Individual Details

1840 Boone County MO Census: Rocky Fork, Roll 222, pg. 121, line 21.
Chapman, William P. Males:

1850 Fannin County TX Census: 124, 124, Roll M432_910, pg. 152.
Chapman, William P. 36 W M Fannin County JP $400 SC, C. 38 W F SC, William D. 15 W M attended school SC, M. J. 12 W F attended school MO, S. B. 11 W M attended school MO, L. D. 8 W M attended school MO, Jno M. 7 W M attended school MO, E. O. 2 W F TX, J. C. 9/12 W M TX and
a family of 4 blacks

William Chapman was a charter member of the First Baptist Church in Farmersville, and one of the earliest setlers in the area. He farmed close to the Spring Hill community west of Farmersville. Came to Texas in 1846, and named the settlement Farmersville.
from "A history of Collins County, Texas" by Harold Beam, 1951, p. 83

1860 Collin County TX Census: 1046, 1048, Farmersville PO, prct 8, Roll M653_1291, pg. 89.
(S)Chapman, William P. 45 W M farmer $2,000 $5,000 SC, Catherine 45 W F SC, Thomas B. 19 W M farmer MO, Lorenzo D. 18 W M MO, John N. 15 W M MO, Emily C. 12 W F attended school TX, James C. 11 W M attended school TX, Albert J. 8 W M attended school TX, Oliver G. 6 W M TX, George D. 2 W M TX

1870 Collin County TX Census: 195, 224, Farmersville PO, prct 2, Roll M593_1579, pg. 30.
Chapman, William 56 W M farmer $3,500 $1,500 SC, Catherine 56 W F k-h SC, James 20 W M farm laborer TX, Albert 18 W M at school TX, Oliver 15 W M at school TX, George 12 W M at school TX

1880 Collin County TX Census: 170, 175, prct 2, Roll T9_1296, pg. 22, ED 20.
Chapman, Catherine 65 W F mother Wd SC VA VA VA with
Chapman G. D. 22 W M head farmer M TX SC SC, D. E. 18 W F wife k-h M TX AL AL

Birth	20 Jan 1815	Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Marriage	1833	Catherine "Katie or Kathi" WINGO
Burial	Sep 1877	Huson Cemetery, Collin County, Texas, USA
Death	16 Sep 1877	Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, USA

Spouse	Catherine "Katie or Kathi" WINGO (1814 - 1900)
Child	William Dryden CHAPMAN (1834 - 1889)
Child	Mary Jane CHAPMAN (1837 - 1875)
Child	Thomas Benton CHAPMAN (1840 - 1907)
Child	Lorenzo Dow CHAPMAN (1842 - 1908)
Child	John Newton CHAPMAN (1844 - 1917)
Child	Emily Catherine CHAPMAN (1848 - 1926)
Child	James Calvin CHAPMAN (1850 - 1930)
Child	Albert James CHAPMAN (1852 - 1930)
Child	Oliver Goldsmith CHAPMAN (1854 - 1910)
Child	George Douglas CHAPMAN (1858 - 1927)

Spouse

Living

Spouse	Catherine "Katie or Kathi" WINGO (1814 - 1900)
Child	James Calvin CHAPMAN (1850 - 1930)

Father	Beverly Randolph CHAPMAN (1800 - )
Mother	Sarah "Sally" FOSTER (1793 - )
Sibling	Mary A. CHAPMAN (1816 - 1893)