INQUIRIES ARCHIVE

I have recently acquired documents for my Uncle Junior – Glennard Owen Chapman b. 1-8-1922 now deceased (but I don’t have his date of death at my fingertips). I received them from his wife, who is now living in Bokeelia, Florida, when I visited her earlier this month.

I thought you might like to add the information to your online data records, so I have attached the scanned copy of his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation – Honorable Discharge as well as the letter sent to my grandmother advising the family of his status as missing in action.

I am also in the process of reading a booklet written by one of the men in his flight crew, Neal Lauve. It is called ZDRAVOZDRAVO. Zdravo is a Yugoslavian word meaning friendship. It recounts their ordeal of being shot down, found by the Partisans, split up and helped in their walk across Europe to neutral territory. I have inquired if it has been computerized or if not, if I would be allowed to scan it into pdf format. This information and the Discharge paper and letter have been uploaded into the Military Section of Databases from the CFA Home page.

I am rather new to genealogy and have found Hannah Chapman in my line, she was married to James Devin and is my third great grandmother. I found a book called the history of Gibson County Indiana that included her in a biographical sketch about her son in law and grandson, and in it is says - "Hannah, daughter of Robert Chapman who built the first brick building on the town square of Princeton. He went to Glasgow, Missouri where he died." but earlier in the book it says that "The next business house was constructed of brick on the corner north of the northeast corner of the square. It was built by George W. Chapman in 1815-16 and, with the exception of the first court house, it was Princeton's first brick building. Chapman was a gun and silversmith. and followed his trade here about ten years. then removed to Missouri."

I fear that beyond that I hit a brick wall and it seems other, more experienced genealogist I've spoken to have encountered the same issue, but I thought perhaps someone in your organization might be able to shed some insight on her and her parents?

Thank you for any assistance you can offer!

I am trying to get information and proofs on my Chapman line and just discovered your site. One of my deceased cousins gave me some information and I have guessed some thru leads from ancestry dot com. My great grandmother is said to be Harriett Tiggie Chapman born 3 June 1800 in South Carolina and married Williamson T. Jordan. Is there any way and I can get more info on her and this line from your group. I did not find her name in the pages I looked thru on your site.

My Chapman ancestor is James Chapman born 1810 in Georgia. Married Nancy Hoyle in Pike County Georgia in 1833. He died in Rusk County Texas 1897. He settled in Texas on a land grant of Henry Chapman who fought in the battle of San Jacinto. I do not know if Henry was a brother, uncle, or father. The survey in Texas was also part of a John Hallum survey. There is a reference to a John Hallum and Chapman in old 96th district in South Carolina in a land sale. I'm not sure if these are related or not. If you need anything else I will try to give you anything else I have. My user name on Ancestry is Ahearn5032