CHAPMAN, Welcome Jr.

1849 - 1900  (50 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	CHAPMAN, Welcome
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	2 Oct 1849	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  WAC	25 Apr 1868	EHOUS
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
  Death	20 Feb 1900	Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States
  Burial	21 Feb 1900	St. Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States
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  Person ID	I21572	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	CHAPMAN, Welcome Sr. ,   b. 24 Jul 1805, Reedsboro, Bennington, Vermont, United States Reedsboro, Bennington, Vermont, United Statesd. 9 Dec 1893, Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 88 years)
  Mother	RISLEY, Susan Amelia ,   b. 24 Aug 1807, Madison, Madison, New York, United States Madison, Madison, New York, United Statesd. 18 Feb 1888, Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F11673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	POTTER, Mary Adeline ,   b. 7 Sep 1854, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United Statesd. 7 Mar 1874, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 19 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1870	Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Family ID	F11767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  !---Temple Index Card 317111 35432749 Sealing to Spouse, Idaho Falls A Page from the Journal of Mary Ann Chapman Richey Born April 22, 1872 Died July 3, 1973 age 101+ "My grandfather, Welcome Chapman Sr, was born on July 8th, 1805 in Reedsborough, Virginia. He married Susan Amelia Risley of Madison County, New York. She was born the 24th of August, 1807. Welcome was a cooper, making barrels for the people. When his family heard of the vision of Joseph Smith, they believed that the Lord truly had manifested himself to Joseph. Welcome was ridiculed by his brother and friends for his belief; so he went on horseback to Joseph Smith and found out for himself that it was true. He then returned for his wife and two children, and they stayed with the Mormons and went through all the perilous trials of the Saints. At one time when Welcome was on guard at Nauvoo, the mob came to Susan Amelia, and told her to move her household goods out of the house because they were going to burn it down. With sad heart, she got everything out while they looked on. She couldn't get the cupboard out and said so, and one of the men took it out for her. She and her children sat on their household goods with sadness and watched their house burn. Welcome guarded the Prophet when he was in danger, and when they were driven out of the beautiful city of Nauvoo, their wagon being overloaded, my grandmother carried her father's bedding on her back across the Mississippi River. She knew my father "was on the way" and she wanted the feather bed to be confined on. They went into Salt Lake City with the first company that Brigham Young went back for. * * * * * My mother, Elizabeth Amelia, died one month after giving birth to my sister. I was not yet two years old. This was in South Cottonwood, now called Murray, Utah. My grandfather Chapman's second wife, Ann Mackey Chapman, took me, and was very kind and loving. * * * * * In 1877, when I was 5 years old, I remember seeing Brigham Young on the street, walking with his cane, and seeing Daniel H. Wells and all the Apostles of that day quite often. Thirteenth Ward, wherein we lived, was one of the Central Wards. When Evan Stephens (who wrote many of our beautiful L.D.S. hymns) was taking students from all the Wards and teaching them music, my sisters and I were chosen also. He taught all of us free, and then gave concerts to meet expenses. * * * * * When Grandfather Chapman lived in Manti, Utah, he was President of the Stake. James Richey was one of his counselors. When the stone for the Salt Lake Temple was ready to be cut, he was called to Salt Lake to cut it. He and his oldest son, Joseph, were stone masons. All who could cut stone were called by Brigham Young.