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Mary Chappell

Quiltmaker

  Georgia, United States    

Georgia Quilt Project

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The maker migrated to where jobs were located in Georgia. The maker lived most of their life in Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida.

Date and place of death.

Born before 1865, died 11/10/1963, Jacksonville, FL

Ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American, Caucasian, Black, Indian

Educational background:

minimal

Religious affiliation:

Baptist

Occupation (if retired, former occupation):

Homemaker

Where was the quiltmaker born?

Mississippi (MS), United States

Where did the quiltmaker grow up?

Rural

Spouse's/Spouses' name(s):

John Miller

Number of children:

1M, 3F

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt:

Income

Other reasons the quiltmaker makes/made quilts.

Quilting was what girls learned in those days. The maker has made dozens of quilts.

Estimate the number of quilts made by this maker:

5-20 quilts

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