Joseph F Chapman, Jr.
"Funeral services were held Thursday at Lac du Flambeau for Joseph Chapman, 86, Civil War veteran and one of the first settlers in the town of Unity, who died at Rib Lake. Burial was made at Lac du Flambeau.
Mr. Chapman, who was born Nov. 30, 1846, at Catherine, Canada, accompanied his parents in 1858 to Jefferson County, Wis., where he enlisted in 1862 in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Volunteers. He was assigned to the First Brigade and participated in 14 major battles. After receiving his discharge in 1865 he came to Clark County and in 1867, settled on a farm in the township of Unity.
He was married on 17 Dec 1874, to Louise Fisher. Surviving are eight children, 24 grandchildren and a brother, James A. Chapman, who still resides on the old homestead in Unity".
Source: Colby Phonograph (Clark County, WI) - Thursday, 31 Mar. 1932
~~~~~
According to the application for Headstone from the War Department, Joseph F. Chapman was ranked as Private in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Infantry. He was wounded in a gunpowder magazine explosion on 25 May 1865 in Mobile, Alabama. Afterward, he transferred to Company E, 14th Wisconsin Infantry until his discharge.
~~~~~
He and Louisa had 10 known children:
• Sophia "Sophie" Chapman (1870–?)
• Albert Chapman (1875–?)
• Claude "Claudie" Chapman (1878–1883)
• Robert Chapman, Sr. (1880–1963)
• Rose Evangeline Chapman (1881–1964)
• Jessie C Chapman (1883–1981)
• Olive "Ollie" M Chapman (1886–1982)
• William Joseph Chapman (1889–1963)
• Lester John Chapman (1893–1989)
• Matilda "Tillie" Mary Chapman (1894–1976)
"Funeral services were held Thursday at Lac du Flambeau for Joseph Chapman, 86, Civil War veteran and one of the first settlers in the town of Unity, who died at Rib Lake. Burial was made at Lac du Flambeau.
Mr. Chapman, who was born Nov. 30, 1846, at Catherine, Canada, accompanied his parents in 1858 to Jefferson County, Wis., where he enlisted in 1862 in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Volunteers. He was assigned to the First Brigade and participated in 14 major battles. After receiving his discharge in 1865 he came to Clark County and in 1867, settled on a farm in the township of Unity.
He was married on 17 Dec 1874, to Louise Fisher. Surviving are eight children, 24 grandchildren and a brother, James A. Chapman, who still resides on the old homestead in Unity".
Source: Colby Phonograph (Clark County, WI) - Thursday, 31 Mar. 1932
~~~~~
According to the application for Headstone from the War Department, Joseph F. Chapman was ranked as Private in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Infantry. He was wounded in a gunpowder magazine explosion on 25 May 1865 in Mobile, Alabama. Afterward, he transferred to Company E, 14th Wisconsin Infantry until his discharge.
~~~~~
He and Louisa had 10 known children:
• Sophia "Sophie" Chapman (1870–?)
• Albert Chapman (1875–?)
• Claude "Claudie" Chapman (1878–1883)
• Robert Chapman, Sr. (1880–1963)
• Rose Evangeline Chapman (1881–1964)
• Jessie C Chapman (1883–1981)
• Olive "Ollie" M Chapman (1886–1982)
• William Joseph Chapman (1889–1963)
• Lester John Chapman (1893–1989)
• Matilda "Tillie" Mary Chapman (1894–1976)
Joseph F Chapman, Jr.
"Funeral services were held Thursday at Lac du Flambeau for Joseph Chapman, 86, Civil War veteran and one of the first settlers in the town of Unity, who died at Rib Lake. Burial was made at Lac du Flambeau.
Mr. Chapman, who was born Nov. 30, 1846, at Catherine, Canada, accompanied his parents in 1858 to Jefferson County, Wis., where he enlisted in 1862 in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Volunteers. He was assigned to the First Brigade and participated in 14 major battles. After receiving his discharge in 1865 he came to Clark County and in 1867, settled on a farm in the township of Unity.
He was married on 17 Dec 1874, to Louise Fisher. Surviving are eight children, 24 grandchildren and a brother, James A. Chapman, who still resides on the old homestead in Unity".
Source: Colby Phonograph (Clark County, WI) - Thursday, 31 Mar. 1932
~~~~~
According to the application for Headstone from the War Department, Joseph F. Chapman was ranked as Private in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Infantry. He was wounded in a gunpowder magazine explosion on 25 May 1865 in Mobile, Alabama. Afterward, he transferred to Company E, 14th Wisconsin Infantry until his discharge.
~~~~~
He and Louisa had 10 known children:
• Sophia "Sophie" Chapman (1870–?)
• Albert Chapman (1875–?)
• Claude "Claudie" Chapman (1878–1883)
• Robert Chapman, Sr. (1880–1963)
• Rose Evangeline Chapman (1881–1964)
• Jessie C Chapman (1883–1981)
• Olive "Ollie" M Chapman (1886–1982)
• William Joseph Chapman (1889–1963)
• Lester John Chapman (1893–1989)
• Matilda "Tillie" Mary Chapman (1894–1976)
"Funeral services were held Thursday at Lac du Flambeau for Joseph Chapman, 86, Civil War veteran and one of the first settlers in the town of Unity, who died at Rib Lake. Burial was made at Lac du Flambeau.
Mr. Chapman, who was born Nov. 30, 1846, at Catherine, Canada, accompanied his parents in 1858 to Jefferson County, Wis., where he enlisted in 1862 in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Volunteers. He was assigned to the First Brigade and participated in 14 major battles. After receiving his discharge in 1865 he came to Clark County and in 1867, settled on a farm in the township of Unity.
He was married on 17 Dec 1874, to Louise Fisher. Surviving are eight children, 24 grandchildren and a brother, James A. Chapman, who still resides on the old homestead in Unity".
Source: Colby Phonograph (Clark County, WI) - Thursday, 31 Mar. 1932
~~~~~
According to the application for Headstone from the War Department, Joseph F. Chapman was ranked as Private in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Infantry. He was wounded in a gunpowder magazine explosion on 25 May 1865 in Mobile, Alabama. Afterward, he transferred to Company E, 14th Wisconsin Infantry until his discharge.
~~~~~
He and Louisa had 10 known children:
• Sophia "Sophie" Chapman (1870–?)
• Albert Chapman (1875–?)
• Claude "Claudie" Chapman (1878–1883)
• Robert Chapman, Sr. (1880–1963)
• Rose Evangeline Chapman (1881–1964)
• Jessie C Chapman (1883–1981)
• Olive "Ollie" M Chapman (1886–1982)
• William Joseph Chapman (1889–1963)
• Lester John Chapman (1893–1989)
• Matilda "Tillie" Mary Chapman (1894–1976)
Inscription
Co. E, 14 Wis. Inf.
