The Chappells and their connections are
scattered from Virginia to Missouri, embra-
cling every State in the South. and forming
one of the oldest and most distinguished fam
lilies in America.
Hon. Phil. E. ChappeH, state treasurer of
| Missouri, has complied a genealogical history
OF the family from the days when their an
cestOrs dwelt in England to the present day.
He followed the line back five hundred years
before the first Chappell came to America.
Capt John II. Chappel crossed the water in
the ''SpeedHeil, sister to the MAY flower"
and landed at the mouth OF the James in 1885
twenty-eight years after the first white man
settled in this country. John Chappell and
his descendants lived in Virginia uuti 1850
when some Of the branches ct the family
moved TO south Carolina and Georgia.
HOW THEY SEPARATED.
At the beginning OF this century other
branches went to Tennessee and Kentucky,
Missouri ana Texas, and there established
themselves Among the noted men sprin9iug
from the family in the South are MajOr Xix
Chappel distinguished officer in the revo-
,utouary war. VINO served under Sumner in
south Carolina; Col. John joel Chappeil. OF
South Carolina. for many years Congress
man; Gov. James Chappell Jones' OF renues-
see; Gov. samuel Atiams, OF Arkansas; Hon
Ahsoiom II. Chappell, former member " con-
gress from Georgia. Among the @prOminent
II.
Chappell. of Kansas City. ex-mayOr Of .Jeffer-
SON City. and treasurer of the state of Mis-
souri,; Maj. J. Chappell Compton of Selma,
Ala; Dr. j. L. Chappel of Dublin Ga; and
Maj. E. A Darlington. of the United States
array. Among he different collateral branch
es connected with and descended from the
first Chappetis and Dickies, now living, are
the Gartngtons, Westmorelands, Comptons.
WaGes Adanses and Walkers, besides many
other well known rames.
THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
The following is a list Of those who attend
ed the meeting in Atlanta:
Walter Adams Residence O. Va: VIM
Warren, south Boston, Va; Stobo Dickie
Darlington. Lauren, 5 c.; Mrs g Chappel,
Newherry, 5. c.; Mrs Sophie Chappeti Den
MS, New berry. ). G.; Miss ldaue Hunter,
Bradley, :. C.; Mr. John Henry Chappell. New
berry. ;. C.; Labon @ Chappel Columbia s.
e.. Jas L Chappell, Dublin. Ca; Judge Ira S
Chappelt. Dublin, Ca: Clifton Il Chappell.
Macon, Ga; Clarence Chappeil. Macon. Ga !;
Mrs Mary DoOlttle, Atlanta. Ga; Miss Dali
sy DoOlitte. Atlanta, Ga; Miss Willie Doolit-
tie, Atlanta Ga, George W Allen. Jackson
Ga; Charles Nutting Walker. Thonasvli g, t5a /;
Miss Cora Compton Walker. Thomasviile. ia. /;
Mira kitfie Johnson. Monticello, Ga; Lyau
Hall Compton. Milledgeyie. Gu; Miss Eta
Miller. Milledyevilie, 6H.; NJ rs Susie Lane,
smith ; Mills Ga; Mrs Laura g Miller. Mil
ledgeyille, Ga; Pleasant Compton Miller.
Milledgeviile, Ga. Mrs Alfred Oliver. e.
! hertou, Ca; Alfred Oliver, jr Elberton
| Ga; Miss Ella Oliver. ElbertOn, Ca; j L Gar.
! lngton woods Eudora, Ga; Mrs VIM NJ Rob
4 lnsoD. Augusta, Ga {; Cot George WestmOre-
/ land. Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Frank L. stanton
/ Atlanta. Georgia; Mrs VariIa Jassr'
sInithvilie. Ca; Noah NJ McNatr Atlanta,G \, !,
I MT Noah VI McNobb, Atlanta. Ga Hon RoEt
/ Chappel, Athens. Ca DIR John A ChaDpell
/ Atlanta. Ca: DR. John L Darlington. Sssn.
4 piugtOn shoals Ga: Jordan Reese C0mptnn
Atlanta ga. Robert j G. reer Allison ca :.
/ Jnllus Greer, Allison, Ga; Harmon II Hsr
Eey, Monuceslo, Ga; Miss Willie Harvey
IoYlnglon. Ga Miss Julia Allen. CovinQton
"a, l)r Inonas,A Chappeli Bronwood. Gs !.
I 1Ny Chappeli. Brentwood, GA; Miss Lucille
/ Cheppel, BronwOod. Ga Hon Th0s ! Chan
/ pei, Columbus. Ga; DR. Guy d ComDfon
Milledgeville, Ga; Preston q Westuoraiand
Atlanta, Ga; Mis- Preston c WestmoreIsnd'
/ Atlanta Ga; J0hn G Darlington Reeves "a :.
/ rev Xix Chappell. Dillburg. Ala: prestno
/ " Chappet, Dillourg, Ala. Robt Lee Chan
! pen, bllourg, Ala; Edward Fverett flhap
/ pen. Diilourg, Ala; Miss Maud Holsaeps W.
i VERY Ala; Miss Fannie Webb, Wayerly Ala :.
/ rfoI. Arthur w Hostein Waverlv Ala .
/ hhoulas y, darlington, Lafayette Ala: Geo
j ~ Chappei. West Point, Ca; Hon Jordan
/ Chapped compton. Selma, Ala.;4 Miss Louise
1ohI ptoh selma, Ala; Al, MO Cory. Mulber-
/ ~ AL william v. Chappeh Kendrick Esla i.
siiss Enia Allen. Louisiana ;.Hon phi r Chs ~
/ Dill Kansas City. Mo. Miss Alice d. Chan
! ptii' kensGs City, Mo-: Mrs Teresa f Chan.
peli- hansas City. Mo- w CHANNEL RfnleF
rbette; No.; Norris Chappeil Roosevelt
Ih1Nnn' Jas II Baldwin, Roscoe, Tenn: Mary
/ = LahAey LaGranEe, Tenn; Chappell r.
/ Isanhey' l4a6range. Tenn; Andrew o. Wood
/ Torrest CITY. Ark; Mrs. Elizabeth Wood
tottest CITY, Ark; Wade n. Westmoreland
atiAnta, Ca; K Pile. Arlington. Ky. Mrs
u Pile. Arlington, Ky.-AtIanta journal.
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