AN OLD CITIZEN GONE.
Reuben Soloman Chapman was born Feb. 3, 1836, in Montgomery Ala. Died Feb. 24, 1917.
Mr. Chapman was the son of Soloman and Feriba Ferguson Chapman. Part of his boyhood and his early manhood was spent in Hickman, Ky. In the spring of 1861, he entered the Confederate army and served through the entire war. After the war he returned to Hickman and took upon himself the support of a widowed mother, an unmarried sister and two children of a deceased sister. When relieved of these duties by the death of mother and sister and the marriage of the younger one of his household, he came to Dunklin Co. and in 1874, where he has lived ever since. He was married to Miss Ellen Parker Dec. 34, 1876. Of this union were born several children, only two of which lived to maturity, others died in infancy or early childhood. Those living are Elbert, a teacher of prominence, and Alvin, who is our efficient postmaster. Mrs. Chapman is a granddaughter of Russell Horner, the second representative sent to the legislature from Dunklin Co., the man for whom the town of Hornersville was named.
Mr. Chapman was always recognized as one of the leading citizens in his community, as are his sons. He was a kind neighbor, a loyal friend. As a husband and father he was unusually tender and kind.--Kennett (Mo.) Exchange.
From The Hickman Courier (Hickman, Kentucky), Thursday, March 15, 1917.
Reuben Soloman Chapman was born Feb. 3, 1836, in Montgomery Ala. Died Feb. 24, 1917.
Mr. Chapman was the son of Soloman and Feriba Ferguson Chapman. Part of his boyhood and his early manhood was spent in Hickman, Ky. In the spring of 1861, he entered the Confederate army and served through the entire war. After the war he returned to Hickman and took upon himself the support of a widowed mother, an unmarried sister and two children of a deceased sister. When relieved of these duties by the death of mother and sister and the marriage of the younger one of his household, he came to Dunklin Co. and in 1874, where he has lived ever since. He was married to Miss Ellen Parker Dec. 34, 1876. Of this union were born several children, only two of which lived to maturity, others died in infancy or early childhood. Those living are Elbert, a teacher of prominence, and Alvin, who is our efficient postmaster. Mrs. Chapman is a granddaughter of Russell Horner, the second representative sent to the legislature from Dunklin Co., the man for whom the town of Hornersville was named.
Mr. Chapman was always recognized as one of the leading citizens in his community, as are his sons. He was a kind neighbor, a loyal friend. As a husband and father he was unusually tender and kind.--Kennett (Mo.) Exchange.
From The Hickman Courier (Hickman, Kentucky), Thursday, March 15, 1917.
AN OLD CITIZEN GONE.
Reuben Soloman Chapman was born Feb. 3, 1836, in Montgomery Ala. Died Feb. 24, 1917.
Mr. Chapman was the son of Soloman and Feriba Ferguson Chapman. Part of his boyhood and his early manhood was spent in Hickman, Ky. In the spring of 1861, he entered the Confederate army and served through the entire war. After the war he returned to Hickman and took upon himself the support of a widowed mother, an unmarried sister and two children of a deceased sister. When relieved of these duties by the death of mother and sister and the marriage of the younger one of his household, he came to Dunklin Co. and in 1874, where he has lived ever since. He was married to Miss Ellen Parker Dec. 34, 1876. Of this union were born several children, only two of which lived to maturity, others died in infancy or early childhood. Those living are Elbert, a teacher of prominence, and Alvin, who is our efficient postmaster. Mrs. Chapman is a granddaughter of Russell Horner, the second representative sent to the legislature from Dunklin Co., the man for whom the town of Hornersville was named.
Mr. Chapman was always recognized as one of the leading citizens in his community, as are his sons. He was a kind neighbor, a loyal friend. As a husband and father he was unusually tender and kind.--Kennett (Mo.) Exchange.
From The Hickman Courier (Hickman, Kentucky), Thursday, March 15, 1917.
Reuben Soloman Chapman was born Feb. 3, 1836, in Montgomery Ala. Died Feb. 24, 1917.
Mr. Chapman was the son of Soloman and Feriba Ferguson Chapman. Part of his boyhood and his early manhood was spent in Hickman, Ky. In the spring of 1861, he entered the Confederate army and served through the entire war. After the war he returned to Hickman and took upon himself the support of a widowed mother, an unmarried sister and two children of a deceased sister. When relieved of these duties by the death of mother and sister and the marriage of the younger one of his household, he came to Dunklin Co. and in 1874, where he has lived ever since. He was married to Miss Ellen Parker Dec. 34, 1876. Of this union were born several children, only two of which lived to maturity, others died in infancy or early childhood. Those living are Elbert, a teacher of prominence, and Alvin, who is our efficient postmaster. Mrs. Chapman is a granddaughter of Russell Horner, the second representative sent to the legislature from Dunklin Co., the man for whom the town of Hornersville was named.
Mr. Chapman was always recognized as one of the leading citizens in his community, as are his sons. He was a kind neighbor, a loyal friend. As a husband and father he was unusually tender and kind.--Kennett (Mo.) Exchange.
From The Hickman Courier (Hickman, Kentucky), Thursday, March 15, 1917.
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