Joseph Smith Chapman (1838-1917)

Joseph Smith Chapman

Early LDS Pioneer

Vital Stats

 * Son of Welcome Chapman (1805-1893) and Susan Amelia Risley (1807-1888)
 * 1838-Nov-17 : Birth in Far West, Missouri
 * 1839 : Family Relocates to Nauvoo, Illinois
 * 1847 : Pioneer Migration to the Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 * 1850 : Family Relocates to Manti, Sanpete Co, Utah
 * 1862 : Family Relocates back to Salt Lake City, Utah
 * 1870-Sep-19 : Marriage to Mary Jane Matthews (1836-1899) at the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah. English immigrant and widow.
 * 1917-Jul-13 : Died in Heber City, Wasatch Co, Utah, (buried at Heber City Cemetery)

Biography
Joseph was born at the LDS Colony of Far West Missouri, just two weeks after anti-Mormon mobs had ransacked the town and imprisoned the church leaders, including his namesake, the prophet Joseph Smith.

Children of Joseph Chapman and Mary Matthews

 * 1) Joseph Welcome Chapman (1871-1872)
 * 2) Don Carlos Chapman (1873-) - m. Mary Nelson
 * 3) Josephine Chapman (1875-1934) - m. Edwin George Tolhurst
 * 4) John Matthews Chapman (1878-1973) - m. Jennie Alfreda Dahlman