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Ancestors of Randy Chapman
Sandy Thalmann, Authentic Origins
October 16, 2012

LYLE FRANCIS CHAPMAN AND LEONA FRANCIS—GRANDPARENTS
Lyle Francis Chapman was born on July 2, 1895 in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota. He was the
oldest child of John Francis and Katherine Evelyn (Hess) Chapman. Lyle had at least six younger siblings:
Cecil Richard, born July 15, 1898;
George Merle (who seems to have gone by his middle name, Merle), born December 23, 1900;
Harold W., born circa 1904;
Lela D., born circa 1906;
Mary/Marie, born circa 1908;
and a half-sister, Margaret Banks, born circa 1913.

Sometime between 1908–1910, Lyle’s parents divorced and his father went to McLean County, North
Dakota.

Lyle’s mother, Kate, worked as a laundress out of her home in Flandreau to support herself and her six
children. A woman with children and no husband at that time did not have many options. It’s likely the older
boys were called upon to help support the family. This may explain why Lyle had only an eighth grade
education. Around 1913, Lyle’s mother remarried to Thomas Banks and gave birth to Margaret.

In 1917, at age 21, Lyle filled out a draft registration card for World War I. By that time, he was living and
working in Hannibal, Missouri as a button cutter at the Hannibal Pearl Button Company. He lived at 751
Bridge Street. He was a single man, tall with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. Lyle served in World War I
from July 6, 1918 to December 18, 1918 as a Corporal in the U.S. Army in the 4th Company, 1st Battalion,
164 Depot Brigade at Camp Funston, Kansas.




By 1920, Lyle was 24 years old and had married Leona Francis. He was back in Hannibal working again as a
button cutter. His wife, Leona, was 19 years old and had been born in Missouri. Her father, Charles A.
Francis was living with the couple and was a teamster in the furniture business. Charles died in June of 1927

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at the age of 60 and is buried in Marion County, Missouri (where Hannibal is located). Leona’s mother, Ellen
(Triplett) Francis, preceded him in death sometime between 1900—1920.

In 1930, Lyle and Leona were living at 507 Mulberry Avenue in Muscatine, Iowa. Lyle was still working as a
cutter at a button factory. Their three children had all been born in Missouri: daughter, Francis circa 1920;
son Russell circa 1923; and son Robert E. circa 1927.

In 1935, the family lived in Muscatine, Iowa but by 1940, they had moved to South Moline, Illinois. Lyle
had a job as a machine operator at a farm implement manufacturing company (likely John Deere). Francis
had left home, but the two boys, ages 17 and 12 were living with their parents and attending school. Russell
had completed two years of high school and Robert had completed 7th grade.

Lyle died on November 23, 1958 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. On the day
before Thanksgiving, November 26, 1958, he was buried at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Illinois.
His second wife, Jessie died May 1, 1982 and was laid to rest beside him.

Lyle’s first wife, Leona, grandmother of Randy Chapman, appears to have remarried to a man named
Peterson and moved to Davenport, Iowa. She died in June of 1966.

JOHN FRANCIS CHAPMAN AND KATHERINE (KATE) HESS—GREAT GRANDPARENTS
John Francis Chapman was born in Iowa on January 29, 1872, probably near Vinton, in Benton County,
Iowa, where the family lived in 1880. John was eldest of five children born to Reuben and Mary E. (Petty)
Chapman. John’s younger siblings were:
George H., born December 1873;
William A., born circa 1879;
Marion W., born May 1887; and
Leona B., born October 1891.

Katherine (Kate) Hess was born in May 1872 in Minnesota—likely in Washington County where she is
shown living with her parents John and Martha in 1880. Her father, John, was born in Canada in January
1833 and came to the United States in 1854 at the age of 21. Her mother, Martha, was born in New York
circa 1836. Katherine had at least three siblings, all born in Minnesota:
Maggie, born circa 1866;
George, born circa 1869; and
Del. R., born in April 1875.

By 1884, the Hess family had located in Moody County, South Dakota on a piece of land that John Hess
obtained from the U.S. government. The Chapman family also settled in Moody County, South Dakota and
that is undoubtedly where John Francis Chapman met Kate Hess. The couple married in 1894 and their
eldest son Lyle was born July 2, 1895 with five younger children to follow between 1898—1908.

By 1910, John Francis and Kate Chapman had divorced and John Francis went to McLean County, North
Dakota. In April of that year, he is shown on the census as a lodger in a hotel owned by Walter Williams,
working as a carpenter. His younger brother, Marion, was with him, also working as a carpenter. Also
lodging there and waiting tables in the hotel was Sarah Kittleson, who would soon become John Francis’
second wife.

