Biographical Sketch of W. H. Chapman, Center Township, Buchanan 
County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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W. H. Chapman, farmer and stock raiser, section 18, post office St.
Joseph, was born May 28, 1829, in Russell County, Kentucky, and was
there reared, spending his boyhood days on a farm.  He received a
fair education and came West in the fall of 1851, settling in this
county near DeKalb.  He has since resided in the county, and moved
to the place he now occupies in 1865.  His landed estate consists
of 249 acres of well improved land, and also owns 330 acres in
Doniphan County, Kansas.  During the late war he served for two
years in the Enrolled Missouri Militia.  He has filled the positions
of school director and road overseer several terms.  Mr. Chapman was
married February 6, 1858, to Miss Nancy A. Dittemore, a native of
Indiana.  They are raising four orphan children.  Mr. and Mrs. Chap-
man are active members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in 
which he holds the position of elder, and is one of its most liberal
contributors.  He also belongs to the Masonic fraternity.

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