George C. Chapman

1836 - 1934  (97 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	George C. Chapman
  Born	13 Aug 1836	Morgan Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Morgan Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 16 888 Caleb Chapman 64 1786 male farmer Connecticut 17 888 Deborah Chapman 54 1796 female Connecticut 18 888 Augusta Chapman 19 1831 female Ohio 19 888 George Chapman 13 1837 male Ohio 20 888 Jane Chapman 11 1839 female Ohio   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=n291_775
  Draft Registration	Jun 1863	Pine Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	again registered for the Civil War draft at Meadville in June of 1863 - at the time he resided in Pine Township and was a 27 year old married carpenter. I do not find that he was called to service at that time.
  Census	1870	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 4 59 George Chapman 37 1833 male white works in wood factory Ohio 5 59 Harriet Chapman 30 1840 female white keeping house Pennsylvania 6 59 Frederick Chapman 6 1864 male white Pennsylvania 7 59 Ralf Chapman 2 1868 male white Ohio 8 59 Elize Lisk 26 1844 female white at home Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=3128_773
  Census	1880	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 32 414 George Chapman head male white 1838 42 married Ohio Connecticut Connecticut engineer 12th Street 33 414 Hattie Chapman wife female white 1840 40 married Pennsylvania Connecticut Vermont keeping house 34 414 Fred Chapman son male white 1865 15 single Pennsylvania Ohio Pennsylvania at school 35 414 Ralph Chapman son male white 1868 12 single Ohio Ohio Pennsylvania at school 36 414 Milo Porter boarder male white 1817 63 widowed New York Connecticut Connecticut cabinet maker   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=7mhr_770
  Census	1910	Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 52 17 George K. Chapman head male white 1837 73 married 1x 47 Ohio Connecticut Connecticut house painter 53 17 Hattie N. Chapman wife female white 1840 70 married 1x 47 2 2 Pennsylvania Connecticut Maine none 54 17 Ralph L. Chapman son male white 1868 42 single Ohio Ohio Pennsylvania house painter   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=2kzr_771
  Census	1920	Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 47 136 George Chapman head male white 1837 83 widowed Ohio Connecticut Connecticut none Wallace 48 136 Ralph L. Chapman son male white 1879 41 single Ohio Ohio Pennsylvania decorator   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=2cm3_772
  Census	1930	Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 90 2751 George Chapman head male white 1837 93 widowed Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Ohio none 91 2751 Mae Chapman daughter-in-law female white 1879 51 widowed Pennsylvania Ohio Pennsylvania none   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=djr7_769
  Military Service	At the time of the Civil War he was residing at Bethalto, Madison County, Illinois. His military record notes he was 6'2" tall and had blue eyes, light hair and a light complexion. He served as a Private in Company B of the 22nd Illinois Infantry. He was wounded at the Battle of Belmont (Missouri) November 7, 1861 - this battle was the first combat test for Ulysses S. Grant. George was discharged on a surgeon's certificate on June 30, 1862. However, his veteran's record lists him as being discharged July 7, 1864?
  		Civil War Service General Index Card George Chapman, Private in Company B, 22nd Illinois Infantry
  Died	2 May 1934	Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	cause of death: arteriosclerosis from a scrapbook at the Linesville Historical Society: GEORGE C. CHAPMAN ANSWERS LAST CALL LAST LOCAL VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR DIES AT AGE OF 98 On May 2, 1934, Wednesday afternoon, George C. Chapman, aged 98, last local surviving veteran of the Civil War passed away at his home in this place. The funeral services will be held on Friday at two o'clock in the Methodist Episcopal church of which he was a member. Mr. Chapman was wounded at the battle of Belmont and honorably discharged July 7, 1864. He was a member of Co. B 22nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He is survived by daughter-in-law Mrs. Mae Chapman, with whom he made his home and a granddaughter, Miss Isabel Earl, of Tampa, Fla. For many years the deceased has been confined to a wheel chair.
  		Pennsylvania Death Certificate George Chapman
  		George Chapman Dies at His Home in Linesville from the May 9, 1934 issue of the Conneautville Courier
  Age	97 years
  Buried	4 May 1934	Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Section L, Lot 310, Grave 8
  		Chapman, George C. 1836-1934 Plot: Section L, Lot 310, Grave 8
  		Veterans' Burial Card George Chapman
  Person ID	I8313	Local Families
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Caleb Chapman,   b. 6 Oct 1795, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ,   d. Feb 1871, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Deborah Knowlton,   b. 6 Oct 1795, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1885, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1811	Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F27677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Newell Lisk,   b. 27 Dec 1839, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 May 1915, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1863	Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Frederick T. Chapman,   b. May 1864, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1930  (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Ralph Lee Chapman,   b. 14 Mar 1868, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1927, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F2849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 4 May 1934 - Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Miscellaneous News » Slide Show		An Old Civil War Veteran brief story about George's 96th birthday that appeared in the August 31, 1932 issue of the Conneautville Courier
  		G.A.R. Post Will Disband Linesville Post No. 352 to retire as George is the only surviving member at age 98.
  		George and Ralph Move to Wallace Avenue from the May 8, 1918 issue of the Conneautville Courier

  
  

• Notes

  From the November 5, 1930 issue of The Linesville Herald: George Chapman, aged 94 years, was able to go to the polls, Tuesday. Mr. Chapman is a veteran of the Civil War and always votes a straight Republican ticket.