UPDATE 5/27/2010- Since beginning this project I have found online records back to 185ad and developed a fairly complex documentation of Joshua's direct ancestors.  Let me know if you need any information or want to see it.

Ancestors list for Joshua Gordon Chapman

    *=Birth    +=Death

    oo=Marriage

1. Chapman, Joshua, * Grand Rapids, MI 10/23/2008

    Chapman, Lydia, * Grand Rapids, MI 9/2/2010

 

1. line of ancestors

2. Chapman, John,

3. Brown, Deborah,

 

2. line of ancestors

4. Chapman, Charles,

5. Sherman, Arlene,

6. Brown, Steven,

7. Mielke, Donna,

 

3. line of ancestors

8. Chapman, William, + White County, IL 1963

9. Kelsch, Margaret, Teacher, * 02/03/1917, + 1970

10.Sherman, Welby, * Woodland, MI (Barry County) 01/16/1930, + Battle Creek, MI (Calhoun County) 08/08/1986

11. Scobey, Donna,

12. Brown, Gordon, * Kalamazoo, MI 11/11/1925, + Myrtle Beach, SC (Horry County) 02/22/1990

13. Gillett, Jean,

14. Mielke, Julius, * South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 12/03/1921, + Kalamazoo, MI (Kalamazoo County) 1998

15. Kuschner, Maryella,

 

4. line of ancestors

18. Kelsch, Henry

oo Clara Barth

19. Barth, Clara

oo Henry Kelsch

20. Sherman, Arthur, + Udall, KS (Cowley County)

oo I. Opal ..., II. Charlotte Hedges

21. Hedges, Charlotte, + March 1984

oo Arthur Sherman

22. Scobey, Robert, * 10/19/1906, + 03/31/1984

oo 08/08/1931 Arlene Engle

23. Engle, Arlene, * 04/10/1913, + 08/28/1977

oo 08/08/1931 Robert Scobey

24. Brown, Freeman, * 09/13/1900, + Kalamazoo, MI 05/14/1974

oo Vina Shank

25. Shank, Vina, * 11/04/1900, + Kalamazoo, MI 07/21/1985

oo Freeman Brown

26. Gillett, Walter, * Shelbyville, Mi (Allegan County) 08/23/1891, + Plainwell, MI (Allegan County) 11/06/1968

oo Shelbyville, Mi (Allegan County) 02/04/1914 Gennie Anderson

27. Anderson, Gennie, * Ransom, IL (La Salle County) 08/19/1892, + Plainwell, Mi (Allegan County) 09/24/1968

oo Shelbyville, Mi (Allegan County) 02/04/1914 Walter Gillett

28. Mielke, William, * South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 1889, + South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 1956

oo Louise Winkle

29. Winkle, Louise, * South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 1889, + South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 1956

oo William Mielke

30. Kuschner, Morris, * Cabool, MO (Texas County) 1886, + Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles County) 1962

oo Edna Keasey

31. Keasey, Edna, * South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 1883, + Kalamazoo, MI (Kalamazoo County) 1923

oo Morris Kuschner

 

5. line of ancestors

41. Buxton, Margaret

42. Hedges, Ezra, + Hastings, MI (Barry County)

oo Martha ...

43. ..., Martha, * 1870, + 03/10/1966

oo Ezra Hedges

44. Scobey, Henry

oo Cora Williams

45. Williams, Cora

oo Henry Scobey

46. Engle, Earl, * 1880, + 08/18/1965

oo Rosa Norton

47. Norton, Rosa

oo Earl Engle

48. Brown, Grant, * Michigan 1866

oo Minnie ...

49. ..., Minnie, * New York 1880

oo Grant Brown

52. Gillett, Avery, * Canada 06/06/1864, + Shelbyville, Mi (Allegan County) 03/15/1946

oo Martin, MI (Allegan County) 04/10/1889 Lucia Carpenter

53. Carpenter, Lucia, * Martin, MI (Allegan County) 12/24/1859, + Shelbyville, MI (Allegan County) 07/25/1951

oo Martin, MI (Allegan County) 04/10/1889 Avery Gillett

54. Anderson, Martin, * Karlshamn, Sweden 09/07/1864, + Plainwell, MI (Allegan County) 05/02/1950

oo Ransom, IL (La Salle County) 05/17/1891 Emily Perrson

55. Perrson, Emily, * Holleryd, Sweden ? 02/20/1864, + Plainwell, MI (Allegan County) 08/25/1939

oo Ransom, IL (La Salle County) 05/17/1891 Martin Anderson

56. Mielke, Julius, * Germany

oo Bertha ...

57. ..., Bertha

oo Julius Mielke

58. Winkle, Charles, * Gewiesen, Pomerania, Germany, + ? Unites States

oo Elizabeth ...

