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From: Moore Kim <>
Subject: Re: [MERCER] Mercer Co. Ohio teachers
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:03:44 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <001401c0f464$bd344440$1e1c4d3f@wcoil.com>


Sue,

Yes, I'd love to have the dates and any other
information you have. Thank You!

Kim
--- Sue <> wrote:
> Kim
> The three infants of Thomas W Harper and Nancy A
> are buried in the Duck Creek Cemetery in Blackcreek
> Twp.
> Do you want the dates.
> You can email me
> Sue
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Moore Kim" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 1:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [MERCER] Mercer Co. Ohio teachers
>
>
> > Sue,
> >
> > I don't have a whole lot of information on Nancy
> > Chapman and Thomas Harper. According to family
> > information, she is NOT buried in North Grove
> > Cemetery. John and Mary did list her on their
> > tombstone, as they did Adnah Dallas. His body was
>
> > identified at death but not shipped home, so he
> was
> > not buried there either. Nancy died in Nebraska
> > before Thomas came back to Mercer County. Do you
> show
> > these infants of Nancy and Thomas to be in North
> Grove
> > Cemetery also? I have done some research, but do
> not
> > have the cemetery listings book and can't remember
> if
> > I have this information or not. I'll wait to hear
> > from you. Thanks!
> >
> > Kim
> >
> > --- Sue <> wrote:
> > > Kim Moore
> > > I have Nancy Chapman in my Harper line married
> to
> > > Thomas W Harper.
> > > I show Nancy buried in the North Grove Cemetery
> -
> > > Celina, Ohio
> > > Also show three infants who died young,
> possibility
> > > at birth.
> > > Would like to hear from you.
> > > Sue -
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Moore Kim" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 4:40 PM
> > > Subject: [MERCER] Mercer Co. Ohio teachers
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dear list,
> > > >
> > > > wanted to let you all know that many of the
> > > members of
> > > > my GG.grandfathers family were teachers in
> Mercer
> > > Co.
> > > > and the surrounding areas. Their parents
> names
> > > were
> > > > John Hall and Mary (Hawley) Chapman.
> > > >
> > > > Their names are:
> > > >
> > > > Elizabeth Mary (Chapman) Hammer,b. 1840 Lib
> taught
> > > in
> > > > Ohio and possibly S. Dakota and Missouri. She
> > > > returned to Ohio in 1905 and taught until her
> > > death in
> > > > 1920 in Celina.
> > > >
> > > > Nancy Anne (Chapman) Harper, b. 1842 Nan
> taught
> > > > school several years before marrying Thomas
> Harper
> > > in
> > > > Mercer Co. They moved to Nebraska where she
> died
> > > in
> > > > 1885. Tom remarried and later returned to
> Mercer
> > > Co
> > > > with his wife and 4 children. He and Nancy
> did
> > > not
> > > > have any children together.
> > > >
> > > > Adnah Dallas Chapman, b. 1844. Adnah was
> killed
> > > in
> > > > the Civil War, in 1863 at the age of 19 years
> in
> > > the
> > > > battle of Champion Hill. He did not teach.
> > > >
> > > > Louisa Victoria (Chapman) Foreman, b. 1845.
> > > Louisa
> > > > was also a teacher. She married Moses Foreman
> of
> > > > Blackcreek Twp. in 1871. She died in 1875,
> never
> > > > having any children.
> > > >
> > > > John Lloyd Burleigh Chapman, b 1851. JLB
> (also
> > > called
> > > > Burl or Burleigh), was my gg grandfather. He
> did
> > > not
> > > > teach school, but did raise several of his own
> > > > children who eventually did teach. He married
> > > > Caroline Koch in 1874 in Mercer Co.
> > > >
> > > > Windle Emanuel Chapman, b 1853. Win lived on
> the
> > > home
> > > > farm for many years and farmed. He did not
> marry
> > > > until 1898, when he married Mary Carmack, a
> widow
> > > with
> > > > 4 children. She died in 1900, when one
> daughter
> > > was
> > > > only appx. 8 years old. Her name was Nellie
> > > Carmack.
> > > > Win raised Nellie with the help of his second
> > > wife,
> > > > Sarah Boice, a widow. Win died in 1929 at his
> > > home
> > > > north of Wabash.
> > > >
> > > > Helen Jane Josephine Chapman, b 1856. Josie
> was a
> > > > teacher in the area and taught for many years.
>
> > > She
> > > > never married and had poor health, no reason
> ever
> > > > stated. She died in Celina in 1887.
> > > >
> > > > Richard Hawley Chapman, b. 1859. Richard was
> also
> > > a
> > > > teacher and attended Valparaiso Indiana
> college.
> > > He
> > > > worked many years as a mail clerk with the
> > > > Pennsylvania railroad. He married Kate
> Lambkin in
> > > > 1895 and also bought the weekly newspaper, the
> > > Mercer
> > > > County Observer in partnership with ACF
> Gilberg.
> > > He
> > > > sold out to Gilberg in 1908 and worked at the
> > > > Citizen's Bank in Celina, also the Mercer
> > > > CountyBuilding and Loan Company. He later
> married
> > > > Mrs. Della Crider Raach.
> > > >
> > > > The last child in the family was Jessie Elnora
> > > Adarine
> > > > Chapman, b. 1862. She died at the age of 8 of
> > > scarlet
> > > > fever in 1871.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am also interested to know if anyone has any
> > > > information regarding John Hall Chapman's
> parents,
> > > > siblings, etc. He was born in PA in 1815. He
> died
> > > in
> > > > New Corydon, IN in 1869. Does anyone know if
> > > there
> > > > were any funeral homes, etc. there then? I
> was
> > > > hoping to find an obituary with some clues!
> > > >
> > > > If anyone has any pictures of these folks or
> their
> > > > descendents, I would be interested in having
> > > copies.
> > > > I do have a couple from the Mercer County
> history
> > > book
> > > > of JLB and Caroline and their family, but
> there is
> > > not
> > > > one of John Hall and Mary Hawley Chapman with
> all
>
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