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John Francis and Sarah had two children who lived to adulthood:
John Earl, born 27 March 1914, died 11 January 2003; and
Arlo James, born 8 June 1929, died 12 July 2010.

Arlo James Chapman of St. Charles, obituary, published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on July 14, 2010
Arlo James Chapman, 81, passed away peacefully at his daughter Jean's home, Monday, July 12, 2010, after a long battle with
Alzheimer's disease. Arlo was born June 8, 1929, in Turtle Lake, N.D. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Francis and
Sarah Louise (Kittelson) Chapman; his older brother, John Earl Chapman and five infant siblings; and his soul mate and second
wife, Lorraine Falk Chapman. Arlo graduated, class valedictorian from Turtle Lake High School in North Dakota, Class of 1948.
He was a man of many accomplishments. A supervisor at Hawley Company in St. Charles, he ran the linotype at the Geneva
Republican for many years, joined the Geneva police force, went on to join the Kane County Sheriff's Department, and owned
and ran the Purple Carriage in St. Charles. Arlo also had many black belts in karate and judo, and many sharp shooting awards.
Arlo also worked for Stephen Winternitz Auction in his later years; just had to keep busy. He was an avid collector of cast iron
pots and pans, and belonged to the WAGS and GRISWOLD Clubs. He loved going to flea markets and making friends with
everyone. He was a life member of the Moose in St. Charles, and the Fraternal Order of Police. Arlo is survived by his first wife,
Ardith Arlene Chapman of Lugoff, S.C., and his six children, Jean (George) Haimalas of Geneva, Ill., Judy (Tim) Gallagher of
Sandwich, Ill., Joan Chapman St. Charles, Ill., John (Dawn) Chapman of Dexter Mo., Jeffry Arlo Chapman of Lugoff and
Jennifer (Mel) McCaa of Lugoff. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Andreas and Fotis Haimalas, Gary Oxford and
Tiffany Gallagher, Amanda and Kristen Porter, Tyler and Hayley Chapman, Kassandra and Jeffery Arlo Jr. Chapman; and finally
two great-grand daughters, Riley Gibson and Fotini Haimalas. The family would like to thank the CNS Hospice, Dr. Chang,
Ancie, Beth Kennedy, Linda the nurses aid, and to everyone at CNS for their help and caring, someone to lean on and answer
questions, and offer suggestions, thank you all!; and to Chaplin Patrick Skinner for all of the prayers and guidance through this
difficult time for Arlo and Jean. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 16, at Yurs Funeral Home, 1771 W. State
St. (Route 38), Geneva. Burial will be in River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday,
July 15, at the funeral home. For information, 630-232-7337 or visit www.yursfuneralhomes.com.



John Francis Chapman died 12 January 1952 and is buried in the Turtle Lake Cemetery, McLean County,
North Dakota, with his second wife, Sarah, who died in 1984, and his son John Earl. Nearby are his brother
Marion and Marion’s wife Marie.




Kate Hess Chapman Banks, (John Francis’ first wife, and mother of Lyle Chapman), stayed in Hannibal,
Missouri with her children and second husband, Thomas Banks. Thomas was a button cutter at the button
factory, just as Lyle had been. Kate died on 15 August 1928 at age 56 years and is buried in Hannibal.



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REUBEN CHAPMAN AND MARY PETTY—GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS
These were the ancestors who brought the family west. Reuben Chapman was born in New York on October
27, 1840. Mary Petty was born in Timberswamp, Warren County, New Jersey on 7 May 1840. According to
her baptismal record, her parents were John Thornton and Hettie (Hester) Petty. Someone has kindly posted a
photo of John Thornton Petty in an online tree at Ancestry.com (see below).

                   The Petty family went to Bureau County, Illinois between 1860—1870. It is unknown
                   when Reuben Chapman arrived in Illinois but he met and married Mary Petty there on
                   March 3, 1870. Three months later, the young couple is shown on the census farming in
                   Walnut Township, Bureau County, Illinois.

                   By 1872, the couple had moved to Benton County, Iowa and their first child, John
                   Francis was born that year on January 29. Three sons and a daughter followed: George
                   H., born December 1873; William A., born circa 1879; Marion W., born May 1887; and
                   Leona B., born October 1891.

Between 1891–1894, the family moved to a farm in Moody County, South Dakota, but by 1900, Mary was
managing the farm in Lone Rock Township with the help of her son, George. Her husband, Reuben, was a
patient at the South Dakota State Hospital for the Insane in Yankton.