59. ..., Elizabeth

oo Charles Winkle

62. Keasey, Eugene, * Constantine, MI (Cass COunty) 1860, + Watervliet, MI (Van Buren County) 1943

oo Ella Squier

63. Squier, Ella, * Halls Corners, IN (Allen County) 1859, + South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 1943

oo Eugene Keasey

 

6. line of ancestors

104. Gillett, Avery, * Brighton, Ontario, Canada 01/12/1834, + Shelbyville, Mi (Allegan County) 02/06/1919

oo Elgin County, Ontario, Canada 09/10/1856 Emma Campbell

105. Campbell, Emma, * Nova Scotia, Canada 08/13/1837, + Canada 04/23/1874

oo Elgin County, Ontario, Canada 09/10/1856 Avery Gillett

106. Carpenter, Joel, * Sandy Creek, NY (Oswego County) 05/30/1824, + Martin, MI (Allegan County) 03/15/1908

oo Wayland, MI (Allegan County) 04/02/1854 Emeline Ayres

107. Ayres, Emeline, * Rush, PA (Centre County) 09/30/1828, + Martin, MI (Allegan County) 10/28/1899

oo Wayland, MI (Allegan County) 04/02/1854 Joel Carpenter

108. Anderson, Gumme

oo Johanna Monson

109. Monson, Johanna

oo Gumme Anderson

110. Perrson, Per, * 1840

oo Karsten Johanson

111. Johanson, Karsten, * 1845

oo Per Perrson

124. Keasey, Daniel, * Ohio 1829, + 1906

oo Eleanor Platt

125. Platt, Eleanor, * Mansfield, OH (Richland County) 1833, + 1889

oo Daniel Keasey

126. Squier, George, * Essex County New York 1831, + South Haven, MI (Van Buren County) 1907

oo Ellen Powers

127. Powers, Ellen, * Columbus, OH (Franklin County) 1830, + ??? 1890

oo George Squier

 

7. line of ancestors

208. Gillett, Samuel, * Lowville, NY (Lewis County) 10/02/1810, + Wayland, MI (Allegan County) 03/26/1898

oo Kingston, Ontario, Canada at 1833 Charlotte Powley

209. Powley, Charlotte, * Kingston, Ontario, Canada 04/22/1815, + Elgin County, Ontario, Canada 11/07/1847

oo Kingston, Ontario, Canada at 1833 Samuel Gillett

212. Carpenter, Amasa, * Thompson, CT (Windham County) 04/21/1787, + Sandy Creek, NY (Oswego County) 1850

oo Lucy Stone

213. Stone, Lucy, * Thompson, CT (Windham County) 08/15/1790, + ?? I think Sandy Creek, NY (Oswego County) ?? December 1826

oo Amasa Carpenter

214. Ayres, Jacob, * Stouchberg, PA (Berks County) 01/09/1781, + Farmington, OH (Trumbull County) 10/07/1851

oo Pennsylvania 07/14/1814 Elizabeth FInk

215. FInk, Elizabeth, * Pennsylvania 11/13/1795, + Ohio 08/24/1838

oo Pennsylvania 07/14/1814 Jacob Ayres

250. Platt, Isaac, * Burlington, NJ (Burlington County) 1812, + 1873

oo Maria Gilkinson

251. Gilkinson, Maria, * Mansfield, OH (Richland County) 1815, + Mansfield, OH (Richland County) 1873

oo Isaac Platt

252. Squier, Platt, * New York (State) 1799, + Harlan, IN (Allen County) 1869

oo Aurilla Goodspeed

253. Goodspeed, Aurilla, * New York (State) 1802, + ? ?

oo Platt Squier

 

8. line of ancestors

424. Carpenter, Samuel, * Pomfret, CT (Windham County) 05/24/1757, + Thompson, CT (Windham County) 01/07/1798

oo Dolly Alton

425. Alton, Dolly, * Windham, CT (Windham County) 1760, + Thompson, CT (Windham County) 03/09/1785

oo Samuel Carpenter

426. Stone, Levi

oo Priscilla Alton

427. Alton, Priscilla

oo Levi Stone

502. Gilkinson, Squire, * West Virginia 1788, + ??? 1856

oo Nancy Coffinberry

503. Coffinberry, Nancy, * Martinsburg, WV (Berkeley County) 1793, + ??? ???

oo I. Squire Gilkinson, II. John Sivert

 

9. line of ancestors

1006. Coffinberry, George, * WV (Virginia Colony) 1760, + Mansfield, OH (Richland County) 1851

oo Elizabeth Little

1007. Little, Elizabeth, * Strasburg, Alsace-Lorraine 1769, + Mansfield, OH (Richland County) 1858

oo George Coffinberry

 

10. line of ancestors

2012. Kauffenbaerger, George, * Stuttgart, Germany 1704, + Martinsburg, West Virginia (Berkeley County) 1813

oo Katrina Kimmel

2013. Kimmel, Katrina, * Hannover, Germany 1729, + Martinsburg, West Virginia (Berkeley County) 1846

oo George Kauffenbaerger

2014. Little, George, * Strasburg, Alsace-Lorraine 1743, + Chambersburg, PA (Franklin County) 1769

oo Elizabeth Truggat

2015. Truggat, Elizabeth, * Strasburg, Alsace-Lorraine 17??, + Chambersburg, PA (Franklin County) 1796

oo George Little