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Little Berry Chapman was
born December 29, 1859 in Alabama, but
later moved to Texas and met an Alabama
girl, Florence A. Jordan, born August 18,
1869, and were married December 30, 1886
in Falls County, moving to Coleman County
from Strawn by way of wagons and on
horseback in 1911. They settled
about 3½ miles northeast of Coleman.
They already had nine children who were
all born in Lott, and one child was born
in Coleman County. The children are:
(1) Bessie, born
January 6, 1888, married A. C. Rose in
Waco. They had three daughters, Oleta,
Sarah, and Christine. Bessie and A.
C. both died in 1919 during a flu
epidemic. Oleta and Christine lived
with the Chapman grandparents for several
years.
(2) Mason Daniel,
December 27, 1891, married Grace
Gibson. Three children: Rufina,
Mason Jr., and Mack Edward
(deceased). The children lived in
the Springfield, Missouri area.
Mason, Sr. was a rig builder and worked in
the oil fields at Ranger, Longview, and
Kilgore. He died in 1942.
(3) Homer Lee,
May 11, 1894, married Billie Lawless, had
one son, Homer Joe, born in Lott. He
has never married and lives in
Oklahoma. Homer L. worked in the oil
field. He passed away in 1973,
buried at Lott.
(4) Mattie Love,
March 15, 1897, married Paul Ransberger,
July 12, 1914 (see William Henry
Ransberger). (5) Floy, July 10, 1899,
married to Aleene, a teacher. They
lived in California, and he died there in
1964.
(6) L. B., Jr.,
October 31, 1901, married Ina Jewel Hurst,
December 27, 1933 (see W. C. Hurst).
L. B. was a dairy farmer at the
time. He was a policeman in Coleman
from 1945 until 1966. She became an
L.V.N. and worked at Holiday Hill Nursing
Home until her retirement. He
retired in 1966 and they Iive in
Coleman. They are very active
members of the Northside Baptist Church.
(7). Mary Lou,
July 4, 1904, married Daniel Talmadge
Williamson, Sr., October 2, 1936, at
Coleman. He was a cattle buyer and
ran a slaughter house. They had two
children: Mary Elizabeth, born May 10,
1928, at Novice, and Daniel T. Jr.,
October 15, 1934, at Coleman. In
about 1944, they moved to Texarkana,
Arkansas, where both children graduated
from high school and reside there
today. Mary passed away in 1982.
(8) Mollie Irene,
September 24, 1908, married (1) Vestal D.
Walker in Coleman. They had three
children: Margie Dean; Martha Lynn and
Vestal D., Jr. Mollie married (2) C.
C. Cornelius of Eastland and she resides
in Eastland.
(9) Charlie
Trice, July 27, 1906, married Ruth
Flo. They have three children:
Jimmie, January 3, 1948 in San Francisco,
California; Mary Liz, November 24, 1951 in
Casper, Wyoming; and Trice, Jr., October
22, 1961 in Corsicana, Texas. They
live in Wellston, Oklahoma. Trice,
Sr. has worked most of his life in the oil
fields. He is a toolpusher.
(10) Florence,
June 13, 1911 at Coleman, attended school
in Coleman, married Willie Lee Heaton,
born October 31, 1917, June 13, 1952 in
Houston. She is a housewife and he
salesman. They live in
Houston. Florence A. moved into the
city of Coleman later in their
lives. They lived together for
almost 60 years. He passed away
August 20, 1946, and she passed away
September 22, 1950.
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