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Chapman,
James
James
Chapman was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, January 25, 1860. Died
December 17, 1930.
Wife,
Ann Beattie, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, October 13, 1863. Died
May 7, 1901.
In
1889, they bought west half 35-
Children:
Cora Bertha, married Charles Davidson, born Lyonshall
district.
Douglas James, married Minnie Rankin, born Lyonshall district, born
July 25, 1891, died June 3, 1053.
Second
wife, Margaret Golighty, born Mount Forest, Ontario, August 4, ----,
died April, 1952.
James
Chapman left Aberdeen, Scotland, with his parents, for Ontario.
Later he moved to Manitoba with his brother, William. Homesteaded
N.E. 35-2-18, later East half 34-2-18 and North half 35-2-18.
He had
a log house and sod stables. Later a frame house and barn.
He
hauled grain to Brandon with oxen and later with horses.
Chapman,
William
William
Chapman was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, December 13, 1853. He
died September 1909. His wife, Elizabeth Pittilo, was born in
Ontario,
1858.
Children: Betty Jane (who married Robert Beattie) was born
Wellington County, Ontario, December 23, 1876. Died February 20,
1952.
William
Pittilo, born Wellington County, Ontario, August 25, 1880.
Second
wife, Agnes Rankin, born Lanark, Ontario, February 23, 1874. Died
May 2, 1961.
All
the
children were born in the Lyonshall district:
Ida
Pearl, married A. J. Rankin. Born December 15, 1892. Died
1958.
Edith May, married Wm. S. Main. Born October 10,
1897.
Hazel Blanche, married W. Bruce Mitchell. Born January 29,
1900.
Ruby DeVona, married Roy Robinson. Born July 3,
1902.
Dave Sterling, married Susan McCrae. Born August 16, 1904.
Died November,
1961.
Harold Melvin. Born August 6, 1907 Died June, 1963 .
William
Chapman left Aberdeen, Scotland, at the age of sixteen, with his
parents, for Ontario. Later moved to Manitoba in 1882, with his
brother, James. Settled at Killarney in the Lyonshall
district. Homesteaded S.E. 34-2-18. Later moved to East
half 27-2-18, where he farmed until his death in September 1909.
He
first lived in a log house. His stable was log with poles and sod
for roof. He later built a stone house, frame barn and frame
granary. The stone house was built in 1899, granary in 1898, and
barn in 1903.
Religion
– Brethren. Services were held in Long River School. Later
the family attended the Presbyterian and then the United Church.
William
Chapman travelled first with oxen and wagon, later with horse and
buggy. He hauled grain to Brandon with oxen, later with
horses. He was a farmer.
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