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Lena Rivers Gunn 1866–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1866

Birth Location: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 8 March 1916

Death Location: Bibb, Georgia

Father: Willis Gunn

Mother: Mary Gunn

Spouse(s): Simon Chapman

Children(s): Hugh Sr, Mell Chapman, Ethel Chapman, Samuel 2, Mary Chapman

In 1866, Lena Rivers Gunn entered the world in Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA, born to Willis Rhymes Gunn And Mary Eleanor Gunn. Lena Rivers Gunn married Simon Asbury Chapman, and had children including Ethel India Lovicy Chapman, Hugh Frederick Chapman Sr, Mary Ella Chapman, Mell Watson Chapman, Samuel Whatley Chapman 2. Lena Rivers Gunn passed away in 1916 in Bibb, Georgia.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Lena Rivers Gunn entered the world in Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA, born to Willis Rhymes Gunn And Mary Eleanor Gunn.
  • Lena Rivers Gunn married Simon Asbury Chapman, and had children including Ethel India Lovicy Chapman, Hugh Frederick Chapman Sr, Mary Ella Chapman, Mell Watson Chapman, Samuel Whatley Chapman 2.
  • Lena Rivers Gunn passed away in 1916 in Bibb, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Gunn
1833–1884
Birth Location: Morgan, Georgia, USA
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Mary Gunn
1839–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Simon Chapman
1858–1939
Birth Location: Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States
SC

Children(s)

Hugh Sr
1888–1955
Birth Location: Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
HS
Mell Chapman
1891–1946
Birth Location: Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
MC
Ethel Chapman
1894–1976
Birth Location: Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
EC
Samuel 2
1900–1967
Birth Location: Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
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Mary Chapman
1884–1885
Birth Location: Georgia
MC

Lena Gunn's Ancestors

Self
Lena Gunn
1866–1916
Birth Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Parents
Willis Rhymes Gunn
1833–1884
Morgan, Georgia, USA
Mary (Eleanor) Gunn
1839–1880
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington Gunn) Gen.
1810–1886
Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann) Willis
1814–1864
Wilkes County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Paul Sr.
1784–1857
Matilda Mills
1797–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Willis
1760–1817
Edna Woolfolk
1764–1819
John Mills
1742–1812
Lucy Bent
1752–1801

Lena Gunn's Descendants

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Lena (Rivers) Gunn (3 August 1866–8 March 1916) m. Simon (Asbury) Chapman (6 Jun 1858–28 January 1939)
  1. 1. Hugh (Frederick Chapman) Sr 1888–1955
  2. 2. Mell (Watson) Chapman 1891–1946 m. Myra (Louise) Wynne 1899–
    1. 1. Martha (Rivers) Chapman 1925–
  3. 3. Ethel (India Lovicy) Chapman 1894–1976
  4. 4. Samuel (Whatley Chapman) 2 1900–1967 m. Reba Chapman 1914–2006
    1. 1. Samuel (Fred) Chapman 1932–1933
    2. 2. Franklin (Asbury) Chapman 1934–1935
    3. 3. Russell (Mell) Chapman 1937–1938
    4. 4. Jackie (David) Chapman 1943–1943
  5. 5. Mary (Ella) Chapman 1884–1885

Lena Gunn's Timeline

2 Records

1866
3 August 1866
Birth of Lena Rivers Gunn in Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1916
8 March 1916
Age 50
Death of Lena Rivers Gunn in Bibb, Georgia
Bibb, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1866
    Event Place: Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1916
    Event Place: Bibb, Georgia
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