Around the turn of the twentieth century, state hospitals provided care for all sorts of diverse illnesses.
Mental health was not understood and there was no treatment available for any mental disorder. People were
sent to state hospitals for such things as “melancholia” which we now know as depression, or for epilepsy
because seizures could not be controlled. People whose families were unable to care for them could be sent
to the state hospital. Without obtaining the hospital or court commitment records, it is impossible to know
why Reuben Chapman was there, but it is important not to jump to conclusions based on a 2012
understanding of “insanity.” A few months after the census, on August 6, 1900, Reuben died and was buried
in Union Cemetery, Flandreau, South Dakota.

At the time of Reuben’s death, his youngest children were ages 13 and 8 years. Mary raised them to
adulthood and moved into the town of Flandreau. In 1910, she was living with her youngest daughter, Leona,
who by then was 18 years old. The local grade school teacher, 27 year old
Grace Proper, was boarding with them.

Leona married Orin Kipp on February 11, 1913 and moved to St. Paul,
Minnesota. Mary moved in with her son, George, and his wife Elsie. George
was a carpenter, just like his brothers John Francis and Marion.

Mary died on June 15, 1920 and was buried next to her husband in Union
Cemetery, Flandreau, South Dakota.




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GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS
There was a family headed by Jonathan Chapman and his wife Anna who were living in Newfield, Tompkins
County, New York in 1850 with a ten year old son named Reuben. Online family tree creators have
concluded that this is the correct family for the Reuben Chapman who married Mary Petty. There are some
matching elements. Reuben Chapman of Benton County, Iowa, reported on a census in 1880 that his parents
were born in Connecticut and the parents shown in Newfield, New York, were born in Connecticut.
However, more proof than this is needed to make the connection back to the previous generation and this is
not provided in the online trees.

The same situation exists for Mary Petty where an online family tree traces her ancestry back six generations
through New Jersey to Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Three generations of the Petty family from
England supposedly immigrated to New Jersey between 1700-1704. The earliest identified progenitor,
William Petty, was reportedly born in 1650 in England and died in New Jersey in 1750 at the age of 100
years. While this is possible, a life span of 100 years in the 1700s was very unusual. Documentation beyond
Mary’s father, John Thornton Petty, is virtually non-existent in the online tree and much more evidence
would be needed before this family could rightfully be claimed to be ancestors of Randy Chapman.




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Randy Chapman geneology research

