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Roy Preston Chapman 1897–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1897

Birth Location: Ellis County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 18 March 1967

Death Location: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Father: John Chapman

Mother: Rissie Wilson

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In 1897, Roy Preston Chapman entered the world in Ellis County, Texas, United States of America, born to John Henry Chapman And Rissie Ann Wilson. Roy Preston Chapman passed away in 1967 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Roy Preston Chapman entered the world in Ellis County, Texas, United States of America, born to John Henry Chapman And Rissie Ann Wilson.
  • Roy Preston Chapman passed away in 1967 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.

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Roy Chapman's Ancestors

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Roy Chapman
1897–1967
Birth Place: Ellis County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
John Henry Chapman
1855–1934
Nashville, Robertson, Tennessee
Rissie (Ann) Wilson
1860–1945
Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Alfred Chapman
1825–1915
Mayfield, Graves Co, Kentucky, USA
Martha (M.) Edwards
1818–1892
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Chapman
1806–1874
Anna Traughber
1808–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Chapman
1765–1836
Nancy Wood
1780–1850
William TRAUGHBER
1770–1854
Barbara Traughber
1772–1809

Roy Chapman's Timeline

2 Records

1897
10 Aug 1897
Birth of Roy Preston Chapman in Ellis County, Texas, United States of America
Ellis County, Texas, United States of America
1967
18 March 1967
Age 70
Death of Roy Preston Chapman in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Ellis County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1967
    Event Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

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