Nancy Matilda Chapman

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Washington Gazette newspaper, Washington, IN
Monday 17 August 1903; Front Page, Column 2

MRS. CHAPMAN DEAD.

Mother of Mrs. John Peek Passes Away.

Mrs. Nancy J. Chapman, the aged mother of Mrs. John Peek, of Veale township died Sunday morning at her daughter's home after a several weeks illness of general debility.

Mrs. Chapman come here several years ago from Madison where she was a resident most of her life. For a time she and her daughter Miss Josephine, a Veale township school teacher, were residents of Washington, living on East Van Trees Street. A few years ago they moved to Mr. Peeks home where they have since resided.

Mrs. Chapman was eighty-three years of age and a member of the M. E. church. Her husband died at Madison several years ago.

Two daughters Mrs. Peek and Miss Josephine Chapman live here and Mrs. T. J. Brooks, of Bedford is a neice.

The funeral services were held this morning at ten o'clock at Bethel church. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

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Washington Gazette newspaper, Washington, IN
Monday 17 August 1903; Front Page, Column 4

A. S. Chapman, of Madison, editor of the Madison Democrat was here today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Nancy
Chapman.

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Washington Herald newspaper, Monday 17 August 1903
Monday 17 August 1903; Front Page, Column 6

OCTOGENARIAN PASSES AWAY

Aged Lady Dies at the Home of Her Daughter in Veale Township

At the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Peek, in Veale township, Saturday, Mrs. Matiltia Chapman died after a long illness from general debility.

The deceased's maiden name was Wallace and she was born in
this county 83 years ago, but after her marriage to the late Mr. Chapman she moved to Madison, Ind., where they resided until about five years ago, when he died. She then returned to this county and has since made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Peek.

She leaves three daughters, Mrs. John Peek and Misses Josephine and Jane Chapman, all residents of Veale
township.

The remains were interred this morning at Bethel after services at the church at that place.

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Washington Democrat newspaper, Washington, IN
Thursday 5 December 1918; Page 6, Columns 3,4 & 5

A Pioneer Family and Home

A portion of the following is an extract from an article written several years since by S. F. Horrall, a veteran newspaper man of Washington, Indiana. The article briefly
tells of:

"The rise and fall of a town on the east fork of White river, named New London." Its founder was Elijah Chapman,
a pioneer of Veale township, who resides near my father's farm. In addition to that farm, Chapman owned a large tract of the rich river bottom land. The land along the river then was covered with heavy timber consisting of poplar, walnut, ash, hlckory, sycamore and beech.

Chapman concluded that it was a pity for all that good timber to go to waste in ashes following the clearing, so he built a sawmill, employed men to operate it and rapidly the forests were converted into the choicest lumber. The market for such lumber in Washington for a number of years depended on Mr. Chapman's sawmill for its supply. I was quite young but the idea of making a town out of a wilderness was so novel that all the people talked and wondered.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 4 2022, 21:21:57 UTC