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Francis Marion Chapman 1819–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1819

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

Death Date: 26 May 1897

Death Location: Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA

Father:

Mother: Nancy Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Biggs

Children(s): Mary Chapman, Julia Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Rachael Chapman, Benjamin Chapman, John Chapman, Frances Chapman, James Chapman, Harriet Chapman, Oscar Chapman, William Chapman

In 1819, Francis Marion Chapman entered the world in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, born to Sterling Chapman And Nancy Smith. In 1850, Francis Marion Chapman resided in District 2, Tipton, Tennessee. In 1880, Francis Marion Chapman resided in District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States. Francis Marion Chapman married Mary Ann Biggs, and had children including Benjamin Fd Chapman, Frances Chapman, Harriet Chapman, James Burleson Chapman, John A Chapman, Julia Frances Chapman, Mary Ann Mollie Chapman, Nancy Elizabeth Chapman, Oscar Chapman, Rachael I Chapman, Sarah J Chapman, Walter Chapman, William Wooten Chapman. Francis Marion Chapman passed away in 1897 in Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Francis Marion Chapman entered the world in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, born to Sterling Chapman And Nancy Smith.
  • In 1850, Francis Marion Chapman resided in District 2, Tipton, Tennessee.
  • In 1880, Francis Marion Chapman resided in District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States.
  • Francis Marion Chapman married Mary Ann Biggs, and had children including Benjamin Fd Chapman, Frances Chapman, Harriet Chapman, James Burleson Chapman, John A Chapman, Julia Frances Chapman, Mary Ann Mollie Chapman, Nancy Elizabeth Chapman, Oscar Chapman, Rachael I Chapman, Sarah J Chapman, Walter Chapman, William Wooten Chapman.
  • Francis Marion Chapman passed away in 1897 in Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancy Smith
1793–
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
NS

Spouses(s)

Mary Biggs
1819–1903
Birth Location: Alabama
MB

Children(s)

Mary Chapman
1852–1884
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
MC
Julia Chapman
1856–1893
Birth Location: Tipton, Tennessee, United States
JC
Sarah Chapman
1845–1946
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
SC
Nancy Chapman
1843–1943
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
NC
Rachael Chapman
1845–1945
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
RC
Benjamin Chapman
1848–1921
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
BC
John Chapman
1849–1914
Birth Location: Tipton, Tennessee, USA
JC
Frances Chapman
1852–1884
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
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James Chapman
1853–1914
Birth Location: Tipton, Tennessee, USA
JC
Harriet Chapman
1854–1954
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
HC
Oscar Chapman
1862–1917
Birth Location: Tipton, Tennessee, USA
OC
William Chapman
1859–1929
Birth Location: Tipton County, Tennessee
WC

Francis Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Francis Chapman
1819–1897
Birth Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Parents
Nancy Smith
1793–
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Smith
1763–1835
Rowan,,North Carolina,USA
Mary Richards
1767–
Rowan,,North Carolina,USA
Great-Grandparents
Major Smith
1730–1781
Clara Anderson
1735–1802
Phoebe Winkler
1753–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1698–1772
Rebecca Anderson
1699–1785

