In a message dated 5/29/01 10:32:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > >Lafarve's parents are William D. Chapman but Elizabeth is not her mother. > His 1st wife died after they had 3 children. John, Mary Jane, Lafarve. > Hi, good to hear from you. Got the above from Betty, does anyone know the name of the wife of William or dates for any of these children. I don't find William in the 1850 Virginia census. If anyone has complete information on this family rather than pieces and can send a report similar to the one below I would appreciate it. Descendants of William D Chapman 1 William D CHAPMAN 1794 .. +UNKNOWN m: Bef. 1840 Father: Mother: .... 2 Lafarve CHAPMAN b: 1840 in Virginia ........ +George HOLLEY b: 1818 in Ohio m: 26 February 1859 in Mason Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 John CHAPMAN .... 2 Mary Jane CHAPMAN *2nd Wife of William D Chapman: .. +Elizabeth MCWHARTER m: Aft. 1841 Father: Mother: Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida Maybe I'll catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010!