Unnamed Chapman (1865 - abt. 1865)

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Biography

Per letter from Lillie J. Chapman, Julius' second wife, to the Civil War Pension Bureau, Amelia died in childbirth. Based on the body of her letter, and as the child is not included in the 1870 census, it is very likely the child died with her.

The text of the letter is included in its entirety, spelling mistakes intact:

"Mr. Chapman answered no to the question have either of you bin married thoutlessly I said to him that is not right & he said let it go that way. he would not talk of his first wife Death, for it hurt him so bad. She died of child Birth & Dropsey & was a great suferrer. as she was dead & not Divorced he thout no the best answer. I answered it last May the same as he had answered it before. I never thout of it being a lie. I answered it as he wished it answered. I see now that I ought to answered correctley as the truth is always the best. I had some trouble to prove her death. as there was no record of her mariage or Death, I could not get any trace of her Da he is dead or moved away, her last sister died last July or August. So the onley thing I could do was to get two People that I knew that saw her after death to sign two Affadavites. One lives in Min now & the other still lives in Norwood, NY. I take my oath that these statements are true & all the affidavits also that I have sent in. Lillie J Chapman"^{[1] (See note.)}

Research Notes

Have not yet found a fully-sourced or non-copyrighted image, but a digital copy of the original image can be viewed here on Google Drive. —M. Gridley Gridley-358 18:23, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Washington, DC. Letter from Lillie J. Chapman to the Civil War Pension Bureau regarding the death of Amelia (Streeter) Chapman. Early 1900s, Minnesota or North Dakota. Obtained by Diana Chapman Owen.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Chapman-1781 created through the import of HUNTER FAMILY TREE (3).ged on Aug 27, 2011 by Restricted Hunter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Restricted and others.