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William Paul Chapin 1838–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 December 1838

Birth Location: Overton Co., TN

Death Date: 28 February 1904

Death Location: Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Chapin

Mother: Martha Harp

Spouse(s): Amanda Swift, Sibba Chapin

Children(s): Willie Cannon, Benjamin Chapin, Martha Chapin

William Paul Chapin was born in 1838 in Overton Co., TN, the child of John H Chapin And Martha Kirkman Harp. In 1900, William Paul Chapin resided in Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee, USA. William Paul Chapin married Amanda Jane Swift, Sibba Daugherty Chapin, and had children including Benjamin Alice Chapin, Martha Chapin, Willie Forrest Chapin Myers Cannon. William Paul Chapin passed away in 1904 in Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Paul Chapin was born in 1838 in Overton Co., TN, the child of John H Chapin And Martha Kirkman Harp.
  • In 1900, William Paul Chapin resided in Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Paul Chapin married Amanda Jane Swift, Sibba Daugherty Chapin, and had children including Benjamin Alice Chapin, Martha Chapin, Willie Forrest Chapin Myers Cannon.
  • William Paul Chapin passed away in 1904 in Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Chapin's Ancestors

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William Chapin
1838–1904
Birth Place: Overton Co., TN
Parents
John H Chapin
1803–1849
North Carolina, USA
Martha (Kirkman) Harp
1814–1900
Overton Co., TN
Grandparents
Paul Chapin
1760–1845
Tyringham, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Japheth Chapin
1726–1797
Patience Hayward
1728–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Chapin
1698–1769
Dorcas Wood
1694–1767

William Chapin's Descendants

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William (Paul) Chapin (04 December 1838–28 February 1904) m. Amanda (Jane) Swift (26 May 1836–16 Jun 1873) m. Sibba (Daugherty) Chapin (22 Dec 1851–17 December 1942)
  1. 1. Willie (Forrest Chapin Myers) Cannon 1862–1918 m. John (White) Myers 1860–1896
    1. 1. John (Heron Hammock) Myers 1894–1952 m. Gertrude (Vina) Witherspoon 1899–1982
      1. 1. mildred (dean) myers 1924–2012 m. leslie (junior) northern 1925–1952
        1. 1. Cornelia (Annette) Northern 1946–1989 m. Alan Alfredson 1941– m. john (wayne) rodgers 1939–1984
        2. 2. Leslie Northern 1897–
        3. 3. Terry (Lee) northern 1948–2017
      2. 2. Huron Myers 1926–1997
      3. 3. Lillian (M) Myers 1928–1995
      4. 4. Bernice Myers 1934–2000
      5. 5. Clara (Elizabeth) Myers 1931–2006
  2. 2. Benjamin (Alice) Chapin 1870–1945
  3. 3. Martha Chapin 1859–

William Chapin's Timeline

3 Records

1838
04 December 1838
Birth of William Paul Chapin in Overton Co., TN
Overton Co., TN
1900
1900
Age 62
William Paul Chapin resided here in Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
1904
28 February 1904
Age 66
Death of William Paul Chapin in Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 December 1838
    Event Place: Overton Co., TN
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 0062

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 0062

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1904
    Event Place: Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

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