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Elton Merrill Chapman 1900–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUN 1900

Birth Location: Alexandria, Douglas Co., Minnesota

Death Date: 1968

Death Location: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Father: Archie Chapman

Mother: Ruth Prettyman

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Elton Merrill Chapman was born in 1900 in Alexandria, Douglas Co., Minnesota, the child of Archie Leroy Chapman And Ruth Prettyman. In 1905, Elton Merrill Chapman established residence. In 1910, Elton Merrill Chapman was recorded in the census in Hudson, Douglas, Minnesota, USA. Elton Merrill Chapman passed away in 1968 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Elton Merrill Chapman was born in 1900 in Alexandria, Douglas Co., Minnesota, the child of Archie Leroy Chapman And Ruth Prettyman.
  • In 1905, Elton Merrill Chapman established residence.
  • In 1910, Elton Merrill Chapman was recorded in the census in Hudson, Douglas, Minnesota, USA.
  • Elton Merrill Chapman passed away in 1968 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elton Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Elton Chapman
1900–1968
Birth Place: Alexandria, Douglas Co., Minnesota
Parents
Archie Leroy Chapman
1876–1946
Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota
Ruth Prettyman
1881–1973
Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota
Grandparents
Alferd (Wharton) Prettyman
1823–1892
Virginia
Caroline (Lucy) Hasbrouck
1856–1933
Theresa, Jefferson, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Prettyman
1800–1863
Elizabeth Pepper
1803–1837
Alexander Hasbrouck
1823–1910
Martha Gleason
1821–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prettyman
1772–1826
Mary
1776–
Levin Pepper
1760–1835
Amelia Bevins
1763–
Jeremiah Hasbrouck
1771–1829
Esther Brown
1786–1868
Isaac Gleason
1790–
Lucy Sabin
1795–1872

Elton Chapman's Timeline

11 Records

1900
23 JUN 1900
Birth of Elton Merrill Chapman in Alexandria, Douglas Co., Minnesota
Alexandria, Douglas Co., Minnesota
1905
1905
Age 5
Elton Merrill Chapman resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 10
Elton Merrill Chapman appeared in census in Hudson, Douglas, Minnesota, USA
Hudson, Douglas, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Elton Merrill Chapman resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 20
Elton Merrill Chapman resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 30
Elton Merrill Chapman resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 35
Elton Merrill Chapman resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 40
Elton Merrill Chapman resided here
None
1950
10 APR 1950
Age 50
Elton Merrill Chapman resided here
None
1968
28 MAR 1968
Age 68
Death of Elton Merrill Chapman in Glendale, Calif.
Glendale, Calif.
1968
1968
Age 68
Burial of Elton Merrill Chapman in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Alexandria, Douglas Co., Minnesota

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hudson, Douglas, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1968
    Event Place: Glendale, Calif.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 APR 1950

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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