April 10, 1904; Oregonian, p 16
"Pioneer and Veteran" ~ The funeral of Thomas Chapman, who died early yesterday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, will take place at Finley's Chapel at 2 o'clock this (Sunday) afternoon.
The deceased was a pioneer Oregonian and Indian War Veteran, having come to Oregon with his parents, Colonel W. W. and Mrs. M. F. Chapman, in 1847, and became a resident of Portland in 1850, when his father became one of the townsite proprietors with D. H. Lownsdale and Stephen Coffin.
"Tom" Chapman was only 19 when he took part in the Indian war in Southern Oregon in 1855-6, for which he was granted a pension only a month ago. He was admitted to practice in the courts of the territory of Oregon May 4, 1858, and his certificate was signed at Portland by George H. Williams, Chief Justice, and R. P. Boise, Associate Justice; but he did not pursue the practice of law. He was in the different mines of Oregon and Idaho from 1852 to 1880, and took part in the Nez Perce war of 1877 as messenger for General O. O. Howard.
When the Taylor-Street Methodist Church was first organized Mr. Chapman was a member of its choir, and when the Weekly Oregonian was established in the Fall of 1850 he was one of two boys who distributed about town the copies of the first edition. Among the old-timers he had many acquaintances, all of whom will regret to learn of his death.
"Pioneer and Veteran" ~ The funeral of Thomas Chapman, who died early yesterday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, will take place at Finley's Chapel at 2 o'clock this (Sunday) afternoon.
The deceased was a pioneer Oregonian and Indian War Veteran, having come to Oregon with his parents, Colonel W. W. and Mrs. M. F. Chapman, in 1847, and became a resident of Portland in 1850, when his father became one of the townsite proprietors with D. H. Lownsdale and Stephen Coffin.
"Tom" Chapman was only 19 when he took part in the Indian war in Southern Oregon in 1855-6, for which he was granted a pension only a month ago. He was admitted to practice in the courts of the territory of Oregon May 4, 1858, and his certificate was signed at Portland by George H. Williams, Chief Justice, and R. P. Boise, Associate Justice; but he did not pursue the practice of law. He was in the different mines of Oregon and Idaho from 1852 to 1880, and took part in the Nez Perce war of 1877 as messenger for General O. O. Howard.
When the Taylor-Street Methodist Church was first organized Mr. Chapman was a member of its choir, and when the Weekly Oregonian was established in the Fall of 1850 he was one of two boys who distributed about town the copies of the first edition. Among the old-timers he had many acquaintances, all of whom will regret to learn of his death.
April 10, 1904; Oregonian, p 16
"Pioneer and Veteran" ~ The funeral of Thomas Chapman, who died early yesterday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, will take place at Finley's Chapel at 2 o'clock this (Sunday) afternoon.
The deceased was a pioneer Oregonian and Indian War Veteran, having come to Oregon with his parents, Colonel W. W. and Mrs. M. F. Chapman, in 1847, and became a resident of Portland in 1850, when his father became one of the townsite proprietors with D. H. Lownsdale and Stephen Coffin.
"Tom" Chapman was only 19 when he took part in the Indian war in Southern Oregon in 1855-6, for which he was granted a pension only a month ago. He was admitted to practice in the courts of the territory of Oregon May 4, 1858, and his certificate was signed at Portland by George H. Williams, Chief Justice, and R. P. Boise, Associate Justice; but he did not pursue the practice of law. He was in the different mines of Oregon and Idaho from 1852 to 1880, and took part in the Nez Perce war of 1877 as messenger for General O. O. Howard.
When the Taylor-Street Methodist Church was first organized Mr. Chapman was a member of its choir, and when the Weekly Oregonian was established in the Fall of 1850 he was one of two boys who distributed about town the copies of the first edition. Among the old-timers he had many acquaintances, all of whom will regret to learn of his death.
"Pioneer and Veteran" ~ The funeral of Thomas Chapman, who died early yesterday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, will take place at Finley's Chapel at 2 o'clock this (Sunday) afternoon.
The deceased was a pioneer Oregonian and Indian War Veteran, having come to Oregon with his parents, Colonel W. W. and Mrs. M. F. Chapman, in 1847, and became a resident of Portland in 1850, when his father became one of the townsite proprietors with D. H. Lownsdale and Stephen Coffin.
"Tom" Chapman was only 19 when he took part in the Indian war in Southern Oregon in 1855-6, for which he was granted a pension only a month ago. He was admitted to practice in the courts of the territory of Oregon May 4, 1858, and his certificate was signed at Portland by George H. Williams, Chief Justice, and R. P. Boise, Associate Justice; but he did not pursue the practice of law. He was in the different mines of Oregon and Idaho from 1852 to 1880, and took part in the Nez Perce war of 1877 as messenger for General O. O. Howard.
When the Taylor-Street Methodist Church was first organized Mr. Chapman was a member of its choir, and when the Weekly Oregonian was established in the Fall of 1850 he was one of two boys who distributed about town the copies of the first edition. Among the old-timers he had many acquaintances, all of whom will regret to learn of his death.
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