Mary J. EVERINGHAM b.Aug 1827 NY
early notes suggest b.1838???
d.1908 (Lafayette Cemetery, Onondaga NY)
married:
Honorable Abner CHAPMAN (b.1798)
Judge & New York Legislator
parents:
Jerimiah EVERINGHAM (b.1797) (1)
Sophia FRENCH (b.1808)
children:

    no children
siblings:
  1. William (b.1825)
  2. Charles (b.1840-42)
  3. Albert (b.1841)
  4. Martha (b.1843)
  5. Lucy (b.1845)
  6. Nancy (b.1848)
fact sources and writings about this individual:

1Information supplied by Ann J. Everingham.
2Onondago Co. NY census 1860
3Jeremiah Everingham Obituary.
4Research below of Kevin Everingham;

1860 Central City Courier Newspaper, Syracuse, NY .. Wedn. June 6, 1860.. "A notorious character, Sullivan Bowen entered the grist mill of Mr. Sidney Gilbert at South Onondaga and robbed the office and mill of a trunk containing a small amount of money and a number of valuable papers. On Monday, Bowen was examined before Abner Chapman, Esq., Justice of the Peace, and in default of bail was committed to the Penitentiary, where Sheriff Wright lodged him last night."

1873 The Daily Standard News, Thur, June 19, 1873.. "The Hon. Abner Chapman, long a well known and influential citizen of this county, died at his residence in South Onondaga at 5 o'clock last evening, after an illness of several months. Mr. Chapman was born Sept 30th, 1798, in the town of Ashford, Windham County Conn. At the age of 23 he married Eliza Merrick, with whom he lived 49 years, having several children, but they all died at an early age. On the first day of last January he married Miss Mary Everingham of South Onondaga, who survives him."

1892 The Syracuse Weekly Express, Thur, Jan 7, 1892 (Page 4).. "(South Onondaga section) - Mrs. Olive Everingham and her daughter Mrs. Chapman are sick with either severe colds or else the grip." Olive was Mary's step-mother. The Grip was a term used to describe an infectious respiratory disease, caused by influenza (FLU) viruses.

Onondaga Centennial, Vol 1, 1896
..Town of Onondaga, Page 861 - "A temperance society was organized about 1836 and existed for more than 40 years, one of it's leading members and long-time president being Abner Chapman."... in 1835 he was also listed in the following manner: "Abner Chapman, Justice and School teacher."
History of Onondaga County New York, Prof W.W. Clayton 1878 see link for a Biography of Abner Chapman.

1900 Town of Onondaga, Onondaga Co. NY CENSUS SDist 12, EDist 74, Sheet 6A
#131/135 - Mary Chapman, head, born Aug 1827, age 72, no children, born NY,... Wm. Everingham, nephew, b. sept 1864, age 35, born NY, salesman.

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