George Washington Chapman
Born: September 9, 1850 in Marysville, Union Co., Ohio
Died: February 25, 1938 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 78, plot 1
Lot Owner: George Chapman, purchased in 1902
Married: Louisiana Vowell, December 24, 1878 in Jasper Co., Iowa 1
Children: John O., James "Jay", Harriett "Hattie" Skuzie, Pearl Langren, Minnie2 and Albert
Marriage: Mrs. Mary Fales on October 27, 1919.
Parents: John Ogdon and Mary Woodruff Chapman
GEORGE CHAPMAN DIES AT 87 YEARS
Long-Time Resident of Jasper County Dies After Week's Illness
George W. Chapman, 87, long-time resident of Jasper county died this morning at his house, 410 East Fifth street North, following a week's illness.
Mr. Chapman had lived in Jasper county since he was 15 years old with the exception of a few years in Kansas.
Born in 1850
He was born at Marysville, O., Sept 9, 1850, the son of John and Mary Chapman. He was the sixth of a family of eight children.
He came with his parents to Iowa in a covered wagon when he was 15 years old and they located on a farm eight miles southwest of Newton in Mound Prairie township. He he grew to manhood.
On Dec. 24, 1878, he was united in marriage to Lucy Vowel, and to this union six children were born, the eldest dying in infancy. Mrs. Chapman preceded her husband in death Oct. 14, 1918.
Mr. Chapman later married Mrs. Mary Fales on Oct 27, 1919 and she survives.
Church Member
In 1890, Mr. Chapman was converted and united with the Free Methodist church. He remained a faithful worker and regular attendant of the church as long as his health permitted.
Besides his wife, he is survived by five children, John of Lincoln, Neb., James of Davenport, Mrs. Harriett Skuzie of Falls City, Ore., and Mrs. Pearl Longren and Albert of Newton; eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Mamie Galusha of Corcoran, Calif. ~ The Newton Daily News, February 25, 1938.
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George Chapman
Funeral services for George Chapman, 87, were conducted from the Free Methodist church Sunday at 2 p.m. by the pastor, Rev. W. J. Trimble, assisted by Rev. J. S. Booton.
Music furnished by Mrs. Nelson Martz and Mrs. W. L. Anderson included two songs, "Rock of Ages" and "Going Down the Valley."
Interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery, with the following serving as pall bearers: Milo Snodgrass, Milburn Chevalier, William Johnson, William Klopping, J. L. Arends and Giles DeHamer.
Mrs. Leta Chevalier, Mrs. J. S. Booton and Bessie Norton were in charge of flowers.
Those attending the rites from away were Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Chapman of Lincoln, Neb., Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chapman of Davenport, Mrs. Frank Clymer, John Clymer, Mr. and Mrs. William Clymer, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Marshall and Mrs. Berry Tabor of Colfax, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Faildey of Prairie City, Mrs. Doyle Kinart of Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Fales of Sully and Mrs. Melvin Fales of Reasnor.
Mr. Chapman, pioneer resident of Jasper county, died Friday morning at his home, 410 East Fifth street South.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Mrs. Mary Chapman; five children by a former marriage, John of Lincoln, Neb., James of Davenport, Mrs. Harriett Skuzie of Falls City, Ore., and Mrs. Pearl Longren and Albert of Newton; eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Mamie Galusha of Corcoran, Calif. ~ Jasper County Record, March 17, 1938, page 8, column 4.
Louisiana "Lucy" (Vowell) Chapman
Born: November 7, 1860 in Sherman Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: October 14, 1918 near Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 78, plot 2
Lot Owner: George Chapman, purchased in 1902
Married: George Washington Chapman on December 24, 1878 in Jasper Co., Iowa1
Children: John O., James "Jay", Harriett "Hattie" Skuzie, Pearl Langren, Minnie2 and Albert
Parents: Anderson and Lettie Callison Vowell
Mrs. Louisianna Chapman Died
Mrs. George Chapman was Resident
of Jasper County All of Her Life
No Funeral Arrangements Made as Yet
Mrs. George Chapman, 58 years old and a resident of Jasper county all of her life, passed away at her home southwest of this city last evening about 6:30 o'clock. She had been ill since last July with a complication of diseases and Sunday evening she suffered a stroke of apoplexy.
