Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Washington:

Timothy Chapman, carpenter and joiner and farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Lime Ridge; son of Caleb and Deborah (Knowlton) Chapman; was born in the town or Morgan, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, April 17, 1824. Was married, April, 1843, in the State Line House, between Pennsylvania and Ohio, to Mary Gardner, daughter of John and Edith (Sisson) Gardner. Mrs. Chapman was born in Unadilla, N.Y.; they have three children – Nancy, now Mrs. Jacob Runyon, of Belleville, Green Co., Wis.; Caleb, now a resident of Coffeeville, Kan.; and Guy, married to Ann Powers, and living in Richland Co. In 1854, Mr. Chapman and family came to Wisconsin and located at Lone Rock; two years after came to Sauk Co., and located on Government land in the town of Washington, where they now reside; he has 80 acres of land. The country was so sparsely settled that he was only able to muster six hands to help raise his log house. Mr. C. was Constable one year, Assessor one year, and was defeated the second time by only one vote.

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