  • 1. Ancestors of Randy Chapman Sandy Thalmann, Authentic Origins October 16, 2012 LYLE FRANCIS CHAPMAN AND LEONA FRANCIS—GRANDPARENTS Lyle Francis Chapman was born on July 2, 1895 in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota. He was the oldest child of John Francis and Katherine Evelyn (Hess) Chapman. Lyle had at least six younger siblings: Cecil Richard, born July 15, 1898; George Merle (who seems to have gone by his middle name, Merle), born December 23, 1900; Harold W., born circa 1904; Lela D., born circa 1906; Mary/Marie, born circa 1908; and a half-sister, Margaret Banks, born circa 1913. Sometime between 1908–1910, Lyle’s parents divorced and his father went to McLean County, North Dakota. Lyle’s mother, Kate, worked as a laundress out of her home in Flandreau to support herself and her six children. A woman with children and no husband at that time did not have many options. It’s likely the older boys were called upon to help support the family. This may explain why Lyle had only an eighth grade education. Around 1913, Lyle’s mother remarried to Thomas Banks and gave birth to Margaret. In 1917, at age 21, Lyle filled out a draft registration card for World War I. By that time, he was living and working in Hannibal, Missouri as a button cutter at the Hannibal Pearl Button Company. He lived at 751 Bridge Street. He was a single man, tall with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. Lyle served in World War I from July 6, 1918 to December 18, 1918 as a Corporal in the U.S. Army in the 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 164 Depot Brigade at Camp Funston, Kansas. By 1920, Lyle was 24 years old and had married Leona Francis. He was back in Hannibal working again as a button cutter. His wife, Leona, was 19 years old and had been born in Missouri. Her father, Charles A. Francis was living with the couple and was a teamster in the furniture business. Charles died in June of 1927 1
  • 2. Ancestors of Randy Chapman Sandy Thalmann, Authentic Origins October 16, 2012 at the age of 60 and is buried in Marion County, Missouri (where Hannibal is located). Leona’s mother, Ellen (Triplett) Francis, preceded him in death sometime between 1900—1920. In 1930, Lyle and Leona were living at 507 Mulberry Avenue in Muscatine, Iowa. Lyle was still working as a cutter at a button factory. Their three children had all been born in Missouri: daughter, Francis circa 1920; son Russell circa 1923; and son Robert E. circa 1927. In 1935, the family lived in Muscatine, Iowa but by 1940, they had moved to South Moline, Illinois. Lyle had a job as a machine operator at a farm implement manufacturing company (likely John Deere). Francis had left home, but the two boys, ages 17 and 12 were living with their parents and attending school. Russell had completed two years of high school and Robert had completed 7th grade. Lyle died on November 23, 1958 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. On the day before Thanksgiving, November 26, 1958, he was buried at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Illinois. His second wife, Jessie died May 1, 1982 and was laid to rest beside him. Lyle’s first wife, Leona, grandmother of Randy Chapman, appears to have remarried to a man named Peterson and moved to Davenport, Iowa. She died in June of 1966. JOHN FRANCIS CHAPMAN AND KATHERINE (KATE) HESS—GREAT GRANDPARENTS John Francis Chapman was born in Iowa on January 29, 1872, probably near Vinton, in Benton County, Iowa, where the family lived in 1880. John was eldest of five children born to Reuben and Mary E. (Petty) Chapman. John’s younger siblings were: George H., born December 1873; William A., born circa 1879; Marion W., born May 1887; and Leona B., born October 1891. Katherine (Kate) Hess was born in May 1872 in Minnesota—likely in Washington County where she is shown living with her parents John and Martha in 1880. Her father, John, was born in Canada in January 1833 and came to the United States in 1854 at the age of 21. Her mother, Martha, was born in New York circa 1836. Katherine had at least three siblings, all born in Minnesota: Maggie, born circa 1866; George, born circa 1869; and Del. R., born in April 1875. By 1884, the Hess family had located in Moody County, South Dakota on a piece of land that John Hess obtained from the U.S. government. The Chapman family also settled in Moody County, South Dakota and that is undoubtedly where John Francis Chapman met Kate Hess. The couple married in 1894 and their eldest son Lyle was born July 2, 1895 with five younger children to follow between 1898—1908. By 1910, John Francis and Kate Chapman had divorced and John Francis went to McLean County, North Dakota. In April of that year, he is shown on the census as a lodger in a hotel owned by Walter Williams, working as a carpenter. His younger brother, Marion, was with him, also working as a carpenter. Also lodging there and waiting tables in the hotel was Sarah Kittleson, who would soon become John Francis’ second wife. 2
  • 3. Ancestors of Randy Chapman Sandy Thalmann, Authentic Origins October 16, 2012 John Francis and Sarah had two children who lived to adulthood: John Earl, born 27 March 1914, died 11 January 2003; and Arlo James, born 8 June 1929, died 12 July 2010. Arlo James Chapman of St. Charles, obituary, published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on July 14, 2010 Arlo James Chapman, 81, passed away peacefully at his daughter Jean's home, Monday, July 12, 2010, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Arlo was born June 8, 1929, in Turtle Lake, N.D. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Francis and Sarah Louise (Kittelson) Chapman; his older brother, John Earl Chapman and five infant siblings; and his soul mate and second wife, Lorraine Falk Chapman. Arlo graduated, class valedictorian from Turtle Lake High School in North Dakota, Class of 1948. He was a man of many accomplishments. A supervisor at Hawley Company in St. Charles, he ran the linotype at the Geneva Republican for many years, joined the Geneva police force, went on to join the Kane County Sheriff's Department, and owned and ran the Purple Carriage in St. Charles. Arlo also had many black belts in karate and judo, and many sharp shooting awards. Arlo also worked for Stephen Winternitz Auction in his later years; just had to keep busy. He was an avid collector of cast iron pots and pans, and belonged to the WAGS and GRISWOLD Clubs. He loved going to flea markets and making friends with everyone. He was a life member of the Moose in St. Charles, and the Fraternal Order of Police. Arlo is survived by his first wife, Ardith Arlene Chapman of Lugoff, S.C., and his six children, Jean (George) Haimalas of Geneva, Ill., Judy (Tim) Gallagher of Sandwich, Ill., Joan Chapman St. Charles, Ill., John (Dawn) Chapman of Dexter Mo., Jeffry Arlo Chapman of Lugoff and Jennifer (Mel) McCaa of Lugoff. