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William Chapman

Male 1887 - 1938  (51 years)


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  • Name William Chapman 
    Born 13 Sep 1887  Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Nov 1938  Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2804  Rossville
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2018 

    Father Andrew Brown Chapman,   b. 22 Nov 1860, Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1936, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth (Hattie) Hartman Chapman Turner,   b. 12 Apr 1861, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1941, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 13 Jan 1883  Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nellie Howell Chapman Hesse 
    Married 1912 
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2016 13:59:27 
    Family ID F1077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Sep 1887 - Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Nov 1938 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Chapman, William
    Obituary- Chapman, William
    WILLIAM CHAPMAN

    Funeral services for William Chapman, 51, who died early Wednesday morning at his home, Route 1, Silver Lake, will be held Friday afternoon at Peeblers’s Funeral home,
    with Rev. Wm. Hartford officiating assisted by Rev. Sisney of North Topeka, Kansas Ave. church. Interment in Memorial Park Cemetery.

    He was born September 13, 1887, near Dover and had been a resident of Kansas his entire life. He was a member of the Methodist church.

    Chapman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Chapman of the home; his mother, Mrs. Hattie Turner; two brothers, Ray and Clarence Turner, St. Joseph, Mo., five sisters, Mrs. G. O. Swenson, Topeka; Mrs. George Watts, Center, Colo.; Mrs. Richard Rudolph, LaCrosse, Wis.; Mrs. Vera Close, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. James Powell, St. Joseph, Mo.





    WILLIAM CHAPMAN

    William Chapman died at his home on Route 1, Silver Lake, Kansas, November 2, 1938, at the age of 51 years. He was born at Dover, Kansas, Sept. 18,1887. At an early age he moved to Rossville, Kansas, and live there and at Silver Lake most of his life.

    In 1912 he was united in marriage to Nellie Howell of Silver Lake, who survives him.

    He became a member of the Methodist church in 1913 and continued his membership at the Silver Lake Methodist church until his death. He was a kind and thoughtful husband. He loved his home and had many friends. Besides his widow he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Hattie Turner of St. Joe, Mo.; two brothers and five sisters.