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December 08, 1822 - January 19, 1918
Alonzo Barnes Chapman was born December 8, 1822, in Torrence, Connecticut, and died at the home of his son Ed T. Chapman, Ames, Oklahoma, January 19, 1918, age 95 years, 1 month and 11 days.
In his boyhood days he moved with his parents to New York State. Later in life he moved to Illinois, and here he grew to manhood. It was while here he met with Miss M. E. F. Hanns, and on December 22, 1844, they were united in marriage at Sparta. They lived in Illinois a number of years after their marriage, Chester being their last home town before leaving that state. In the year 1867 they moved to Salina, Kansas; from there to Leavenworth. They then went to Iowa for a few years and in 1878 moved back to Salina. He was a contractor and his business necessitated his frequent change of residence. In 1895, his health being poor, they moved to southwest Missouri, and then back to Kansas, locating at Logton, in the fall of 1889.
In 1898 they moved to Kansas City to be near their daughter, the present Mrs. Buford in this vicinity.
It was here, in the year 1903, on November 23, that his wife departed this life. After her death he still remained in Kansas City and while at work an accident occurred in which his eyesight was injured. Being unable to work and feeling a spirit of loneliness, he decided that he would go to the Kansas National Military Home. He only stayed there three years, spending part of that time with his daughter, and in the year 1909 came to his sons, Ed T. Chapman, here at Ames, where he made his home until his death. Kind hands administered unto him in all his needs in his last hours, which he did not need before because of his perfect health, but as "It is appointed unto all men once to die," he could not hold out longer, as he had passed the age allotted unto man by 25 years.
He enlisted in the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War May 22, 1861, as musician in Company H, and Illinois Volunteer Infantry, the part of his service being in the Navy on the gunboat Tyler, on the Mississippi River, serving two years and nine months when he was honorably discharged because of sickness. He has been a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge for 65 years, being the oldest Odd Fellow in the state of Oklahoma and was at the time of his death an honored member of Ames Lodge No. 203.
He was raised up in the Presbyterian Church and was a member of this body at the time of his death. He lived a sincere Christian life, showing a spirit of loyalty to his profession before the world and tried to teach his children and grandchildren to turn from the world and worldly pleasures to the Christian life, feeling that it was the model life.
There were born to this union five children, three boys and two girls, two of the boys preceding his death. The living children are Mrs. H. C. Buford near Ames, Mrs. M. E. Norrington of California, and Ed T. Chapman of Ames. There are living 15 grandchildren and 13 great – grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters past 80 years of age to join the children to mourn his departure.
When we come to the conclusion of his career we will say together that another great life has gone out leaving behind it "Footprints upon the sand of time," pointing his loved ones to a higher life and to those who mourn his departure we say weep not for he has gone to be with those who have died trusting and the Sacred writer has said "Blessed are they that die in the Lord, for yes hence".
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