Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889 [page 562] D. A. CHAPMAN, an active agriculturist of Cherokee Township, was born in Essex County, New York, November 5, 1827. ALPHEUS CHAPMAN, his father, was a native of Vermont, and was a lumberman by trade. His mother was NANCY (MESSENGER) CHAPMAN, a native of Massachusetts, of Puritan stock. D. A. was reared in the county of his birth, and was trained in farming pursuits. He received his education in the common schools. December 25, 1849, he was united in marriage to Miss ELIZABETH WORCESTER, who was born in Essex County, New York, near Fort Ticonderoga. Her parents were New England people, of Puritan stock. In 1850 Mr. CHAPMAN emigrated to the West, and settled in Winnebago County, Illinois. There he engaged in farming and made his home until 1884; then he came to Cherokee County and bought his present farm, which was partly improved. He has not lagged in carrying out the plans begun by the former owner, and the place is now one of the best in the township. There is a fine residence built in the midst of a grove, a large barn, and four miles of fence. The land has been well handled, and the harvests have been abundant. Mr. and Mrs. CHAPMAN have seven children: ISABELLE, wife of ANDREW BULIS; FIDELIA, wife of H. B. PERRY; MARY, wife of ALBERT THOMPSON; LOIS, ELLEN, GRACE, and LAHRETT, who owns a good farm adjoining his father's, and lives at home. The parents have given their children good educational advantages, the two oldest daughters being very successful teachers for several years. The family are all members of the Presbyterian Church, and are among the most highly respected people of the county. ==========================================================================