Francis Chapman's Descendants

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Francis (Marion) Chapman (26 Feb 1819–26 May 1897) m. Mary (Ann) Biggs (14 MAR 1819–2 Mar 1903)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann "Mollie") Chapman 1852–1884 m. R.J. Boyd 1855–1935
  2. 2. Julia (Frances) Chapman 1856–1893
  3. 3. Sarah (J.) Chapman 1845–1946
  4. 4. Nancy (Elizabeth) Chapman 1843–1943
  5. 5. Rachael (I) Chapman 1845–1945
  6. 6. Benjamin (FD) Chapman 1848–1921
  7. 7. John (A) Chapman 1849–1914
  8. 8. Frances Chapman 1852–1884
  9. 9. James (Burleson) Chapman 1853–1914 m. Caroline (Taylor) Bowers 1861–1905 m. Margaret (Ora Lee Wilbanks) Delaney 1875–1969
    1. 1. Ethel (Jane) Chapman 1880–1933 m. Wallace (Edward) Craig 1875–1933
      1. 1. Paul (Cornelius) Craig 1908–1983 m. Winnie (Marie Chapman) m-Craig 1910–2000
        1. 1. Ruby (Jean) Craig 1928–2015
      2. 2. Willie (Irene) Craig 1898–1985
      3. 3. Roxie (Edward) Craig 1901–1977
      4. 4. James (Adolph) Craig 1903–1977
    2. 2. Rose (Marie) Chapman 1876–1897
    3. 3. Samuel (Thomas) Chapman 1877–
    4. 4. Lola (Ann) Chapman 1883–1910
    5. 5. Lillie (Mae) Chapman 1887–1950
    6. 6. Chalmus Chapman 1889–
    7. 7. Rachelle Chapman 1891–
    8. 8. Joseph Chapman 1893–
    9. 9. Ollie (Maryon) Chapman 1895–
    10. 10. Sally (Pearl) Chapman 1897–
    11. 11. Edna (Anne) Chapman 1899–
    12. 12. James (Alexander) Chapman 1885–1940
    13. 13. Bernice Chapman 1907–1994
    14. 14. Leon Chapman 1909–1955
    15. 15. John (Thurman) Chapman 1911–1988
  10. 10. Harriet Chapman 1854–1954
  11. 11. Oscar Chapman 1862–1917
  12. 12. William (Wooten) Chapman 1859–1929 m. Margaret (Anne (Maggie)) Johnson 1862–1938
    1. 1. William ('Biggs') Chapman 1884–1932 m. Effie (May) Joyner 1880–1950
      1. 1. Emma Chapman 1911–
    2. 2. Charles (Simonton) Chapman 1886–1953 m. Elsie (Harris) Forbess 1891–1962 m. Mary (Blythe) Winslow 1903–1995
      1. 1. Mildred (Geneva) Chapman 1908–1983 m. A.W. ((Alex William)) Porch 1907–1975
        1. 1. Elsa (Sherwyn "Sherry") Porch 1946–2001
        2. 2. Monte (David) Porch 1949–2023
      2. 2. Roberta (Lucille Bobbie) Chapman 1909–2002 m. Richard Kettlewell 1907–1967
      3. 3. Charlie (Harris) Chapman 1911–1973
      4. 4. John (Hassell) Chapman 1913–1988 m. Irene (M) Gerlecz 1907–
      5. 5. Dorothy Chapman 1916–2010 m. Oscar (Toombs Cox) Jr 1918–1995
      6. 6. William (Rhett) Chapman 1941–1941
    3. 3. Beulah (A.) Chapman 1897–1970 m. Miles (Clayborn) Forbess 1892–1974
      1. 1. Pansy (Forbess) m-Joyner 1918–2012 m. Horace (Holliday) Anderson 1906–1986 m. Woodard Joyner 1915–1964
        1. 1. Teddy (Joe) Joyner 1936–2005
        2. 2. Woodard (Forbes 'Woody') Joyner 1943–2005
        3. 3. Kenon (Taylor) Joyner 1938–1943
      2. 2. Elsie (Pauline) Forbess 1919–1931
      3. 3. Vernon Forbess 1924–1986
      4. 4. Jerry (Eugene) Forbess 1927–1989
      5. 5. Betty (Jane) Forbess 1929–2018 m. John (W) Brannon 1929–1992
      6. 6. Teddy (Dearborn) Forbess 1920–1922
    4. 4. Bessie (Marie 'Ree' Chapman) m-Belk 1900–1973 m. Barney (F) Belk 1898–1962
      1. 1. Margaret (Lorraine Belk m-Flanigan) Herrera 1919–1980
      2. 2. Mary (M Belk) m-Weidenhoffer 1916–2002
      3. 3. Charles (Thomas) Belk 1934–2011
      4. 4. Virginia Belk 1923–1965
    5. 5. Robert (Lawson) Chapman 1903–1959 m. Annie (Sue) Boyd 1907–1990
      1. 1. Alma ("Jean" Chapman) m-Listion 1937–2021 m. John (Douglas Howard) Listion 1934–2011 m. James (Douglas) Cox 1934–1994 m. Ernie Parker –2014
      2. 2. Helen (Sue Chapman) m-Alberson 1928–2012 m. Larkey Alberson 1919–1983
      3. 3. Robert (Joseph "Bobby") Chapman 1925–2001
      4. 4. Doris (Ann Chapman) m-Yeager\Canada 1931–2000 m. Thomas (Stanley) Yeager 1931–1959
      5. 5. Margaret (Ruth "Molly" Chapman) m-Dearen\Parker 1934–2004
      6. 6. Loretta (Chapman) m-Stroud 1939–1996
      7. 7. Louis (Clyde "Shorty") Chapman –2008
    6. 6. Albert (Marvin) Chapman 1907–1941
    7. 7. Evalena Chapman 1892–1970 m. Charles ("Charlie") Daniels 1891–
      1. 1. Willie (C) Daniels 1911–
      2. 2. Charles (M) Daniels 1916–
      3. 3. Woodrow Daniels 1918–
      4. 4. Clifton Daniels 1913–
      5. 5. Earl (K) Daniels 1924–
    8. 8. Fannie (Margaret) Chapman 1894–1977 m. Leslie Joy 1891–1966
      1. 1. Sarah (Velma) Joy 1918–1993
      2. 2. Margaret (Chapman) Joy 1920–1970
      3. 3. Ruth (Lusetta (Lucille)) Joy 1926–1982
    9. 9. Toney (Lee) Chapman 1889–1964 m. Ruby (Georgeanna) Forbess 1891–1967
      1. 1. Ruby (Bernice) Chapman 1914–2010 m. Woodrow (Jenkins) Joyner 1913–1988 m. Therman ("Van" Van) Horn 1910–
        1. 1. Gerald (Chapman) Joyner 1934–1982 m. Maxine (Elizabeth) Byrd 1938–2014
      2. 2. Winnie (Marie Chapman) m-Craig 1910–2000 m. Paul (Cornelius) Craig 1908–1983
      3. 3. Paul (Aaron) Chapman 1912–2002 m. Katherine Wise 1911–
      4. 4. Sara (Ruth Chapman) m-Coleman 1918–1961 m. J.C. Coleman 1917–2003

Francis Chapman's Timeline

5 Records

1819
26 Feb 1819
Birth of Francis Marion Chapman in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 31
Francis Marion Chapman resided here in District 2, Tipton, Tennessee
District 2, Tipton, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 61
Francis Marion Chapman resided here in District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
1891
1891
Age 72
Francis Marion Chapman resided here in Dist. 3 -male Voters-, Tipton County, TN
Dist. 3 -male Voters-, Tipton County, TN
1897
26 May 1897
Age 78
Death of Francis Marion Chapman in Tipton, Tennessee
Tipton, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1819
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1266; Family History Film: 1255266; Page: 182B; Enumeration District: 84; Image: .
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: M432_897; Page: 321A; Image: .
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: M432_897; Page: 321A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1266; Family History Film: 1255266; Page: 182B; Enumeration District: 84; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Dist. 3 -male Voters-, Tipton County, TN
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: TN
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1897
    Event Place: Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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