Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-09-30
MIR. Chapman,s rseath.

MIR. Chapman's ESeath.
Last week the RECORD made announce
ment that fatal accident had occurred in
Burr Oak school district, and that Mr.. Geo.
Chapman had suddenly met his death
Only meager particulars were obtaiaablc
in the short time before going to press
After dinner, on the fatal day, Mr.
Chapman, who had been helping his sons
Henry and Charles--make hay, went
out TO the stack, where he had been work
ing, and the labor went on as usual until
about o'clock in the afternoon. The
implement used in stacking was horse
fork, operated by a swinging derrick. and
deceased was on the stack, About the
hour named he fell from the top of the
stack, striking on his head and shoulder
His wife went to him at once, but found
that life had fed. He had probably been
struck by the fork and knocked off back
ward. His death was instantaneous
The remains, inclosed. in a beautiful
casket, were brought up on Friday from
the place where the accident occurred
carriage containing the Rev. Mahln and
Mr.. Bentley--the latter an old neighbor of
the family in Montana before either family
came to this country-leading the pro~
cession. The funeral took place
Friday afternoon, at Danbury. school
house, the services being conducted by
Mr.. Mahin. The choir consisted of Mrs.
Mahin, Mrs. J. F. Cell, Mr.. John Kurtz,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong. A wreath
of flowers rested upon the casket. There
was not room Id the building for all who
attended the funeral, and a9number lls-
tended through the open windows to the
sympathetic and comforting words of the
minister.
At the conclusion of the services pro-
cesslon of two.score vehicles wended It's
way to the grave, on hillside near by,
and the mortal part of the worthy old set
tier now reposes beside the tomb of his
daughters husband, Daniel Procunier,
who in 1886, in the vigor Of young man
hood, also met an accidental death.
George Chapman was born in York-
shire, England, Feb. "a, 1928, and was
therefore in his sixty-fifth yea& at the time
of his death. He came to America In
1862 and settled in Lee county, Illinois.
He was married to Miss Fannie j. Her.
rington, who survives him, on July 4, 1856,
He moved to Boon, Boon county, Iowa,
in 1854; then to Woodbury. COUNTY, Iowa,
IN 1865 wishing to take advantage of the
free homes for his children,=fn 1888 he
went to Montana: but, not being salts
fled with the farming prospects there, in
1885 he located iu this county.
George Chapman was man liked by
every one. He had no enemies. He was
fair and honorable in all his dealings and
through good times or evil he was always
the same kind.hearted and pleasant-
spoken man. The wife of his youth
and Of his old age survives him, and, on
the day when the tidings of his death
came, the words first spoken by those
who heard the sad news were oftenest,
"Poor Grandma Chapman.
Deceased was truly latter-day' 'patri~
arch. He came to this new country with
his children and his chlldren's children.
They went out upon the wild prairie and
converted 1t into homes and fruitful
farms. There was nothing selfish in his
nature, aud the happiness and prosperity
of the younxe1 generations OF his house
seemed his greatest concern.
Very few men have lived in new
country in the midst of so many of their
own kindred. Four generations in this
county bore the same blood, the little ones
of Mrs. Frank D. Smith being his great
grandchildren. The others Of his descend
ants in Emmons county are:
Mrs L. s. Kokcr, daughter children
Mrs. F. D. Smith, Myrtle, Tillie B., Ell.
sic NJ, Ervine H., Daniel w., Glenn G.
Mrs. Rachel A. (widow of DanleD Pro
cunier, daughter children George A,
Harry A., John H., Lawrence D.
L. S. Chapman,t son children Fred
W., Olive j., Geo NJ, Albert L.
DAVID II. CAapnan, SON. children
Ethel J., Charles A., Earl F., Francis NJ.
W. H. and G. E. Chapman, sons un.
married.
Deceased was the. father of eight chill
dren, but two daughters are dead.
Grandpa Chapman leaves about thirty
descendants in this county, WHICH, with
those related by marriage, makes the fam
lily the largest in the county, and one of
the largest, If not the largest. settled in
auy one county of the state.