Thanks, but I think that might be a little to old.
Johnny
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From: "Bruce Bales" <bbales(a)cox.net>
To: <chapman(a)rootsweb.com>
Cc: "John Evans" <jegto(a)alltel.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: CHAPMAN Digest, Vol 4, Issue 2
John Evans.
Here's a long shot on your Joseph Chapman. My wife's grandfather was
Joseph
R. Chapman
Born (1838/39) - Taliaferro Co GA
Parents
William CHAPMAN ca 1812
Ann CONNELL 1795-1880
Marriages and children
Married on 10 April 1859, Taliaferro Co, GA, to Minerva WHEELER 1843-1906,
with
William 1863
Edward D. 1865
Henry C. 1869-1938
Clarence 1871
Mettie 1875-1915
John 1877-1954
Baby 1880
After his wife died in 1906 (in Taliaferro Co, GA), Joseph disappeared and
was
never heard from again. West Virginia is a long way and he would have
been
seventy or more in 1908. He has male relatives in Metter, GA., but I
don't
think they have ever done any DNA testing.
We have lots more info on his ancestors.
bruce
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> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:47:56 -0500
> From: "John Evans" <jegto(a)alltel.net>
> Subject: [CHAPMAN] Chapman Question
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> Seeking information on a Joseph Chapman, I don't know anything about him
> but his name and he was Naugatuck, WV around the holidays in 1908.
>
> He is my grandfather, he and my grandmother, Virginia "Jennie" Evans had
> an
> affair ca 1908 around the holidays in Naugatuck, West Virginia. My father
> Lee Roy Evans (b. 8-1909 d 12-1965) (he didn't like his name so he
> reversed
> it and went all his life by Roy Lee) {nickname Red for his hair}never saw
> his father and it wasn't until the 1980's that mom and I were talking and
> she said do you know that you aren't an Evans, I asked her what she
> meant.
> Mom said that Jennie had an affair with a much older man that her (she
> was
> born 2-1885) and that dad was born out of wedlock. I am the youngest
> child
> of 6 and my siblings, the oldest of which was born in 1929 didn't know of
> this info until I told them.
>
> I had a Chapman 37 marker DNA test done and the test results show that I
> have an exact match in 12 marker DNA, in the 25 marker there is a match
> with a Genetic Distance of 1 & in the 37 marker there is match with a
> Genetic Distance of 2. He is currently on vacation so I can't find out
> his
> ancestorial tree. But according to what I have been told he and I shared
> a
> common ancestor probably about 6 generations back.
>
> If anyone has a Joseph Chapman in their tree born before 1885 I would
> appreciate your sending the his information. I have no idea as to his
> age,
> mom didn't elaberate on how old he might have been (just that he was a
> much
> older man that Jennie) or if he was married. It is even posible that he
> was
> visiting the Naugatuck area and was just there for the holidays.
>
> My Evans great-grand parents are Francis Marion (b 2-1837) & Dicy Ferrell
> (b. 5-1860) Evans if that helps.
>
> Thanks