I started looking into family history because the family said that my grandfather, George Wilbur Hapeman, took his Mother's maiden name after a disagreement with his father, Fletcher Staples. I set out to discover George's original last name. After some research I had my answer. Years later after my Grandmother, Mahota Maxine, had passed away I found George's birth certificate in her house and the information I had discovered was confirmed with his birth certificate.

I started looking into family history because the family said that my grandfather, George Wilbur Hapeman, took his Mother's maiden name after a disagreement with his father, Fletcher Staples. I set out to discover George's original last name. After some research I had my answer. Years later after my Grandmother, Mahota Maxine, had passed away I found George's birth certificate in her house and the information I had discovered was confirmed with his birth certificate.