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William Nelson Chapman 1851 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1851

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 13 December 1931

Death Location: Ripley Brown Co. Ohio, Ohio, USA

Father: John Chapman

Mother: Matilda Jones

Spouse(s): Emma Cheesman

Children(s): Estella Chapman, Allice Chapman, Eddie Chapman

Early life: William Nelson Chapman arrived in Ohio in 1851, born to John C. Chapman and Matilda Jones. Over time, William Nelson Chapman formed a family with Emma Cheesman, which included Estella Mae Chapman, Allice Chapman and Eddie Chapman. William Nelson Chapman concluded life in Ripley Brown Co. Ohio, Ohio, USA in 1931.

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Parents

John Chapman
1804 – 1891
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
JC
Matilda Jones
1812 – 1881
Birth Location: Salt, Clermont, Ohio, United States
MJ

Spouses(s)

Emma Cheesman
1852 –
Birth Location: Ohio
EC

Children(s)

Estella Chapman
1871 – 1934
Birth Location: Hanging Rock, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
EC
Allice Chapman
1872 –
Birth Location: Clark Brown, Ohio, USA
AC
Eddie Chapman
1876 –
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
EC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1851
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Clark, Hamersville, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clark, Brown, Ohio; Roll: M653_939; Page: 338; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Clark, Feesburg, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clark, Brown, Ohio; Roll: M593_1175; Page: 32A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Clarke, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 December 1931
    Event Place: Ripley Brown Co. Ohio, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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