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Andreas and Fotis Haimalas, Gary Oxford and Tiffany Gallagher, Amanda and Kristen Porter, Tyler and Hayley Chapman, Kassandra and Jeffery Arlo Jr. Chapman; and finally two great-grand daughters, Riley Gibson and Fotini Haimalas. The family would like to thank the CNS Hospice, Dr. Chang, Ancie, Beth Kennedy, Linda the nurses aid, and to everyone at CNS for their help and caring, someone to lean on and answer questions, and offer suggestions, thank you all!; and to Chaplin Patrick Skinner for all of the prayers and guidance through this difficult time for Arlo and Jean. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 16, at Yurs Funeral Home, 1771 W. State St. (Route 38), Geneva. Burial will be in River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at the funeral home. For information, 630-232-7337 or visit www.yursfuneralhomes.com. John Francis Chapman died 12 January 1952 and is buried in the Turtle Lake Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota, with his second wife, Sarah, who died in 1984, and his son John Earl. Nearby are his brother Marion and Marion’s wife Marie. Kate Hess Chapman Banks, (John Francis’ first wife, and mother of Lyle Chapman), stayed in Hannibal, Missouri with her children and second husband, Thomas Banks. Thomas was a button cutter at the button factory, just as Lyle had been. Kate died on 15 August 1928 at age 56 years and is buried in Hannibal. 3
  • 4. Ancestors of Randy Chapman Sandy Thalmann, Authentic Origins October 16, 2012 REUBEN CHAPMAN AND MARY PETTY—GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS These were the ancestors who brought the family west. Reuben Chapman was born in New York on October 27, 1840. Mary Petty was born in Timberswamp, Warren County, New Jersey on 7 May 1840. According to her baptismal record, her parents were John Thornton and Hettie (Hester) Petty. Someone has kindly posted a photo of John Thornton Petty in an online tree at Ancestry.com (see below). The Petty family went to Bureau County, Illinois between 1860—1870. It is unknown when Reuben Chapman arrived in Illinois but he met and married Mary Petty there on March 3, 1870. Three months later, the young couple is shown on the census farming in Walnut Township, Bureau County, Illinois. By 1872, the couple had moved to Benton County, Iowa and their first child, John Francis was born that year on January 29. Three sons and a daughter followed: George H., born December 1873; William A., born circa 1879; Marion W., born May 1887; and Leona B., born October 1891. Between 1891–1894, the family moved to a farm in Moody County, South Dakota, but by 1900, Mary was managing the farm in Lone Rock Township with the help of her son, George. Her husband, Reuben, was a patient at the South Dakota State Hospital for the Insane in Yankton. Around the turn of the twentieth century, state hospitals provided care for all sorts of diverse illnesses. Mental health was not understood and there was no treatment available for any mental disorder. People were sent to state hospitals for such things as “melancholia” which we now know as depression, or for epilepsy because seizures could not be controlled. People whose families were unable to care for them could be sent to the state hospital. Without obtaining the hospital or court commitment records, it is impossible to know why Reuben Chapman was there, but it is important not to jump to conclusions based on a 2012 understanding of “insanity.” A few months after the census, on August 6, 1900, Reuben died and was buried in Union Cemetery, Flandreau, South Dakota. At the time of Reuben’s death, his youngest children were ages 13 and 8 years. Mary raised them to adulthood and moved into the town of Flandreau. In 1910, she was living with her youngest daughter, Leona, who by then was 18 years old. The local grade school teacher, 27 year old Grace Proper, was boarding with them. Leona married Orin Kipp on February 11, 1913 and moved to St. Paul, Minnesota. Mary moved in with her son, George, and his wife Elsie. George was a carpenter, just like his brothers John Francis and Marion. Mary died on June 15, 1920 and was buried next to her husband in Union Cemetery, Flandreau, South Dakota. 4
  • 5. Ancestors of Randy Chapman Sandy Thalmann, Authentic Origins October 16, 2012 GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS There was a family headed by Jonathan Chapman and his wife Anna who were living in Newfield, Tompkins County, New York in 1850 with a ten year old son named Reuben. Online family tree creators have concluded that this is the correct family for the Reuben Chapman who married Mary Petty. There are some matching elements. Reuben Chapman of Benton County, Iowa, reported on a census in 1880 that his parents were born in Connecticut and the parents shown in Newfield, New York, were born in Connecticut. However, more proof than this is needed to make the connection back to the previous generation and this is not provided in the online trees. The same situation exists for Mary Petty where an online family tree traces her ancestry back six generations through New Jersey to Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Three generations of the Petty family from England supposedly immigrated to New Jersey between 1700-1704. The earliest identified progenitor, William Petty, was reportedly born in 1650 in England and died in New Jersey in 1750 at the age of 100 years. While this is possible, a life span of 100 years in the 1700s was very unusual. Documentation beyond Mary’s father, John Thornton Petty, is virtually non-existent in the online tree and much more evidence would be needed before this family could rightfully be claimed to be ancestors of Randy Chapman. 5