Jul-28-2018
Husband: Wilbert Paul "Polly" Chapman Also known as: Paul Chapman 1,2
Born: Jan-27-1904 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 3,4,5 Died: Mar-10-1967 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Buried: in Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3,6 Cause of death: struck by train (workplace accident) 3 Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3,2 Resided: 1943 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: B & O Railroad employee 3 Occupation: 1940 concrete mixer with W.P.A. 7 Father: James William Chapman (1845 - 1922) Mother: Josephine Kinney (1867 - 1943)
Wife: Wanda Chapman 8 Married: Jun- 6-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Born: 1905 4,10 Died: Apr- 2-1971 6,4 Buried: in Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: 1969 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Gordon Batell Chapman (1868 - 1944) Mother: Queen Victoria Pierce (1874 - 1951)
F Child 1: Norma I. "Toots" Chapman Census name: Norma Jene Chapman Born: Nov-30-1927 12 Resided: 1963, 67, 2002, 09 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 12,13,11 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Husband: Gene Swisher Husband: ___ Dray d. bef Jul 1963 Husband: Howard Hartness, Jr. b. Aug-13-1923 d. Apr- -1981 Married: Jul-20-1963 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 12
M Child 2: James Gordon Chapman Born: Nov-25-1928 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3,12,14 Died: May-28-2005 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 15,14 Buried: in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV 3,16,6 Resided: since late 1990s in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: formerly in Medway, Clark Co, OH 3,17,18,13 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Occupation: (retired age 63) Dept of Air Force civil service, Wright-Patterson AFB 3 Education: Doddridge Co HS (1947), Salem College (BA), Glenville College (MA), WVU (MA) 3 Military: Jan-15-1951 - Dec- 5-1952 Sfc, US Army, Korea 19,16,3 Wife: Electa Jean Leaman b. Sep- 3-1935 d. Sep- 6-1979 Married: Sep- 3-1955 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Divorced: Jul-24-1967 in Clark Co, OH 20
F Child 3: Gwendolyn Norene Chapman Born: Jun-23-1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3,14,21 Died: May-19-2009 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 22,14 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17,3 Resided: 1967, 2002 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,11 Census: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Occupation: seamstress 3 Husband: George Warren Friend b. May- 7-1921 d. Feb-22-1989 Married: Jan- 6-1951 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 21
M Child 4: Living Wife: Katherine Caroline Marden b. Jan-22-1921 d. Jan- 5-2012
F Child 5: Bonita Yvonne Chapman Born: Nov-19-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Died: May-28-2002 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3,13 Census: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Husband: Kester L. Nichols b. Jun- 4-1937 d. Apr-30-2008 Married: ca 1959 24
F Child 6: Living Husband: Living Husband: Living
F Child 7: Living Husband: Living
Sources: (1) Obituary of mother. (2) Obituary of brother. (3) Obituary. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (6) Findagrave.com. (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Wilbert Pual Chapman, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Wanda Chapman, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Jun 6 1925. (10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (11) Obituary of sister. (12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (13) Obituary of father. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Obituary - Ruby Memorial Hospital. (16) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Record of wife's remarriage. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (22) Obituary - Nursing home. (23) Obituary - At home. (24) Obituary of wife.Name Index