George S. Chapman (1837 - 1906)

Born 23 Dec 1837 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Adair (Lide) Chapman — married 18 Dec 1867 in Perry, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1906 at age 68 in Colorado, Texas, United States

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Private George Chapman served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 01,1861
Mustered out: Unknown
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company E, 7th Texas Cavalry

Biography

Burial

Osage Cemetery Colorado County, Texas, USA ^[1]

Obituary

After a lingering illness Geo. S. Chapman of the Osage Community passed into the great beyond at 11 o'clock last Wednesday night. Mr. Chapman is one of Colorado County's oldest and most sincere characters and has devoted friends every where in this part of Texas, who have received the news of his departure with sincere regret. He is the father of seven children, six boys and one girl, all of whom are grown and reside in this county. He is also an uncle of our townsman, S. D. Chapman. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. E. Buck at the grave in the Osage cemetery at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. To the grieved ones the Mercury joins numerous friends in offering condolence. Weimar Mercury, 9 June 1906

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #55320307

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJY-TKF : 27 September 2017), George S Chapman and Elenor A Lide, 18 Dec 1867; citing Perry, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,653,238.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF1-VD1 : 15 July 2017), George S Chapman, Precinct 3, Colorado, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 49, sheet 371D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1297; FHL microfilm 1,255,297.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LQ-J6W : accessed 23 March 2018), G S Chapman, Justice Precinct 4 (outside Weimar town & north of r.r.), Colorado, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 8B, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,622.

• Roster 7th Texas Cavalry Civil War: http://web.archive.org/web/20090305051701/http://www.7thtexascav.com:80/company_e.htm