Descendents of
James Fleming Chapman (1854 - 1936)
and Alice Ophelia Harper (1860 - 1942)

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Parents of James Fleming Chapman Jr.

James Fleming Chapman Jr. was born 4 April 1854 in Wayne Co., GA to James Fleming Chapman Sr. and Eliza Ann Burney. He was a tall, slender man. His granddaughter, Ruth Chapman, remembers him as a thoughtful man who was always writing. He was a farmer early in life, working land with his father and brothers. He married Alice Ophelia Harper on 1 November, 1877 at Little Creek, Wayne Co., GA. Ophelia was born 20 November 1860 in Wayne Co., GA to Malachi Harper and Mary Ann Jane Sikes. James Fleming Chapman died on 28 February 1936 in Ware Co., GA and Ophelia died 20 July 1942. James and his wife, Alice Ophelia Harper, are buried in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Ware Co., GA.

James and Ophelia had ten children.

		F	i	Mary Leigh CHAPMAN was born 30 Mar 1879 and died after 1936.
		M	ii	Joe Willie CHAPMAN was born 4 Oct 1880 in Wayne Co, Ga.. He died 22 Nov 1881.
		M	iii	James William CHAPMAN was born 4 Oct 1880 in Wayne Co, Ga.. He died 22 Nov 1881.
		F	iv	Eliza Sheppard CHAPMAN was born 19 Feb 1882 and died 20 Aug 1911.
		F	v	Marion Carlos CHAPMAN was born 7 Jan 1884 and died 11 Oct 1951.
		M	vi	Green Franklin CHAPMAN was born 12 Nov 1885 and died 30 Apr 1949.
		F	vii	Annie Davis CHAPMAN was born 15 Aug 1887 and died 14 Jun 1977.
		F	viii	Adelle Madamoiselle CHAPMAN was born 27 Feb 1890 and died 24 Jun 1977.
		F	ix	Lillian Viola CHAPMAN was born 27 Apr 1892 in Wayne Co, Ga.. She died 12 Dec 1918 and was buried in Robobath Babtist Church, Blackshear, Pierce Co., GA. DEATH: Flu epidemic
		F	x	Nora Ivy CHAPMAN was born 29 Feb 1896 and died 28 Feb 1969.
		F	xi	Cora Cornish CHAPMAN was born 29 Feb 1896. She died 29 Feb 1896.
		M	xii	Paul Fred CHAPMAN was born 30 Apr 1898 and died 13 Jan 1969.