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.
Listed as mother of Mary Eunice Chapman married to Samuel H. Galusha married Dec. 16, 1880 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
This is her second marriage