Louisianna Vowell Chapman was born on a farm west of Newton November 7, 1860 , and she had, without the exception of three years in Kansas, spent her entire life in this vicinity. She is survived by her husband and five children. They are John of Detroit, Jay, with the American Expeditionary, forces in France, Mrs. Hattie Skuzie, Mrs. Pearl Langren of this city and Albert of near Colfax. Two brothers, Carl of Canada and James of Kansas and one sister, Mrs. Alice Oliver of Kansas, also mourn her death. Mrs. Chapman was a member of the Free Methodist church, having placed her membership there when a girl.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral as yet. Burial will be in the Metz cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, October 15, 1918.
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Funeral Yesterday For Mrs. George Chapman
The funeral services for Mrs. George Chapman were held at the home Thursday at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. B. N. Miller, of Des Moines.
Music was furnished by a quartet from Palo Alto neighborhood. The pallbearers were Forrest Patterson, Isaac Bennett, Hans Carstens, William Talbot, Oscar Stockton and Oren Larimer. Interment was at the Metz Cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, October 18, 1913.
John Ogdon (J.O.) Chapman
Born: November 14, 1816 in Franklin Co., Ohio
Died: January 7, 1902 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 78. plot 3
Lot Owner: George Chapman, purchased in 1902
Married: Mary Woodruff 12 Dec 1837 3 in Ohio
Children: Fannie Hafferty, Ellen Hurd, Hattie Greenlief, George, Martha Thompson, and Albert S.
Married: Augusta P. Fenn 4
Children: Charles, Mary Galusha
Married: Elizabeth Allen on November 3, 1875 in Jasper Co., Iowa 5
Parents: Roswell Riggs and Phebe Stansbery Chapman 3
Death of J. O. Chapman
Another one of Jasper county's old "landmarks" has been removed by death. Father J. O. Chapman, for many years one of the leading farmers of Mound Prairie Township -- one who by his strict integrity through years of dealings with his fellow men won the confidence of everybody--passed to his eternal reward, on Tuesday night January 7th, about 10 o'clock, at the home of his son George Chapman near Metz, where he had been making his home for several years, his age being eighty-five years, one month and twenty-three days.
John Ogdon Chapman was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, Nov. 14, 1816. He moved to Iowa with his family in 1865, and settled on the farm in Md. Prairie township where he continued to live until the end of his earthly pilgrimage. He had been a member of the M. E. church in his early life, but had not identified himself with any denomination for many years, although he held to the faith of his younger days and died with the full hope and assurance of a blessed immortality.
He leaves a family of six children: Mrs. Fannie Hafferty of Denver, Col., Mrs. Ellen Hurd of Kenton, Ohio; Mrs. Hattie Greenlief of Newton; George Chapman of Metz; Charles Chapman of Pendleton, Ore.; Mrs. Mary Galusha of Newton. Two of his children died several years ago.
The funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9th, at the residence of Md. Prairie, conducted by Rev. Dowd of the Free Methodist church of this city. There was a large number in attendance -- old neighbors and friends, who showed by their presence and the evidences of sorrow felt for the loss of a time-tried friend - how closely he had endured himself to their hearts. The interment was in the Metz cemetery. ~ The Newton Record, January 16, 1902.
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1. Jasper County Iowa Marriage Record, Book 2, page 334
2. 1900 Census.
3. Based on information from Anna Hopkins-Arnold, there were two Rosewell Riggs Chapman men. The man often cited as the father of John O. and siblings actually died unmarried and without issue. The father was actually Roswell Riggs Chapman, born in Blandford, Hampden Co, Massachusetts 21 Sep 1793 (or 1794). Documentation of this relationship is The History of Union County, OH.(W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1883.p 86; that contains a biography of Albert S. Chapman, John O.'s brother, and lists the birthplaces of their parents this way: "A. S. CHAPMAN. The parents of the gentleman whose name heads this notice were Roswell Riggs Chapman, born in Blandford, Mass,, September 21, 1793, and Phoebe Stansbery, born in Scotch Plains, N. J., March 1, 1798." This article provides details that increase its credibility as a source for the birthplace. In addition, sexton records from Natchez, MS*(5). confirm that the Union County History was correct about Roswell Riggs Chapman's death from consumption (tuberculosis) on a Mississippi steamer and burial at Natchez, MI. The Union County History account differed from the information in the Chapman Book, but the Union County acct was proven correct.
