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Funeral Notice · primary-source record

Mrs. Chapman

March 21, 1913

Died 21 March 1913 · funeral at Penn Yan, New York

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Notice

Date of death

March 21, 1913

Place of death

Penn Yan, New York, United States

From the funeral card

Mar. 21, 1913

Mother died this morning

Funeral at Penn Lan, Monday, Mar. 24, at 2:30 PM

214 Wagner St.

Ernest Chapman.

A funeral notice postcard addressed to Mr & Mrs Frank Gillette, East Main Street, Penn Lane, N.Y. (likely Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y.). The deceased is identified only as "Mother" — the mother of the sender, Ernest Chapman; her own name does not appear on the card. There is no postmark or indication that the card was ever actually mailed.

Brian's research

The 1910 census places Ernest Chapman, age 38 (estimated birth year 1871), born New York, white, male, in 3-WD Penn Yan, Yates County, New York.

Here are the other Chapmans in the 1910 census index for Penn Yan. Most likely "Mother" is either Marion E. Chapman b. circa 1853 or Fred Chapman's wife:

  • Fred Chapman, 1-WD Penn Yan, Yates, NY, b. 1857, New York, white, male
  • Ernest Chapman, 3-WD Penn Yan, Yates, NY, b. 1871, New York, white, male
  • Marion E Chapman, 3-WD Penn Yan, Yates, NY, b. 1853, New York, white, female
  • Aaron E Chapman, 4-WD Penn Yan, Yates, NY, b. 1849, New York, white, male
  • Alida E Chapman, 4-WD Penn Yan, Yates, NY, b. 1879, New York, white, female
  • Frank B Chapman, 5-WD Penn Yan, Yates, NY, b. 1854, New York, white, male
  • William Chapman, 5-WD Penn Yan, Yates, NY, b. 1875, New York, white, male

— Brian, Ancestors at Rest

Sources consulted

  • 1910 U.S. census, Penn Yan, Yates County, New York — NA series T624, roll 1075, part 2, page 198A

People named in this record

  • Mrs. ChapmanSubject · probable
  • Ernest ChapmanChild
  • Frank GilletteMentioned
  • Mrs. Frank GilletteMentioned
  • Fred ChapmanMentioned
  • Marion E. ChapmanMentioned
  • Aaron E. ChapmanMentioned
  • Alida E. ChapmanMentioned
  • Frank B. ChapmanMentioned
  • William ChapmanMentioned

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From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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2026-06-12
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Citation: "Funeral notice postcard from Ernest Chapman to Mr & Mrs Frank Gillette, Penn Yan, New York, announcing the death of his mother, 21 March 1913," contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/chapman-mother-1913/ : accessed [your access date]).

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