Dear Alice,
Regarding your James Chapman.....
This is really wild. My great great grandfather was named James Thurston
Chapman. He was born in 1863 in TN. His father's name, as confirmed by
Henry County, TN 1860 census, was James T. Chapman who was born abt 1826.
James T. Chapman, Sr. was married to Susannah H. who was born 1830. My
James Thurston Chapman had a sister named Ruby who was a year older than
himself. There are some other siblings that I can name if you are
interested (including Mary A., Benjamin F., Francis A.J., DeWitt C., and
Ruby or Marie). Also, James T. Chapman Sr. disappears from the records in
TN between 1863 and 1870. By 1870, his wife Susan and their younger
children are living in Montgomery Co., TN.
Are you sure that your James Chapman came from England? I haven't been able
to get my James before the Henry Co., TN census of 1860; but, outside of
that I've confirmed my info through census records.
Also, there is a name that runs in my family....DeWitt Chapman....that I've
seen appearing in IL. What a bunch of coincidences! What about the
birthdates for Frederick and George? Where did you get them? Are you sure
about the place of birth for your James and the marriage date for he and
Emma?
I know this sounds really wild....but I've never met another group of
descendants that so closely resemble my own. Especially the name Thurston.
Also, I have a Benjamin F. Chapman born in 1854 who disappears from the
family record before 1870. The "F" could stand for Frederick.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Kathy in FL mamkmm2(a)prodigy.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Alice Buwalda <buwalda(a)jps.net>
To: CHAPMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com <CHAPMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Monday, November 29, 1999 10:57 PM
Subject: [CHAPMAN-L] James Chapman
Hi,
I am new to your Chapman List!!
I am looking for information about James Chapman and family. James came to
America from England about 1868. James (born abt 1828) came with his wife
Emma (born abt 1835) and three children, Emma C (1865-1939), Fredrick
(born
abt 1854), and George (born abt 1856). All were born in England
They must have gone to Ill. first then moved to Solomon Township, Cloud Co.
Kansas. (Federal Census 1880)
James and Emma had at least two more children, James H (born abt 1869 in
Ill.), and John W (born abt 1873 in Kansas).
According to the Federal Census 1900 - 1910, Federick Chapman was married
to
Mary L Kimble and they had 11 children, Wiliam H, Stella, Edward,
Fred,
John, Daniel Thurston, Roy, Arthur, Ethel M, Mary E, and Enice H.
Daniel Thurston Chapman married Goldie Riffe(1896-1979), they had two
children, Billie Allen and Ruby Lea (1913-1962). They moved to California.
I would appreciate any info --- Alice - buwalda(a)jps.com
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