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William Edward Chapman

Birth
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Death
Aug 1886 (aged 33–34)
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Brownsville, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Son of William Clarkston Chapman &
MaryAnn Bruckner Maum
Oldest of four known children;
2 sisters & 2 brothers
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1853 Lewis E. d. bef 1870
1856 John Dennis***see below
1857 Cora (Cates)***see below
1858 Jessie Theodocia (Hawkins)***see below

Married Virginia Caroline "Jinnie" Smith
10 Oct 1879 • Hinds Co, MS
Father of three known children;
1 daughter & 2 sons
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1881 Edna Dean (Lane)***see below
1883 David Ernest # 23196342
1887 William Edward # 23196377

Note***
Following his death in 1886 his brother, John, married his widow and together they would raise his three children and by 1900 have four more, with an additional two children added by 1910.

In the 1900 census, with "Jinnie" now married to his brother, she states she had given birth to ten children and that seven were still living. Were the three unaccounted for children his or his brother's?
Son of William Clarkston Chapman &
MaryAnn Bruckner Maum
Oldest of four known children;
2 sisters & 2 brothers
******************************************
1853 Lewis E. d. bef 1870
1856 John Dennis***see below
1857 Cora (Cates)***see below
1858 Jessie Theodocia (Hawkins)***see below

Married Virginia Caroline "Jinnie" Smith
10 Oct 1879 • Hinds Co, MS
Father of three known children;
1 daughter & 2 sons
******************************************
1881 Edna Dean (Lane)***see below
1883 David Ernest # 23196342
1887 William Edward # 23196377

Note***
Following his death in 1886 his brother, John, married his widow and together they would raise his three children and by 1900 have four more, with an additional two children added by 1910.

In the 1900 census, with "Jinnie" now married to his brother, she states she had given birth to ten children and that seven were still living. Were the three unaccounted for children his or his brother's?


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