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Dorothy Chapman 1916–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1916

Birth Location: Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 14 January 2010

Death Location: Barbecue, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Charles Chapman

Mother: Elsie Forbess

Spouse(s): Oscar Jr

Children(s):

Dorothy Chapman was born in 1916 in Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Charles Simonton Chapman And Elsie Harris Forbess. In 1920, Dorothy Chapman resided in Civil District 1, Tipton, Tennessee. In 1930, Dorothy Chapman resided in Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Dorothy Chapman married Oscar Toombs Cox Jr. Dorothy Chapman passed away in 2010 in Barbecue, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Chapman was born in 1916 in Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Charles Simonton Chapman And Elsie Harris Forbess.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Chapman resided in Civil District 1, Tipton, Tennessee.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Chapman resided in Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dorothy Chapman married Oscar Toombs Cox Jr.
  • Dorothy Chapman passed away in 2010 in Barbecue, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Chapman
1916–2010
Birth Place: Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Charles Simonton Chapman
1886–1953
Tennessee
Elsie (Harris) Forbess
1891–1962
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Wooten) Chapman
1859–1929
Tipton County, Tennessee
Margaret (Anne (Maggie)) Johnson
1862–1938
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Solomon (R) Forbess
1850–1933
Tennessee, United States
Laura (Green) Smith
1854–1892
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Francis Chapman
1819–1897
Mary Biggs
1819–1903
William Johnson
1840–
Camelia Parker
1840–
Reverend Sr.
1821–1863
Martha Goforth
1813–1899
Joseph Smith
1811–
Matilda
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Smith
1793–
Benjamin Biggs
1780–1846
Annie Walker
1800–
Archibald Forbes
1795–1850
Margaret Hutchison
1799–1853
Robert Goforth
1773–1846
Mary Wilkinson
1795–

Dorothy Chapman's Timeline

7 Records

1916
7 May 1916
Birth of Dorothy Chapman in Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 4
Dorothy Chapman resided here in Civil District 1, Tipton, Tennessee
Civil District 1, Tipton, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 14
Dorothy Chapman resided here in Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1945
Abt 1945
Age 29
Dorothy Chapman resided here in Memphis Tenn
Memphis Tenn
1950
1950
Age 34
Dorothy Chapman resided here in Bexar, Texas, USA
Bexar, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Dorothy Chapman resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
2010
14 January 2010
Age 94
Death of Dorothy Chapman in Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1916
    Event Place: Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    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] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1768; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 249; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Millington, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 2342006
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 15 Jan 2010; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; pid=138566504
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: 4165; Page: 6 A; Enumeration District: 15-45
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1768; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 249; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Millington, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 2342006

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1945
    Event Place: Memphis Tenn
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1945; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.41893566,0.8619601,0.517352&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas, 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: Bexar, Texas; Roll: 4165; Page: 6 A; Enumeration District: 15-45

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Broadway
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 15 Jan 2010; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; pid=138566504

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hoechst, Germany
    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: Bexar, Texas; Roll: 4165; Page: 6 A; Enumeration District: 15-45

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 2010
    Event Place: Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, United States of America
    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., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 15 Jan 2010; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; pid=138566504
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barbecue, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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