born: June 23, 1829
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina
married: William Henry Chapman
March 29, 1849
Hancock County, Indiana
MARRIAGE BOND
died: March 5, 1911
Stonewall, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
burial: Frisco Cemetery
Frisco, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
CHILDREN:
Joseph Barzella b. 1850
Martha Susan Frances b. 1852
James Watts b. 1855
Bertie b. 1857
Charles Worthington b.1860
Amanda M. b. 1862
John C. b. 1864
William H. b. 1868
STONEWALL WEEKLY NEWS
MARCH 9, 1911
Mrs. Caroline Chapman died at the home of her son, John Chapman, Sunday morning early, March 5. Mrs. Chapman was born in South Carolina. Her father, Barzella Jay, settled in Hancock County, Indiana, about 1849. The subject of this sketch was married to William Henry Chapman.
The family moved to Illinois, then to Red River County Texas, and about thirty years ago moved near Ahloso on what is now know as the Chapman Farm. William H. Chapman, her husband, died a few years ago. She had eight children. Only two living. John Chapman of Ada and Charlie Chapman of Clarksville, Texas.
Her history has been a most remarkable one. When the wife of her son Joseph died, leaving five orphaned children, she took them into her home and cared for them until maturity. When Joseph died, leaving four more orphans, she and her husband went to Indianapolis, picked up the little waifs, brought them home and cared for them until they took their flight into the great wide world to fight the battle of live alone. Later, her son, William, and his wife died, leaving four more orphans. The children were taken to her home, where they are being cared for at the present.
Hospitality was one of her many virtues, and kindness was the basis and guiding principal to her creed. No tramp or other person ever came to her door and went away hungry.
The affection and devotion of her son John for his aged mother, as she was passing through the dark valley and shadow of death were beautiful and touching even to the point of sublimity.
The remains were taken to Frisco this morning and were laid to rest this afternoon. A large number of friends were at the Katy depot this morning to show their respect to the deceased and her family, and quite a number accompanied her remains to their last resting place.
Although the obiturary above states that Carrie's family moved to Indiana in 1849, in reality her father, Barzella Jay, moved to Hancock County, Indiana, with his wife and children, settling in Buck Creek township in 1837.
Also as far as I have been able to determine, after having married William, they stayed in Greenfield, Hancock county, Indiana until some time after 1864 when her son John was born and 1868 when her last child, William was born in Pettis County, Missouri. The time in Red River County, Texas must have been between 1868 and 1881, when the above article states they moved to Oklahoma 30 years prior to her death. I can not verify at this time, but family lore says they were there as early as 1879.
