John E Chapman
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | John Eugene Chapman was born | + | John Eugene Chapman was born in Grandview, Spencer County, [[Indiana]]. On the 1930 census, he is living in Ouachita County, Arkansas and stated to be age 37. On 19 Apr 1930 in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, he married (age 36) to Linnie Mae Magby who had been born 27 Nov 1911 in Bismarck, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. |
They then lived in [[Grant County, Arkansas]]. According to his daughter, he bought a farm in Grapevine in the early '30s. "My mother said that during the Depression, they lost it for lack of two $50 payments. This was probably between 1934 and 1938. I'm guessing." | They then lived in [[Grant County, Arkansas]]. According to his daughter, he bought a farm in Grapevine in the early '30s. "My mother said that during the Depression, they lost it for lack of two $50 payments. This was probably between 1934 and 1938. I'm guessing." | ||
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John died 8 Aug 1958 in Ridgetop, Robertson County, [[Tennessee]]. | John died 8 Aug 1958 in Ridgetop, Robertson County, [[Tennessee]]. | ||
Linnie died 5 Feb 1994 also in Ridgetop, Robertson County, [[Tennessee]]. | Linnie died 5 Feb 1994 also in Ridgetop, Robertson County, [[Tennessee]]. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=ART626_87-0242&fn=John&ln=Chapman&st=r&ssrc=&pid=87101242 1930 Census of Valley Township, Ouachita County, Arkansas] showing : "John Chapman, 37, rents [evidently from Willie Dandridge], married at age 28 (?), IN/IN/IN, Laborer, Odd Jobs" | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
