Edd Chapman was born November 27, 1878 in the Myrtle Springs Community, Shelby County, Texas to James Chambers Chapman and Mary Ann Stratford.. He died November 13, 1936 in Stockman, Shelby County, Texas.
Edd married Annis Ida Prince on May 17, 1899 in Shelby County, Texas.
To this union the following children were born:
Edgar Levi Chapman 1900 - 1973
Ruth Chapman 1903 - 1967
Harrison Lovice Chapman 1909 - 1966
Wiley Doyce Chapman 1914 - 1965
Constable Daniel Edward Chapman in the UNITED STATES, OFFICER DOWN MEMORIALS, 1791-2009.
Constable Chapman was shot and killed at an Armistice Day school dance in Stockman, Texas. Two people attending the dance got into an argument and one of the men knocked the other one down with a gun. The victim then went and informed Constable Chapman and a justice of the peace what had happened. The three then went back and found the suspect and Constable Chapman asked him if he had a gun. The man initially responded that he did not have a gun, but when asked again he suddenly produced a 38 caliber revolver and shot Constable Chapman twice. The suspect then shot and killed the justice of the peace as Constable Chapman returned fire, killing the suspect. Constable Chapman succumbed to his wounds two days later. Constable Chapman had been appointed constable only seven months earlier when the previous constable resigned. He was survived by his wife and four children.
SOURCE INFORMATION:
Ancestry.com, United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2009.
Compiled by: Virginia Wilson Bailey, neice of Ruth Chapman Pate.
Edd Chapman was born November 27, 1878 in the Myrtle Springs Community, Shelby County, Texas to James Chambers Chapman and Mary Ann Stratford.. He died November 13, 1936 in Stockman, Shelby County, Texas.
Edd married Annis Ida Prince on May 17, 1899 in Shelby County, Texas.
To this union the following children were born:
Edgar Levi Chapman 1900 - 1973
Ruth Chapman 1903 - 1967
Harrison Lovice Chapman 1909 - 1966
Wiley Doyce Chapman 1914 - 1965
Constable Daniel Edward Chapman in the UNITED STATES, OFFICER DOWN MEMORIALS, 1791-2009.
Constable Chapman was shot and killed at an Armistice Day school dance in Stockman, Texas. Two people attending the dance got into an argument and one of the men knocked the other one down with a gun. The victim then went and informed Constable Chapman and a justice of the peace what had happened. The three then went back and found the suspect and Constable Chapman asked him if he had a gun. The man initially responded that he did not have a gun, but when asked again he suddenly produced a 38 caliber revolver and shot Constable Chapman twice. The suspect then shot and killed the justice of the peace as Constable Chapman returned fire, killing the suspect. Constable Chapman succumbed to his wounds two days later. Constable Chapman had been appointed constable only seven months earlier when the previous constable resigned. He was survived by his wife and four children.
SOURCE INFORMATION:
Ancestry.com, United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2009.
Compiled by: Virginia Wilson Bailey, neice of Ruth Chapman Pate.
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