Willaim Joseph Chapman was the son of Joseph Chapman 1740-ca 1820 and the
grandson of Giles Chapman Sr b 04 Jun 1742 and Sarah Jackson b 27 Feb 1710.
William Joseph md ca 1798 Newberry Co, SC Elizabeth Martin. dau of Elijah
Martin and Betsy Vondenburg (md ca 1760 in Newberry Co, SC also)
William and Elizabeth had children:
1 Moses Chapman md 08 may 1824 Sarah Reynolds
2 Elijah Martin Chapman b ca 1800 SC d ca 1845 Dalton, Whitefield Co, Ga md
10 May 1827 in Henry Co GA Eliza Urwin Hartsfield b 16 Apr 1808 d ca 1840
3 William Chapman md Jane Adams
4 Joseph Chapman md Mary Johnson md 2nd Harriett Cowan
5 Jacob Chapman md 1st Mary Nettles md 2nd Margaret McLean
6 Elizabeth Chapman b 23 Jun 1805 SC d 02 July 1872 md 13 Nov 1825 George
Washington Reynolds b 23 July 1805 Barrow Co, Ga (Winder) both died in Union
Parrish, LA (Downsville) G W Reynolds son of Gallant Reynolds and Jemina
Culp. (Barnes Ancestry. Internet)
Sources Census records for Henry Co, GA, Whitfield Co, GA,
Giles Chapman of Bridlington ,page 7-8-9, Dr Jesse P Chapaman ;Suit Bill #21
Court of Equity Newberry Co, SC; County Records Of Henry Co, GA
Elijah Martin Chapman b in SC drew Land Lot # 424 in the Georgia 1832 Gold
Lottery. He moved his family to Murray Co Ga in 1836 from Henry CO to work
his gold mine. He also bought and sold land in Murray and Whitfield Co GA. as
witnessed by the number of deeds in his name. He was working in his mine (was
located in what was later Lumpkin CO GA) when he became ill and died ca
1845. He died after the 1840 Census and before his father William Joseph
Chapman wrote his will in 1845.
Elijah Martin Chapman and Eliza Urwin Hartsfield dau of Godfrey Hartsfield
and Sarah Muckleroy had Children:
1 William H Chapman b 1829 GA
2 Wilson N Chapman b 1829 GA Twins
3 Edwin Evander Chapman b 16 May 1830 Newton Co Ga d 15 Feb 1917 Jefferson Co
AL md 16 August 1857 Nancy Garr Talley b 22 Jan 1838 Newton Co, Ga d 03 Jan
1918 Jefferson Co, AL
4 Sarah Eliza Chapman b 06 Apr 1833 Henry Co, Ga d 01 Jul 1916 Jones CO, TX
md 11 Jul 1854 Felix Gravin Bradley b 16 Mar 1816 SC d 10 Jan 1901 Graysion
Co TX
5 Martha Caroline Chapman b 1837 GA md 02 Aug 1855 James A Odell Whitfield
Co Ga
6 Elijah Malone Chapman b 04 Mar 1838 Ga
Sources
Georgia Census Records for Henry,Murray, Whitfield. Jefferson Co Al Census.
Cemetery Records Marriage Records Land records Ga & AL .Gold Lottery Records.
Civil War Records, Pension Records. Death Records.
Edwin Evander Chapman b 16 May Newton Co, Ga d 15 Feb 1917 Jefferson Co Al md
16 August 1857 Nancy Garr Talley (dau of William Talley and Sallie (Sarah)
Wilhite Goss) Nancy Talley b 31 Jan 1838 Newton CO, GA d 03 Jan 1918
Jefferson Co, Al both buried in Trussville City Cemetery. in Trussville AL.
Edwin E Chapman served in the Civil War CO H 2 nd GA INf He was in the
Battle of Wilderness. He was wounded in his leg and was disabled as a result.
He made beautiful carved walking sticks and gave them to people. Nancy Garr
Talley Chapman was a well known midwife and served as a doctor in many
instances. She was also one who "laid out the dead" At her death she passed
her medical books to her daughter Milita Caroline Chapman.
They had Children (All born in Whitfield CO, Ga. Moved to AL in a train
boxcar.)
1 Eliza Wilhite Chapman b 16 Sept 1858 d 06 July 1942 md William D Hall
2 William Martin Chapman b 03 dec 1860 d 14 Sept 1926 Wilburton ,OK
md Nancy Jane Hulsey
3 Infant b dead
4 Georgia Ann Ugenia Chapman b 12 Dec 1864 d 09 Dec 1935 Durrant, OK
md Miles Langston Stone
5 Sarah Elizabeth Chapman b 11 Jan 1867 d 1939 Jefferson CO, Al
md John William Fortenberry --Great grandparents of Fannie Flagg of "Fried
Green Tomatoes" and "Steel Magnolia: fame. set in Irondale AL.Jefferson Co,
AL
6 Nancy Hill Chapman b 29 Oct 1869 d Jefferson CO, Al
md Zedock B Bonner
7 John Henry Chapman b 08 Apr 1872 d 27 Nov 1942 Red Oak, OK
md several times said to have had 17 children.
8 Lewis Edwin Chapman b 13 Nov 1874 d 04 Aug 1929 ,TX buried Jefferson CO, AL
md Minnie E ______ no children.
9 Malita Caroline Chapman b 27 Mar 1877 d 04 Aug 1944 Jefferson Co, Al
md Joel Samuel Vann buried in Trussville City Cemetery .
10 Harriet Eleanor Chapman b 01 Feb 1880 d 23 Oct 1959 Jefferson Co, AL
md John Marion Cates
Bettye Vann Knight