The Chapman Branch

Our Chapman forefathers were pilgrims, pioneers, and soldiers. Our proud lineage traces all the way back to The Mayflower.

Gov. William Bradford, Plymouth Colony—10th Great Grandfather

Isaac Chapman Bible—A Legacy from his Mother

An antique family Bible was discovered in an attic in Lorain, Ohio. It provided the missing link that connects our line to The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony.

The Life and Times of Ed Chapman—72nd Ohio Voluntary Infantry

At just age 17, Corporal Chapman was captured at the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads. He endured the final year of the conflict in a deadly Confederate prison camp.

Surviving a Civil War Prison Camp

In the brief history of the Andersonal facility, nearly 13,000 prisoners of war died within its stockade in the most inhumane conditions imaginable. Ed Chapman was among the survivors.

Pioneers on the Kansas Prairie

Enticed by free land and family connections, Homer and Nettie Chapman moved their family to Western Kansas. They built a home from blocks of sod and learned to improvise.