4. Census, 1850 U.S. Census, Tallmadge Twp., Summit Co., Ohio. Surname is definitely FENN, given name is Parthena.
5. Jasper Co., Iowa Marriage Register, Vol II 1870 -1878, page 110.
LINKS to ancestors graves or information on this family.
1. Worthington Cemetery database (just text - no photos)
Ancestors of John O. Chapman appearing in the database include the following - use the spellings shown below to search:
--a.) John's mother, Phoebe C. Kilbourn, (C. for Chapman)
--b.) Phoebe's 2nd husband Dr. Arius Kilbourn (same monument as Phoebe)
--c.) John's maternal grandparents (Phoebe's parents) Eunice and Recompense
Stanbury (listes separately in the database - they share one stone)
--d.) John's paternal great-grandmother, Lois Upson. (listed in the database
as mother of "the Doctor" she was also mother of Sylvia Upson Chapman,
mother of Roswell Riggs Chapman, father of John O.Chapman.
2. Hattie Chapman Greenlief
Leonard Greenlief Biography: On May 1, 1866, Mr. [Leonard] Greenlief was united in marriage with Hattie Chapman, who was born in Logan County, Ohio, in 1848, the daughter of J. O. and Mary (Woodruff) Chapman, both natives of Ohio, where Mr. Chapman followed farming and, owned a general store at Marysville, also at Richland. He came to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1865 and bought land in Mound Prairie Township, and here he became very well established. He died at the age of eighty-five years. There were six children in his family, namely: Mrs. Martha Thompson, deceased; Mrs. Ellen Hurd, deceased; Mrs. Frances Halferty lives in Spokane, Washington; Albert is engaged in the butcher business in Colfax; George is farming in Newton Township; Hattie, wife of Mr. Greenlief of this review. The mother of these children died when the wife of the subject was five years old, and the father married again, two children being born by his second union, Charles A., who is living in Oregon, and Mrs. Mary Galusha, of Wichita, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Greenlief have one child, Mertie, who married Frank Clymer; they live on their farm near Prairie City and have five children, Vera, Kathryne, Nellie, John L. and William. ~ Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, B.F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912. Biographical Sketches
3. Chapman, Albert S.
In the present review is recorded briefly the life history of one who was a few years since a familiar figure in the city of Colfax, where he was a prominent and respected business man, and took a full share of activity in the affairs of the community. As a businessman he was strictly honest, and entirely capable, and his sagacity was admired by his associates and acquaintances. His success was marked and notable, and was the result of his own careful building.
Albert S. Chapman was born near Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, the son of John O. Chapman. John O. Chapman was born near Cape May, New Jersey. Judge Stanberry, of the Ohio Supreme Court, was the grandfather of Albert Stanberry Chapman. His mother died near Maryville, Ohio, and Albert S. came to Mound Prairie precinct, Jasper County, Iowa, in 1865, with his father, who bought a farm here and lived on it the rest of his days. Albert S. lived on the farm, and was very successful in agriculture until 1881, when he removed to Colfax and engaged in business, quickly winning for himself a reputation as a man of enterprise and spirit. He continued in business until his death, on November 27, 1894, at the age of fifty-three. He served as a member of the school board in Colfax, and was always interested in the improvement and development of the community. Mr. Chapman was married in Mound Prairie precinct to Kate Van Gilder, the daughter of Squire Abram and Sarah (Anderson) Van Gilder. Abram Van Gilder was born on July 9, 1813, in Hamilton County, Ohio, moved to Indiana, later to Knox County, Illinois, to a farm seven miles east of Galesburg, and came to Mound Prairie precinct in 1864, where he and his wife, who was born in Adams County, Ohio, on June 16, 1821, spent the rest of their lives. Abram Van Gilder was influential in his community, and filled the offices of justice of the peace, town clerk, and secretary of the school board.
Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are the parents of the following children: Frank, of Bisbee, Arizona, a builder; Ed, of Colfax; George of Colfax, a real estate agent; Harry, of Colfax; Mary Belle, who married Otis Wright, a banker of Colfax, and who died in 1897, at the age of twenty-seven, leaving one child.
The Chapman family is one of the most respected in Colfax, and all its members are filling positions of worth and usefulness. The sons of Albert S. Chapman have ever present with them the memory of their father's excellent life as an inspiration and example. Page 442.
4. Albert Chapman.
1912 Newton High School Football
1913 Newton High School Football
1914 Newton High School Graduates. Albert was president of his class.