Smith Cemetery, Orange Twp., Clinton Co., IA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Annette Lucas ClintonRoots@aol.com We would like to thank the Clinton Co. Historical Society for sharing this information with us. Also, thanks go to Fran Barsema who typed much of this info for us to put online. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Clinton County, Iowa Please visit the Clinton County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/clinton/ ________________________________________________________ LAST NAME FIRST NAME DATE OF DEATH * See Below for more Information BENSON FRITZ 01/20/1897 BURNS HUGH CHAPMAN* JAMES L. 05/22/1879 CHAPMAN* MALINDA A. 11/19/1910 CHAPMAN* LETICIA 05/21/1879 COOK BERRYMOND 08/21/1888 COOK GRACE M. 1/1/1912 COOK JOHN M. 3/23/1912 COOK MARY C. 7/30/1900 COOK ANNETTE A. PERRY INFANT DAUGHTER 11/16/1855 PERRY JOHN ELVEN 3/29/1900 SMITH ABRAHAM 03/29/1899 SMITH AMANDA 10/30/1915 SMITH BARBARA 1855 SMITH CATHERINE 05/01/1892 SMITH CATHERINE 06/01/1898 SMITH INFANT 05/26/1874 SMITH INFANT 05/28/1862 SMITH ISAAC 1880 SMITH JOHN J. 07/15/1883 SMITH JOHN V. 12/06/1881 SMITH MARY 01/24/1885 SMITH NOAH 01/16/1892 SMITH SUSANNAH 11/4/1902 SMITH W. D. 05/06/1895 SMITH CLEM ???? SMITH INFANT 05/09/186? JAMES LAWRENCE2 CHAPMAN (JOHN1) was born 15 Mar 1816 in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, and died 22 May 1879 in DeWitt, IA. He married MALINDA ANN CARSON 14 Feb 1838 in New Market, Rockingham, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS CARSON and CATHERINE KINDELL. She was born 15 Jan 1822 in Shenandoah, New Market, VA, and died 19 Nov 1910 in Dewitt, Clinton, IA. Notes for JAMES LAWRENCE CHAPMAN: He was a miller James Chapman was listed in the Rockingham County, Virginia 1850 census, but by 1860 they had moved to Iowa as they were listed in the Clinton County census. A Post Office was established in what was called the "Virginia Settlement" and was called Orange. The Chapmans built a ferry bridge across the river and it was a crossing for many wagons bound for the western settlements. It was torn down in 1973. James is buried in the Smith cemetery; also know as "The Virginia Settlement Cemetery." He was 63 years old when he died. The issue in the newspaper (Observer) had this write up of James when he died: "James L. Chapman, living in Orange Township; who for some months past has been almost entirely MALINDA ANN2 CARSON (THOMAS1) was born 15 Jan 1822 in Shenandoah, New Market, VA, and died 19 Nov 1910 in Dewitt, Clinton, IA. She married JAMES LAWRENCE CHAPMAN 14 Feb 1838 in New Market, Rockingham, Virginia, son of JOHN CHAPMAN and CATHERINE. He was born 15 Mar 1816 in New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, and died 22 May 1879 in DeWitt, IA. 1. LETICIA JANE3 CHAPMAN (JAMES LAWRENCE2, JOHN1) was born 1853 in New Market, Shenandoah, VA, and died 21 May 1879 in Clinton County, IA. Notes for LETICIA JANE CHAPMAN: Leticia was in her early 20s when she died; perhaps of rickets. She was an invalid and never walked. In the 1860 Rockingham, VA census, she was listed as "dumb." She is buried in the Smith Cemetery new Grand Mound, Iowa, beside her parents. Submitted by: Dr. Matthew William Waack 2nd Great-Grandson of James Lawrence Chapman Civil: IV Canon: 4