CHAPPLE, William 1835-1910

CHAPPLE

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 5/3/2013 at 02:12:28

[Waterloo Evening Courier, Tuesday, August 23, 1910, Waterloo, Iowa]

WILLIAM CHAPPLE LAID TO REST

The remains of William Chappie who died in Boston, Mass., last Saturday morning, arrived in LaPorte this morning and funeral services were conducted there today. The service were in charge of the members of the G. A. R. Post.

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[Muscatine Journal, Saturday, August 20, 1910, Muscatine, Iowa]

BOSTON, MASS, Aug 20 - William Chapple, Sr., aged 75, formerly of LaPorte City, Ia., and for many years prominent in Grand Army circles in the west, is dead. He was the father of the naval militia of Wisconsin and commander of the Grand Army post at Ashland, Wis.

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[La Porte City Progress, Wednesday, April 17, 1872, La Porte City, Iowa]

Newspaper Ad:
"CHAPPLE BRO'S - Wm Chapple and H. Chapple, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Groceries, boots, shoes, hats, caps, furs, Queenware.

"Three of the largest & most reliable Fire Insurance Companies in Existence. Aetna, or Phoenix of Hartford Conn." - CHAPPLE BROTHERS."

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Note: Gravestone at Westview Cemetery, La Porte City, Iowa shows he was born in 1835.
Married to Louisa Mitchell at Chariton, Iowa, October 1, 1866. Lousia died in 1901.
They had five children: Joseph Mitchell, Lulu, William Henry, John C. and Bennett.