James Buchanan CHAPMAN

  Burial Notes:

Chapman, James B, 15 Nov 1856, 24 Nov 1942, Thomas Chapman, Sarah H Chapman, Sarah E A Chapman

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census, 1860, Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, USA. ²²

2. Census, 1870, Missouri Twp, Boone, Missouri, USA. ¹⁸

3. Census, 1880, Hackberry, Labette, Kansas, USA. ³³⁸ Living with Oscar Ketcham, working on farm.

4. Census, 1 Mar 1885, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, USA. ³³⁹ He single and worked as a Miller.

5. Occupation: Miller: , , Colorado, USA. ²⁷⁷ Milling business in Colorado

6. Census, 1900, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA. ¹⁶

7. Occupation: County Commissioner, Between 1902 and 1905, , Conejos, Colorado, USA. ³⁴⁰ I don't have the exact dates, but the Alamosa Journal on the Colorado Historical Newspapers have him listed as County Commissioner between 1902 and 1905.

8. Occupation: County Commissioner he received this letter that appeared in the paper, 29 May 1902, , Conejos, Colorado, USA. ³⁴¹
A Letter From Gov. Orman

State of Colorado,
Executive Mansion
Denver, May 21, 1902

J.B. Chapman, Chairman Board Co. Commissioners, Conejos:

Dear Sir-I beg to acknowledge receipt of petition signed by yourself and other reputable citizens of Conejos County, asking that a reward be offered by the State for the apprehension and conviction of the murder or murders of Perfirio Gallegos; and I beg to say that this matter referred to the Attorney General for an opinion, and I am advised by him that under the statutes I would net be authorized to offer a reward to exceed an amount of one thousand dollars, and also provided I was of the opinion that the character of the offense was grave enough, and if there was a fund from which it could be paid. I am now investigation what fund from which it could be paid, if any. I believe that the character of the offence is grave enough to warrant the offering of a reward, but I am somewhat doubtful if, under the provisions of the statue, there is a fund from which such reward could be paid.

Very truly yours,
James B. Orman, Governor.

9. Census, 1910, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA. ¹⁰⁶

10. Census, 1920, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA. ⁹⁵

11. Census, 1930, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA. ⁶

James married Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER, daughter of David A. ALEXANDER and Caroline A. HAINES, on 8 Jul 1885 in Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, USA. (Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER was born on 20 Jun 1863 in North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, USA,^14,16,278 died on 14 May 1939 in Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA ¹⁴ and was buried in New Manassa Cemetery, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA ¹⁴.)