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Stewart L. CHAPMAN

Stewart L. CHAPMAN

Male 1824 - 1912  (88 years)


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  • Name Stewart L. CHAPMAN
    Birth 18 Apr 1824  Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in marriage record as Apr 15 1824.
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1881  [2] 
    member of Doddridge County Board of Overseers of the Poor 
    Census 1910  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation farmer  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Death 4 May 1912  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9] 
    Burial Grove M.E. (aka Mt. Olive) Cem, Co Rt 19, Cove Crk Rd, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I28639  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2019

    Father Warner Washington CHAPMAN,   b. CA 1801, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1858 (Age ~ 57 years)
    Mother Delilah TAYLOR,   b. 25 May 1803, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1890 (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F24117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jane PAUGH,   b. CA 1830  [10, 11]
    Marriage 3 Feb 1847  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Barbour County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 19 1850:
      Stewart Chapman, 26, farmer; Mary J, 19; Winfield S, 1.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 12 1860:
      S. L.Chapman, 37, farmer, value of real estate $500, value of personal estate $100; M. J. (female), 31; W. (male), 10; P. (female), 8; A. V. (female), 4. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Aug 29 1870:
      Stewart L. Chapman, 46, farmer; Mary J, 40; Winfield S, 20, apprentice carpenter; Emmet J, 8; Ledrew G, 5; Howard C, 2.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:
      Stuart L. Chapman, 56, farmer; wife Mary J, 50; son Winfield, 30; son Emmet J, 19; son Ledru G, 15; son Howard C, 12.
    Children 
    +1. Winfield Scott CHAPMAN,   b. 12 Oct 1849, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1927, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +2. Penelope CHAPMAN,   b. Jan 1852, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1930, Bladen Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years)
     3. Alice V. CHAPMAN,   b. 25 Sep 1855   d. 20 Dec 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
    +4. Emmett Jefferson CHAPMAN,   b. 2 Jun 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1936, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +5. Ledru G. CHAPMAN,   b. 8 May 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1917 (Age 52 years)
    +6. Howard C. CHAPMAN,   b. 25 Jul 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1922, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F10878  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cyrena (Serena) ALEXANDER,   b. CA 1832, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1913, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
    Marriage 10 Feb 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Family ID F12711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary, West Union Herald, 5/9/1912.

    2. [S1897] West Union Record, June 12, 1914, "This Week 33 Years Ago".

    3. [S2118] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    4. [S2191] 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.

    5. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    6. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    7. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    8. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    9. [S2544] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)), p. 67, citing obit in West Union Record of 5/10/1912.

    10. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    11. [S1604] Death record of son.

    12. [S2277] Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV.

    13. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.