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BIOGRAPHIES
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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Source: History of
North Central Ohio :
embracing Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and
Knox Counties
Publ. 1931
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HON. CHARLES CALVIN
CHAPMAN, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, of Ashland,
has made a distinguished record as a lawyer and public official
in Ashland County. He was born near Lake Fork, Ohio,
(formerly Tyletown, Mohican Township), the son of Richard M.
and Rhoda A. (Webster) Chapman.
Richard M. Chapman was born June 4, 1838 in Lake
Township, and died in 1916. He was reared in Ashland
County and attended the rural schools. Throughout his life
he was engaged in farming. He was a Democrat. His
wife, who was also born in Lake Township, in 1843, resides in
Ashland. Before her marriage she was a teacher in the
public schools of Ashland County. She is a member of the
Lutheran Church. Mrs. Chapman' mother died in 1918
at the age of 95 years. To Richard M. and Rhoda A.
(Webster) Chapman four children were born: Mrs.
Flora B. (Chapman) Craig, lives at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in
the winter and has a summer home in Vermont; Jessie, who
died in infancy; Charles Calvin, the subject of this
sketch; and George W., a farmer in Mohican Township, near
Jonesville, Ohio.
Charles Calvin Chapman was reared on a farm in
Ashland County and acquired his early education in the rural
schools, then Hayesville Academy and Ashland College. His
keen mind and scholarly traits turned him almost as a matter of
course toward the study of law. He entered Ohio Northern
University and in 1908 received the degree of B. S. and also his
LL. D. degree. In June of that year he was admitted to the
Ohio State bar and engaged in the practice of law at Ashland,
with offices at 14 East Main Street. In 1899 he was
elected to Clark of the Courts, holding that office for two
terms until 1906. In 1912 he was the Democratic candidate
for prosecuting attorney but was defeated by Thomas H. Moore.
In 1916 he was again a candidate for the office and was elected.
He served two terms, during which time he was
appointed legal adviser of the Army Draft Board and Government
Appeal Agent during the World War. He was appointed to
this position by President Wilson and during that time
examined and made out over 5,600 questionnaires. He then
resumed his practice, specializing in the settlement of estates.
In 1920 he was the Democratic candidate for Common Pleas Judge,
his opponent being Judge Graven, who was seeking
reelection to a second term. In 1926 Mr. Chapman
was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, by a majority of
2,660 votes.
Judge Chapman is affiliated with the Masonic
Order, being a member of Ashland Lodge, Ashland Chapter,
Council, and Mansfield Commandery; a member of the Modern
Woodmen of America; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
since 1896; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and is
a member of the Rotary Club, the Farm Bureau, and Chamber of
Commerce. He has been secretary and treasurer of the
Federal Farm Loan Association since 1921, and is president of
the Ashland County Historical Association.
Judge Chapman was married in March, 1898, to
Adeline Kohler, of Ashland, the
daughter of Henry and Harriet (Bruebaker) Kohler. Mr.
Kohler, who was born in Richland County, Ohio, died in 1877.
His wife, who was born in Milton Township, Ashland County, died
in 1918. They are buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery,
Ashland. Judge and Mrs. Chapman have a daughter,
Florence R., who was born in March 16, 1899. She is a
graduate of Ashland High School, and Ohio Wesleyan University,
1917, and was an honor pupil. She married Dr. Claire
Wilcox in 1924, a teacher of Economics at Swathmore (Quaker)
College, Swathmore, Pa. They have a daughter, Andrea,
aged two years.
Judge Chapman and his wife have been members of
the Presbyterian Church for nearly 30 years. Judge
Chapman has an interest in a farm three miles east of
Ashland where he spends his leisure time pursuing his hobby -
that of farming. Their town residence as at 303 East
Walnut Street, Ashland.*
Source: History of north central Ohio : embracing
Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Knox
Counties - Publ. 1931 - Page 1094
* NOTE: House is still standing as of 2019. Lots of
Trees and shrubbery around it so a picture of it is hard to get.
Maybe in wintertime it would be easier. |
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