Brief Life History of John
When John Chapman was born on 28 March 1870, in Owen Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States, his father, Squire William Chapman, was 30 and his mother, Emaline Hodges, was 27. He married Charlotte L Wiggins on 23 August 1891, in Warrick, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Hart Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Boon Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 23 July 1958, in Boonville, Boon Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States, at the age of 88.
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- John S Chapman in household of Squire W Chapman, "United States Census, 1870"
- John L Chapman, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Lewis Chapman in entry for Albert Joseph Niehaus, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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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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