Brian, Maury County History and Family (1998) Page 224. CHAPPELL, Teh Chappell family of t he Lanton community of Maury County came to TN from VA. J.B. Chappell was born in the Carter's Creek community on Oct 1849, the son of Henry and Martha J. Chappell. Henry was th3 son of Reuben, from VA; Martha, the dau. of Reuben Smith. J.B. first married Eliza, widow of Jas Morton and dau, ofJohn and Mahala McKee. their children were Fount E., Evan P., Leslie B. In 1891 he married Alice, daughter of Nelson and Emily McKee. Nelson was the son of Wm. and Liddie (Rankin) McKee; Emily, dau. of Andrew and Mary Rountree. Their Children were Towler, Reuben, Mary F., Martha J., and Emma Virginia. Reuben married Lillie Mae Hedgepeth, daughter of Robert Monroe Hedgepath [last name spelled once with "e" once with "a"](d. Nov. 14 ,1939) and Amanda L. (Martin)(d. Jun. 22 ,1951) of Lawrence County on Dec 20, 1925. They lived on a farm on Route 1, Spring Hill, which was later named Les Chappell Road, after Reuben's half-brother, Leslie B. Chappell, who also lived on the road. In 1936, they necame foster parents to Fred Edmondson(b. Dec. 1, 1930 in Valdosta, GA), who was six years old and living at the Tennessee Orphan's Home in Spring Hill. A few years later, they adopted him, and his name was changed to Fred L. Chappell. Reuben died apr. 1, 1943; Lillie died Jun. 26, 1988. On Dec. 12, 1992, Fred Chappell married Carol Susan (Sue) McClure of Memphis, TN, the dau. of Col. Paul J. (born in Kaiser, AR) and Almeda Kline Whittle(born in Williamstown, PA) McClure. Sue McClure was born Dec 23, 1956 in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Fred and Sue Chappell live at 3208 Lesw Chappell Road, in a log house they built together. Jeanine -----Original Message----- From: Brian Chappell <donncorleone@email.msn.com> To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 6:01 PM Subject: [TNMAURY-L] Chappell Family >Can anyone help me find information on the Chappell family line, both past >and present, of Maury County? > >Brian Chappell > > > > >==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >Maury County Historical Society >Contact: Mrs. Alice Algood, President >Address: 804 Athenaeum St., Columbia, TN 38401 >Phone: (931) 388-5373 > >MCHS, founded in 1964, meets every odd month on the third Sunday. A quarterly publication is issued. Membership dues are $10 per year. > >Visit the Maury County Historical Society Web Site at: >http://www.maurywebpages.com/mchs/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > >