David Carpenter CHAPMAN

1876 - 1944  (67 years)

• Name	David Carpenter CHAPMAN
  Born	09 Aug 1876	Knoxville, Knox Co. Tn
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D7F5280E7779425DA19D3EDEAB69EEE5D216
  Died	26 Jul 1944	Knoxville, Knox Co. TN
  	Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955 Name: David C. Chapman Event Type: Death Event Date: 26 Jul 1944 Event Place: Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race: White Age: 67 Birth Date: 09 Aug 1876 Birthplace: Knoxville, Tenn. Spouse's Name: Sue J. Chapman Father's Name: John E. Chapman Father's Birthplace: Unknown Mother's Name: Alice Young Mother's Birthplace: Anderson/Tenn. Occupation: Wholesale Druggist Address: Topside Pike Residence Place: Knox Co., Tenn. Cemetery: Highland Memorial Burial Place: Knoxville Burial Date: 28 Jul 1944
  Buried	Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN
  	Grave location and portrait: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=CHAP&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=45&GScntry=4&GSsr=361&GRid=76480245&
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1920 United States Census Name: David C Chapman Gender: Male Age: 43 Birth Year: abt 1877 Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race: White Home in 1920: Civil District 14, Knox, Tennessee Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Own or Rent: Own Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household: 119 Household Members: David C Chapman 43 Sue Chapman 39 1930 United States Census Name: David Chapman Gender: Male Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1877 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1930: District 14, Knox, Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household: 110 Household Members: David Chapman 53 Sue Chapman 49 1940 United States Federal Census Name: David C Chapman Age: 63 Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law Home in 1940: Knox, Tennessee Street: Topside Road Inferred Residence in 1935: Knox, Tennessee Residence in 1935: Same House Occupation: President, Wholesale drug Co. Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 44 Class of Worker: Employer Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Household Members: Janie J Saunders 63 David C Chapman 63 Sue J Chapman 59 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Prominent Knoxville businessman, famous for being instrumental in establishing the Smoky Mountain National Park. Chapman Highway from Knoxville to Gatlinburg is named in his honor. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C._Chapman#Personal_life He was an American soldier, politician, and business leader from Knoxville, Tennessee who led the effort to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1920s and 1930s. Mount Chapman (in the park) and Chapman Highway (the section of U.S. Route 441 in South Knoxville), are named in his honor. Chapman was born in Knoxville to John Ellis and Alice Young Chapman. He attended the University of Tennessee from 1895 to 1897, but did not graduate. Despite not graduating, Chapman did play football for Tennessee. In the Spanish-American War, Chapman served as a Second Lieutenant in the Third Tennessee Volunteer Infantry and was the Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier General L.W. Colby. When the United States entered World War I, Governor Thomas Clark Rye selected Chapman to reorganize East Tennessee National Guard, now part of the Tennessee Military Department. Chapman later became Colonel in the Fifth Tennessee Regiment, later renamed to Fourth Tennessee Regiment, before resigning on 20 November 1918. Chapman's father, John, began a wholesale drug company in Knoxville which David took over after his father's death. In 1910 and 1911, Knoxville hosted the Appalachian Expositions, in which Chapman served on the Board of Directors for both events. The purpose of both expositions was to raise awareness of natural resources of the Southern Appalachian region in the United States. Chapman, as a leader of the "Appalachian Club" (a recreational society for people with summer homes in Elkmont), became involved in the effort to create a national park in the Great Smoky Mountains. Additionally, Chapman was also active in various social clubs, civic clubs, and fraternal organizations in the Knoxville area. In 1925, Tennessee Governor Austin Peay appointed Chapman as East Tennessee representative to the Tennessee State Park & Forestry Commission, an appointment that came with the urging of the Smoky Mountains Conservation Association. The association voted to add the word "Great" to their name, giving rise to Great Smoky Mountains as the official and full name of the mountain range where the park would be located. Negotiations started as early as 1925, which was estimated to cost $10 million and involve 6,000 private property owners, including large timber companies that owned most of the land. Chapman did most of the negotiations for the land purchases, even as he raised money to buy more parcels of the park. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was even persuaded by Chapman and National Park Service Assistant Director Arno Cammerer to donate $5 million to ensure the park's success. This land was then turned over to the United States federal government for use as a national park. Chapman was appointed the first commissioner, serving until 1932. The park was officially established on 15 June 1934. President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt officially dedicated the park on 2 September 1940 with Chapman, the "Father of the Park", in attendance. Mount Champman, a 6,340 ft peak in the park is named in his honor. A stretch of US 441 in South Knoxville is also named in Chapman's honor as Chapman Highway.
  Person ID	I724	Master File
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Ayers (Sue) JOHNSTON,   b. Nov 1880, Knoxville, Knox Co. Tn
  Married	04 Nov 1911	Knox County, TN
  	Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950 Name: David C. Chapman Birth Date: 1876 Birthplace: Age: 35 Spouse's Name: Sue A. Johnston Spouse's Birth Date: 1882 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 29 Event Date: 04 Nov 1911 Event Place: Knox, Tennessee
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Augusta McKeldin,   d. 26 Jan 1908, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN
  Married	27 Feb 1906	Knox County, TN
  	Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950 Name: David Carpenter Chapman Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Anna Augusta Mckeldin Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 27 Feb 1906 Event Place: Knox, Tennessee
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F11176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart