He married Nellie May stone Collins on Jan. 20, 1904, in Oklahoma. She was recently divorced and raising a baby boy named Arthur.
Frank and Nellie first lived in Castle, Oklahoma (Okfuskee County). They were seen living there, in the 1910 Census Report. Nellies father William, who was a widow by that time, was living with them, as was Nellies son Arthur, from her first marriage.
Frank and Nellie had three children: William Frank (born February 23, 1905); Eleanor, known as Ella (born 1909); and Margie Jane (born February 12, 1916). However, Frank firmly believed that another man had fathered Margie, and so he left Nellie, shortly after Margie was born. Frank took his two oldest children, William Frank (who he called Frank Jr.) and Eleanor, and moved to Strong, Kansas (Chase County).
They lived on Cottonwood Avenue, and Frank worked as a farmer. He told people that he was a widow. Between 1925 and 1930, his son and daughter moved out of the house. Frank died on November 9, 1939, and he was buried in the Prairie Grove Cemetery, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Frank never claimed his youngest child Margie as being his, although the rest of the family did.
C. F. Mapes, well known Strong City resident , died Thursday at his home. He was 80 years of age . Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o['clock in the Methodist Church at Strong City and burial was in the Prairie Grave cemetery at Cottonwood Falls.
Rev. E.K. Resler conducted the funeral services and music was provided by a quartet composed of Eleanor Resler, Rae Harris, Kenneth Lenke and William Beckner. The pall-bearers were Edd Roberts, Ed Brown, Lee Betty, Harry Counseller, C. A. Ward and Charles Shumaker.
Charles Franklin Mapes, son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Mapes, was born in Moors Hill, Indiana, June 12, 1859, and died at his home in Strong City, November 9, 1939, at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 28 days. He was one of a family of ten children, all of whom have preceded him in death.
When he was 17 years of age, his family moved to Kansas, locating in Chase County. On January 30, 1904, he was married to Nellie Stone Collins, and they established their home in Okema, Okla., living in that state until he moved to Strong City in 1915, where he has since resided.
Mr. Mapes was the son of a Methodist minister. Early in life he accepted Christ as his Savior, and often, when in conversation with those nearest him, he has reaffirmed that faith.
Immediate surviving relatives of Mr. Mapes are his son, Frank Mapes of Strong City; his daughter Mrs. Eleanor Nunez, Spreckless, Calif., and four grandchildren, Barbara Ann and Esta Lee Mapes of Strong City, and Sydney and Eleanor Lynn Nunez of Spreckless, Calif. Besides these there are a large number of nieces and nephews who mourn his loss.
Contributor: Marcia BB
Frank and Nellie first lived in Castle, Oklahoma (Okfuskee County). They were seen living there, in the 1910 Census Report. Nellies father William, who was a widow by that time, was living with them, as was Nellies son Arthur, from her first marriage.
Frank and Nellie had three children: William Frank (born February 23, 1905); Eleanor, known as Ella (born 1909); and Margie Jane (born February 12, 1916). However, Frank firmly believed that another man had fathered Margie, and so he left Nellie, shortly after Margie was born. Frank took his two oldest children, William Frank (who he called Frank Jr.) and Eleanor, and moved to Strong, Kansas (Chase County).
They lived on Cottonwood Avenue, and Frank worked as a farmer. He told people that he was a widow. Between 1925 and 1930, his son and daughter moved out of the house. Frank died on November 9, 1939, and he was buried in the Prairie Grove Cemetery, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Frank never claimed his youngest child Margie as being his, although the rest of the family did.
C. F. Mapes, well known Strong City resident , died Thursday at his home. He was 80 years of age . Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o['clock in the Methodist Church at Strong City and burial was in the Prairie Grave cemetery at Cottonwood Falls.
Rev. E.K. Resler conducted the funeral services and music was provided by a quartet composed of Eleanor Resler, Rae Harris, Kenneth Lenke and William Beckner. The pall-bearers were Edd Roberts, Ed Brown, Lee Betty, Harry Counseller, C. A. Ward and Charles Shumaker.
Charles Franklin Mapes, son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Mapes, was born in Moors Hill, Indiana, June 12, 1859, and died at his home in Strong City, November 9, 1939, at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 28 days. He was one of a family of ten children, all of whom have preceded him in death.
When he was 17 years of age, his family moved to Kansas, locating in Chase County. On January 30, 1904, he was married to Nellie Stone Collins, and they established their home in Okema, Okla., living in that state until he moved to Strong City in 1915, where he has since resided.
Mr. Mapes was the son of a Methodist minister. Early in life he accepted Christ as his Savior, and often, when in conversation with those nearest him, he has reaffirmed that faith.
Immediate surviving relatives of Mr. Mapes are his son, Frank Mapes of Strong City; his daughter Mrs. Eleanor Nunez, Spreckless, Calif., and four grandchildren, Barbara Ann and Esta Lee Mapes of Strong City, and Sydney and Eleanor Lynn Nunez of Spreckless, Calif. Besides these there are a large number of nieces and nephews who mourn his loss.
