Apr-24-2012
Husband: Floyd Wirt Chapman Also known as: Wirt Chapman
Born: Nov-29-1860 in West Virginia 1 Died: Mar-30-1955 1 (see note 1) Buried: in Carthage Gap Church Cem, Athens Co, OH Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: David Maxfield Chapman Mother: Ellen Costilow Notes 2
Wife: Columbia Gaston 1
Born: Feb-15-1861 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 2 Died: Oct-16-1946 3 Buried: in Carthage Gap Church Cem, Athens Co, OH 2 Resided: 1911 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Samuel Morris Gaston Mother: Elizabeth Law
F Child 1: Leona Mae Chapman Born: Dec-22-1883 in Died: May- 6-1967 in
F Child 2: Laura Elizabeth Chapman Born: Feb-21-1885 in Wolf Pen Run, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Died: May-22-1983 in
M Child 3: Bruce Gaston Chapman Born: Jul-10-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV Died: Apr-21-1966 in
F Child 4: Emma Grace Chapman Also known as: Grace Chapman 1,7 Born: May-31-1889 in West Virginia 8,7,1 Died: Oct-29-1977 in Los Angeles Co, CA 8,7,1
M Child 5: Lester Maxfield Chapman Born: Nov-20-1891 in Died: Jun-10-1980 in
F Child 6: Faye Marie Chapman Also known as: Metta Faye Chapman Born: Aug- 7-1894 in Died: Feb- 5-1949 in
M Child 7: Pallie Gail Chapman Born: Aug-10-1896 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,7 Died: Apr-24-1976 in Athens, Athens Co, OH 7,11
M Child 8: Harley Hall Chapman Also known as: Hall Chapman Born: Oct-14-1900 in Died: May- 5-1979 in
F Child 9: Majel Ellen Chapman Born: Feb- 3-1905 in Died: Apr-29-1981 in
Sources: (1) Eleanor R. Goodwin, granddaughter of Floyd W. & Columbia Gaston Chapman. (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 382. (3) Ota Reed Fraker (1882-1970) in her 15-page genealogy of the descendants of her maternal grandparents, Samuel Morris & Elizabeth Law Gaston, misleadingly entitled "Genealogy or Family Tree of John Gaston, Sr." (4) Obituary of father. (5) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 138. (6) Immediate family. (7) Social Security Death Index. (8) Death Record - Online. (9) Ohio Soldiers in World War I, 1917-1918 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Original data: "Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-1918. Vol. I-XXIII." Columbus, OH, USA: F. J. Heer Printing Co, 1926. (10) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (11) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Event Notes Note (1) But Ota Reed Fraker reports date as Mar 31 1955. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index