Son of ~ Nathaniel and Lucy (Cooley) Chapman

Siblings ~ Nathaniel Cooley, Abner Cooley, Parley, Lucy,

Martha Patty, Persis, Mary Polly, Jonathan, Dudley Davis

and Sarah. (10)

His Father's, SAR Record, stops shortly after naming four

Children. Children He had, with Elizabeth. Told He Married,

Lucy Cooley, and was Discharged, 1780, but never told,

their Children. Abner, was the Second Child, of 10 Children.

ABNER, IS NOT, WAS NOT, ANDREW, on Father's SAR Record.

Born 1783, and for the next 30 years, little is known, about

Him. On the 1810 Census, He was found, in Washington Co,

Ohio. Abner, was on the 1830 & 1840 Census Records , for

Galliopolis and Green Twp, Gallia Co, Ohio. Near W. VA.

Gallia means "Gaul", in Latin. An ancient name for France.

Settled by French Immigrants, in 1790. By 1803, Gallia Co,

was formed, from parts of Adams Co and Washington Co,

in Ohio. His Parents and several of His Siblings lived, in

Washington Co, Ohio. Sister, Mary Polly, also lived in Gallia

Co, Ohio.

Married to ~ Catharine Ratliff

In Gallia County, Ohio, on 10 December, 1818.

On 1840 Census, Believe, Still Married, to Catherine.

No, it's not Mrs. Elmira Bell, as She married Abner's

Half-Brother, Daniel (Her Obit) or ANDREW, as the

SAR Record states. She Married, in Michigan, while

Abner, was in Gallia Co, Ohio.

Children ~ 6, 3 Sons and 3 Daughters

Information taken from 1840 Census.

1) Elijah Franklin b) 1819

2) John Jonathon b) 1821

3) Abner Cooley Jr b) 1823

4) Catherine b) 1825

5) Unkn Daughter b) 1827

6) Ann b) 1830

Miles Ebben is NOT one of Abner's Children. While one

Graver believes this. He is the Son of Bethiah Smith

Bissett and Daniel Chapman. In the 1870 Census for

Dekalb Co, Indiana, He is with His Mom.

Still researching His death, whether Auglaize or

Washington Counties, in Ohio. Conflicting info.

Maybe, it's Salem Township, Columbiana Co, Oh.,

as the SAR Record shows.

Mount Zion Cemetery, dates to 1817, and still being

used today. Believed, Unmarked Grave. Many of

those that Died, between 1849~1850, were buried

without Gravestones, due to a Cholera outbreak.

Cemetery, checked for a Gravestone, none found.