Contributor: Marcia BB
He married Nellie May stone Collins on Jan. 20, 1904, in Oklahoma. She was recently divorced and raising a baby boy named Arthur.
Frank and Nellie first lived in Castle, Oklahoma (Okfuskee County). They were seen living there, in the 1910 Census Report. Nellies father William, who was a widow by that time, was living with them, as was Nellies son Arthur, from her first marriage.
Frank and Nellie had three children: William Frank (born February 23, 1905); Eleanor, known as Ella (born 1909); and Margie Jane (born February 12, 1916). However, Frank firmly believed that another man had fathered Margie, and so he left Nellie, shortly after Margie was born. Frank took his two oldest children, William Frank (who he called Frank Jr.) and Eleanor, and moved to Strong, Kansas (Chase County).
They lived on Cottonwood Avenue, and Frank worked as a farmer. He told people that he was a widow. Between 1925 and 1930, his son and daughter moved out of the house. Frank died on November 9, 1939, and he was buried in the Prairie Grove Cemetery, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Frank never claimed his youngest child Margie as being his, although the rest of the family did.
C. F. Mapes, well known Strong City resident , died Thursday at his home. He was 80 years of age . Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o['clock in the Methodist Church at Strong City and burial was in the Prairie Grave cemetery at Cottonwood Falls.
Rev. E.K. Resler conducted the funeral services and music was provided by a quartet composed of Eleanor Resler, Rae Harris, Kenneth Lenke and William Beckner. The pall-bearers were Edd Roberts, Ed Brown, Lee Betty, Harry Counseller, C. A. Ward and Charles Shumaker.
Charles Franklin Mapes, son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Mapes, was born in Moors Hill, Indiana, June 12, 1859, and died at his home in Strong City, November 9, 1939, at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 28 days. He was one of a family of ten children, all of whom have preceded him in death.
When he was 17 years of age, his family moved to Kansas, locating in Chase County. On January 30, 1904, he was married to Nellie Stone Collins, and they established their home in Okema, Okla., living in that state until he moved to Strong City in 1915, where he has since resided.
Mr. Mapes was the son of a Methodist minister. Early in life he accepted Christ as his Savior, and often, when in conversation with those nearest him, he has reaffirmed that faith.
Immediate surviving relatives of Mr. Mapes are his son, Frank Mapes of Strong City; his daughter Mrs. Eleanor Nunez, Spreckless, Calif., and four grandchildren, Barbara Ann and Esta Lee Mapes of Strong City, and Sydney and Eleanor Lynn Nunez of Spreckless, Calif. Besides these there are a large number of nieces and nephews who mourn his loss.
Contributor: Marcia BB
Frank and Nellie first lived in Castle, Oklahoma (Okfuskee County). They were seen living there, in the 1910 Census Report. Nellies father William, who was a widow by that time, was living with them, as was Nellies son Arthur, from her first marriage.
Frank and Nellie had three children: William Frank (born February 23, 1905); Eleanor, known as Ella (born 1909); and Margie Jane (born February 12, 1916). However, Frank firmly believed that another man had fathered Margie, and so he left Nellie, shortly after Margie was born. Frank took his two oldest children, William Frank (who he called Frank Jr.) and Eleanor, and moved to Strong, Kansas (Chase County).
They lived on Cottonwood Avenue, and Frank worked as a farmer. He told people that he was a widow. Between 1925 and 1930, his son and daughter moved out of the house. Frank died on November 9, 1939, and he was buried in the Prairie Grove Cemetery, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Frank never claimed his youngest child Margie as being his, although the rest of the family did.
C. F. Mapes, well known Strong City resident , died Thursday at his home. He was 80 years of age . Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o['clock in the Methodist Church at Strong City and burial was in the Prairie Grave cemetery at Cottonwood Falls.
Rev. E.K. Resler conducted the funeral services and music was provided by a quartet composed of Eleanor Resler, Rae Harris, Kenneth Lenke and William Beckner. The pall-bearers were Edd Roberts, Ed Brown, Lee Betty, Harry Counseller, C. A. Ward and Charles Shumaker.
Charles Franklin Mapes, son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Mapes, was born in Moors Hill, Indiana, June 12, 1859, and died at his home in Strong City, November 9, 1939, at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 28 days. He was one of a family of ten children, all of whom have preceded him in death.
When he was 17 years of age, his family moved to Kansas, locating in Chase County. On January 30, 1904, he was married to Nellie Stone Collins, and they established their home in Okema, Okla., living in that state until he moved to Strong City in 1915, where he has since resided.
Mr. Mapes was the son of a Methodist minister. Early in life he accepted Christ as his Savior, and often, when in conversation with those nearest him, he has reaffirmed that faith.
Immediate surviving relatives of Mr. Mapes are his son, Frank Mapes of Strong City; his daughter Mrs. Eleanor Nunez, Spreckless, Calif., and four grandchildren, Barbara Ann and Esta Lee Mapes of Strong City, and Sydney and Eleanor Lynn Nunez of Spreckless, Calif. Besides these there are a large number of nieces and nephews who mourn his loss.
Contributor: Marcia BB
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