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Wilbert Paul "Polly" CHAPMAN

Wilbert Paul "Polly" CHAPMAN

Male 1904 - 1967  (63 years)

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  • Name Wilbert Paul "Polly" CHAPMAN 
    Born 27 Jan 1904  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birthplace given in obituary as Shirley, Tyler County, but in marriage record as Doddridge County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation B & O Railroad employee  [1] 
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    concrete mixer with W.P.A. 
    Residence Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Residence 1943  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 10 Mar 1967  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Cause: struck by train (workplace accident) 
    Buried Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Person ID I53386  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2019 

    Father James William CHAPMAN,   b. Oct 1845, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1922, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Josephine KINNEY,   b. 26 Nov 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1943, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F10999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wanda CHAPMAN,   b. 1905, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1971  (Age 66 years)  [9, 10] 
    Married 6 Jun 1925  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Norma Jean (Imogene) "Toots" CHAPMAN,   b. 30 Nov 1927, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 2021, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. James Gordon CHAPMAN,   b. 25 Nov 1928, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 2005, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +3. Gwendolyn Norene CHAPMAN,   b. 23 Jun 1930, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 2009, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +4. Wilbert Paul "Junior" CHAPMAN, Jr.,   b. 9 Jan 1934, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 2023, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +5. Bonita Yvonne CHAPMAN,   b. 19 Nov 1938, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 2002, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     6. Living
    Family ID F22036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795856&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    5. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    7. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    10. [S1362] Obituary of wife's father.