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Benjamin Hill Chapman I 1888–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1888

Birth Location: Hogansville, Clayton, Troup Co., GA

Death Date: 27 November 1972

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John Chapman

Mother: Monttie Hill

Spouse(s): Willie Shields

Children(s): Margaret Chapman, Dorothy Chapman, Benjamin II, Ralph Chapman, Helen Chapman

Benjamin Hill Chapman I was born in 1888 in Hogansville, Clayton, Troup Co., GA, the child of John Courtney Chapman And Monttie Bexy Hill. In 1900, Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided in Cox, Etowah, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided in Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Benjamin Hill Chapman I married Willie Idelle Shields, and had children including Benjamin Hill Chapman Ii, Dorothy Willie Chapman, Helen Chapman, Helen Louise Chapman, Margaret Courtney Chapman, Ralph Ogden Chapman. Benjamin Hill Chapman I passed away in 1972 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hill Chapman I was born in 1888 in Hogansville, Clayton, Troup Co., GA, the child of John Courtney Chapman And Monttie Bexy Hill.
  • In 1900, Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided in Cox, Etowah, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided in Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
  • Benjamin Hill Chapman I married Willie Idelle Shields, and had children including Benjamin Hill Chapman Ii, Dorothy Willie Chapman, Helen Chapman, Helen Louise Chapman, Margaret Courtney Chapman, Ralph Ogden Chapman.
  • Benjamin Hill Chapman I passed away in 1972 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chapman
1866–1909
Birth Location: Georgia
JC
Monttie Hill
1857–1918
Birth Location: –
MH

Spouses(s)

Willie Shields
1886–1976
Birth Location: Atlanta, GA
WS

Children(s)

Margaret Chapman
1919–1984
Birth Location: Atlanta, GA
MC
Dorothy Chapman
1914–2007
Birth Location: Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
DC
Benjamin II
1920–2008
Birth Location: Atlanta, USA
BI
Ralph Chapman
1924–
Birth Location: Atlanta, Georgia
RC
Helen Chapman
1916–2001
Birth Location: Atlanta, GA
HC

Benjamin I's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin I
1888–1972
Birth Place: Hogansville, Clayton, Troup Co., GA
Parents
John Courtney Chapman
1866–1909
Georgia
Monttie (Bexy) Hill
1857–1918
Grandparents
William (B) Chapmann
1832–1906
Clayton Co, GA
Anna (Tilman) Davis
1834–1872
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Chapman
1811–1898
Almedia Reeves
1814–1870
James Davis
1805–1859
Louisa Hudson
1803–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin I
1779–1841
Susannah Hart
1782–1867
William Reeves
1790–1878
Ellen Bates
William Davis
1765–1831
Nancy Eastin
1765–1843
David Hudson
1762–1839
Mary Booker
1768–1831

Benjamin I's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Hill Chapman) I (30 Apr 1888–27 November 1972) m. Willie (Idelle) Shields (15 Sep 1886–12 May 1976)
  1. 1. Margaret (Courtney) Chapman 1919–1984 m. Vincent (de Paul) Cunningham 1910–1967 m. Walter (M) Lee 1918–1999
    1. 1. Michael (Anne) Lee 1943–2015 m. Donald (Edward) Lynn 1945–1982
  2. 2. Dorothy (Willie) Chapman 1914–2007 m. Earl (Leslie) Pitmon 1905–1972
    1. 1. Jerry (Earl) Pitmon 1948–2007
  3. 3. Benjamin (Hill Chapman) II 1920–2008 m. Rosetta Rainey 1925–1995
  4. 4. Ralph (Ogden) Chapman 1924– m. Nell (Elizabeth Dobbs) Chapman 1928–2016
  5. 5. Helen (Louise) Chapman 1916–2001 m. Eldridge (Jackson) Hardman 1913–1978
    1. 1. Helen (Joyce) Hardman 1937–2006

Benjamin I's Timeline

12 Records

1888
30 Apr 1888
Birth of Benjamin Hill Chapman I in Hogansville, Clayton, Troup Co., GA
Hogansville, Clayton, Troup Co., GA
1900
1900
Age 12
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Cox, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Cox, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1911
30 Jun 1911
Age 23
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 29
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
1920
1920
Age 32
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 52
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 63
Benjamin Hill Chapman I resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1972
27 November 1972
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Hill Chapman I in Quitman, GA buried GreenwoodCem.Atl., GA
Quitman, GA buried GreenwoodCem.Atl., GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Hogansville, Clayton, Troup Co., GA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 513
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00730; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 160-151
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T625_253; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 157
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 2340092
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Fulton; Roll: 1556952; Draft Board: 5
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cox, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0157
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T624_190; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374203
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: 1856; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 160-41
    [11] Cnnnghm.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cox, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cox, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0157

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T624_190; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374203

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Atlanta Journal; Publication Date: 30 Jun 1911; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Fulton; Roll: 1556952; Draft Board: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T625_253; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 157

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 2340092

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00730; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 160-151

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00730; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 160-151

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: 1856; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 160-41

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1958
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Journal - 6 Oct 1958 - Page 29, Granddad Chapman gives opinion on married folk attending high school 6 Oct 1958

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1961
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 513

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1961
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Journal - 13 Jul 1961 - Page 41, Grandparents Chapman visited son and family in England and tour England, Scotland and Ireland. 13 Jul 1961

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 29 Nov 1972 - Page 38, Ben Hill Chapman Sr. OBIT 29 Nov 1972

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Asheville, North Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - 29 Nov 1972 - Page 5, 29 Nov 1972

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Medical Information:

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1972
    Event Place: Quitman, GA buried GreenwoodCem.Atl., GA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Cnnnghm.ftw

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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