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Thomas Jefferson “Bud” Chapman

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Thomas Jefferson “Bud” Chapman

Birth
Liberty County, Georgia, USA
Death
26 Nov 1914 (aged 70)
Burial
Ludowici, Long County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Thomas Jefferson (Bud) Chapman, son of John CHAPMAN and Elizabeth DELK, was born 22 Aug 1844 in the Jones Creek Community of Liberty County.
He enlisted in Captain O. C. Hopkins Company of the First Battalion Georgia Cavalry on 20 Aug 1862 near Darien Georgia. The Company was transferred as Company K, of the
5th Georgia Cavalry Regiment on 20 Jan 1863. Bu was elected Sergeant in the unit sometime before the transfer. He served in all of the campaigns of the 5th and
was at Bentonville at the time of surrender.
He walked back from North Carolina to Georgia. He was appointed Notary Public and Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace in the 24th GM District of Liberty County by Governor W. J. Northern on 7 January 1894. It is said that although he had no formal legal training, he gave legal advice and was often referred to as "squire."
Married three times (1) Christina Fletcher (1844-1870), (2) Mary Alverda Baggs (1859-1899) and (3) Alice Linwood Smith (1866-1954).
[ FAM Col Clyde Larmar Chapman, Jr.]

Information Provided by:Tony Middleton
FAG Member #47278802
Thomas Jefferson (Bud) Chapman, son of John CHAPMAN and Elizabeth DELK, was born 22 Aug 1844 in the Jones Creek Community of Liberty County.
He enlisted in Captain O. C. Hopkins Company of the First Battalion Georgia Cavalry on 20 Aug 1862 near Darien Georgia. The Company was transferred as Company K, of the
5th Georgia Cavalry Regiment on 20 Jan 1863. Bu was elected Sergeant in the unit sometime before the transfer. He served in all of the campaigns of the 5th and
was at Bentonville at the time of surrender.
He walked back from North Carolina to Georgia. He was appointed Notary Public and Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace in the 24th GM District of Liberty County by Governor W. J. Northern on 7 January 1894. It is said that although he had no formal legal training, he gave legal advice and was often referred to as "squire."
Married three times (1) Christina Fletcher (1844-1870), (2) Mary Alverda Baggs (1859-1899) and (3) Alice Linwood Smith (1866-1954).
[ FAM Col Clyde Larmar Chapman, Jr.]

Information Provided by:Tony Middleton
FAG Member #47278802

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