Robert William Chappel was born on 18 June 1864, in Ingham Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States. He married Ellen Melinda Dayton on 21 August 1885, in Stockbridge, Stockbridge Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grayling, Crawford, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Bay, Michigan, United States in 1935. He died on 18 March 1950, in Pinconning Township, Bay, Michigan, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Grayling, Crawford, Michigan, United States.
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English: variant of Chappell .
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