Cyrus Story Chapman

Brief Life History of Cyrus Story

When Cyrus Story Chapman was born on 1 March 1818, in Rushford, Rushford, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Eliphalet Chapman, was 39 and his mother, Dolly Eaton, was 33. He married Matilda about 1849. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1882. He died on 2 January 1900, in Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Township, Clark, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Eastern Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Township, Clark, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cyrus Story Chapman
1818–1900
Ruth M. Rowzee
1825–1903
Marriage: 24 April 1851
Emily Jane Chapman
1852–1905
George G. Chapman
1854–1883
Albert Chapman
1856–1913
William H. Chapman
1859–
Cyrus Edward Chapman
1861–1934
Stacy Allen Chapman
1866–1925
Lillie May Chapman
1870–1951

Sources (9)

  • Cyrus Chapman, Jeffersonville City, Clark, Indiana "United States Census, 1860"
  • Cyrus S Chapman and Ruth M Ronzer, 24 Apr 1851; citing Clark, Indiana, United States, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
  • Cyrus S Chapman, military record 1861-1865, "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938", 1882; citing p. 11088, Dayton, Ohio

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1822

Historical Boundaries: 1822: Marion, Indiana, United States

1841

Dayton was incorporated as a city.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a merchant or trader, Middle English chap(pe)man, chepman, Old English cēapmann, cēpemann, a compound of cēap ‘barter, bargain, price, property’ + mann ‘man’.

Jewish: adopted probably for a like-sounding or like-meaning name in some other European language; see for example Kaufman .

History: This name was brought independently to North America from England by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. John Chapmen (sic) was one of the free planters who assented to the ‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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