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From Charles A. Robinson, March 10, 2006
I'm sending a photo of a tintype I own of my great-great-great
grandmother Hannah and her five daughters. It may or may not be
something you would like to add to
John G Chaplin's page. It Is a
treasure to have this photo of them. I am grateful to the family members
who have held on to these mementos.
Kneeling in front is my great-great grandmother Ida Chaplin Williams Woodson Robinson. To her right shoulder, sitting, is Florence Chaplin Nesbit. To her left shoulder, sitting, is Clara Chaplin Wagner. To her right shoulder, standing, is Louisa Chaplin Kerr, and to her left shoulder, standing, is Mae Chaplin Johnson, with their mother, Hannah Penlow Gynn Chaplin, John Chaplin's wife, in the middle.
(Editor's note: click this cropped image for the full tintype)
I read the interesting note at your site from the fellow who mentions the
historical marker to be erected In Harrisburg. I would love to be there
for the event. I am currently investigating the Chapline/Nourse/Norris
slave owners, from whom we believe my ancestors derived their names.
Nancy did quite a bit of research in this area back In 1978 but left off
with it. I have been trying to contact her but have not been
successful so far, being that I'm no expert in the legalities of my
sharing the information she has shared with me, I am just one excited
person of my family history and have no problem myself with sharing my
family history, with the hope that someday someone may visit your site
and post something as the recent man did concerning the historical
marker. My hope is that it is okay with Nancy to post information
about the slave owners of my ancestors. I can tell you this much:
the Chapline name includes Joseph Chapline of Frederick County,
Maryland, the founder of Sharpsburg and location of the bloodiest Civil
War battle. This is the family that I need to get to Hagerstown and do
some record searching into their slaves, with the hope of finding
records that may mention the Chapline/Norris slaves, and that may lead
me to finally make the connection to my ancestors. There is lots
of research still ahead for me. At any rate I never heard back
from you on some things I sent you. I know you must be a busy person but
did you get over to the family web page I sent of my family tree? There
are some photos on the site you might like to see and I would like to
hear back from you on them.
Sincerely,
Charles A Robinson