History of James D. & Mildred Chapman of Thorp, Clark Co., WI

James D. Chapman was born July 5, 1824 in New York and died on his eighty-eighth birthday in 1912 at the home of his nephew, Ira Shubal Chapman and is buried in the Thorp Village Cemetery in Clark Co., Wisconsin. He fought in the Civil War with Co. K of the 6th Iowa Infantry and in the Mexican War.

1880 Federal Census--Illyria, Fayette, Iowa
Name	Relation	Marital	Sex	Color	Birth Year	Birthplace	Occupation	Father Born	Mother Born
James Chapman	Head	Married	Male	White	1824	New York	Laborer	New York	New York
Milly Chapman	Wife	Married	Female	White	1837	Ohio	Keeping House	Ohio	Ohio
Barney Chapman	Son	Single	Male	White	1855	Ohio	At Home	New York	Ohio
Henry Chapman	Son	Single	Male	White	1867	Iowa	At Home	New York	Ohio
Nancy Chapman	Daughter	Single	Female	White	1869	Iowa	At School	New York	Ohio