kathleenachapmanMay 8, 20233 min52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 17 - DNAThis post is about using DNA testing in an attempt to discover my direct ancestor Thomas Chapman's unknown origins and a bit about the...
kathleenachapmanApr 20, 20234 min52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 15 - SolitudeThis post was going to be about Harvey Edward Chapman's suicide and efforts by his father Addison to retrieve his body for burial. But...
kathleenachapmanMar 20, 20232 min52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 12 - MembershipI have five direct ancestors that fought in the Union Army during the US Civil War. At least three of them, possibly more, became members...
kathleenachapmanMar 13, 20232 min52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 11 - LuckyBernard Neal Chapman, my Dad's first cousin, survived the torpedoing of his ship, the USS Benjamin Harrison, by U-boats during WW II....