Spanish American War Veteran
*** William Edgar Chapman (1877-1947) — also known as William E. Chapman — of Alluwe, Nowata County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Mt. Pisgah, White County, Ark., February 1, 1877. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Mazatlan, 1916, 1917-25; Nogales, 1916-17; Guaymas, 1917; Sault Ste. Marie, 1925-26; Torreon, 1926; Puerto Mexico, 1927; Monterrey, 1927-28; Cali, 1928-30; North Bay, 1930-32; Bilbao, 1932-38; in July 1927, in Puerto Mexico, two intruders entered his residence, lay in wait, shot him, and escaped; he recovered from his injuries. Member, United Spanish War Veterans. Died in Norman, Cleveland County, Okla., March 12, 1947 (age 70 years, 39 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
Relatives: Son of Charles Arnold Chapman and Alice 'Allie' (Blevins) Chapman; married, February 12, 1906, to Maurine Eva Oleson; married, September 19, 1929, to Alice Bertha Moerner.
*** William Edgar Chapman (1877-1947) — also known as William E. Chapman — of Alluwe, Nowata County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Mt. Pisgah, White County, Ark., February 1, 1877. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Mazatlan, 1916, 1917-25; Nogales, 1916-17; Guaymas, 1917; Sault Ste. Marie, 1925-26; Torreon, 1926; Puerto Mexico, 1927; Monterrey, 1927-28; Cali, 1928-30; North Bay, 1930-32; Bilbao, 1932-38; in July 1927, in Puerto Mexico, two intruders entered his residence, lay in wait, shot him, and escaped; he recovered from his injuries. Member, United Spanish War Veterans. Died in Norman, Cleveland County, Okla., March 12, 1947 (age 70 years, 39 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
Relatives: Son of Charles Arnold Chapman and Alice 'Allie' (Blevins) Chapman; married, February 12, 1906, to Maurine Eva Oleson; married, September 19, 1929, to Alice Bertha Moerner.
Spanish American War Veteran
*** William Edgar Chapman (1877-1947) — also known as William E. Chapman — of Alluwe, Nowata County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Mt. Pisgah, White County, Ark., February 1, 1877. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Mazatlan, 1916, 1917-25; Nogales, 1916-17; Guaymas, 1917; Sault Ste. Marie, 1925-26; Torreon, 1926; Puerto Mexico, 1927; Monterrey, 1927-28; Cali, 1928-30; North Bay, 1930-32; Bilbao, 1932-38; in July 1927, in Puerto Mexico, two intruders entered his residence, lay in wait, shot him, and escaped; he recovered from his injuries. Member, United Spanish War Veterans. Died in Norman, Cleveland County, Okla., March 12, 1947 (age 70 years, 39 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
Relatives: Son of Charles Arnold Chapman and Alice 'Allie' (Blevins) Chapman; married, February 12, 1906, to Maurine Eva Oleson; married, September 19, 1929, to Alice Bertha Moerner.
*** William Edgar Chapman (1877-1947) — also known as William E. Chapman — of Alluwe, Nowata County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Mt. Pisgah, White County, Ark., February 1, 1877. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Mazatlan, 1916, 1917-25; Nogales, 1916-17; Guaymas, 1917; Sault Ste. Marie, 1925-26; Torreon, 1926; Puerto Mexico, 1927; Monterrey, 1927-28; Cali, 1928-30; North Bay, 1930-32; Bilbao, 1932-38; in July 1927, in Puerto Mexico, two intruders entered his residence, lay in wait, shot him, and escaped; he recovered from his injuries. Member, United Spanish War Veterans. Died in Norman, Cleveland County, Okla., March 12, 1947 (age 70 years, 39 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
Relatives: Son of Charles Arnold Chapman and Alice 'Allie' (Blevins) Chapman; married, February 12, 1906, to Maurine Eva Oleson; married, September 19, 1929, to Alice Bertha Moerner.
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