James Chappel was born July 23, 1894 in Todd county, Kentucky and died June 20,1980 in Vanderburgh county, Indiana. He married Georgia Graves. They had 3 children
1. R. D. Chappel was born 1927 and died 1928
2. Marcus Roland Chappel, nothing more is known
3. Janet Sue Chappel, nothing more is known