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Honorable Reuben Chapman, Governor[1]

Male 1799 - 1882  (82 years)


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  • Name Reuben Chapman 
    Prefix Honorable 
    Suffix Governor 
    Born 15 Jul 1799  Caroline Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 May 1882  Huntsville, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I18431  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2017 

    Father Reuben Chapman,   b. Abt 1746, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony [living in 1818] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1824, Caroline Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Anne Reynolds,   b. Est 1751, Essex Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1819, Caroline Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Family ID F6768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Reuben Chapman-Sketch of Life
    Reuben Chapman-Sketch of Life
    The Greenville(Ala) Advocate
    Jun 1, 1882
    Gov Reuben Chapman-Obit
    Gov Reuben Chapman-Obit
    The Citizen Examiner
    May 24, 1882

    Histories
    1819 Virginia Chancery Cause Cornelius Reynolds Family
    1819 Virginia Chancery Cause Cornelius Reynolds Family
    1819Chancery11629Cornelius Reynolds.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Internet Source, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1530.
      Reuben Chapman (1799-1882) was the 13th governor of Alabama, serving from 1847 to 1849. A state legislator and U.S. congressman, Chapman was propelled into the governor's office by severe and lingering financial crises that centered on the State Bank of Alabama.
      Reuben Chapman was born in Virginia on July 15, 1799, the son of Ann Reynolds and Reuben Chapman, a minor officer in the Revolutionary War. He was educated in Bowling Green. In 1824, at age 25, he traveled on horse to Alabama to join his older brother Samuel, a Huntsville lawyer. Reuben read law in his brother's office, then moved to Morgan County, and ultimately back to Huntsville, where he opened a law practice. In addition to his law practice, Chapman added to his income with cotton production. He built a large estate in Madison County and acquired a plantation in the Black Belt, thus gaining connections in both important areas of the state. At age 39, he married 16-year old Felicia Pickett (a distant relation of George E. Pickett, of Pickett's Charge), with whom he had six children. One nineteenth century source described Chapman as "bright, humorous and impressive in conversation, with courtly manners." A prosperous slave owner, Chapman was an ardent states' rights Democrat.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=chapman&GSfn=reuben&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=3&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6420343&df=all&.