Virginia L. Lightfoot ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Upper Butter Creek Township, Umatilla, Oregon, United States. ³ 1880 US Census
Page 88C, District 114, Family 61, Roll 1084
Upper Butter Creek Township, Umatilla County, Oregon
Virginia Lightfoot..Dau..7..OR
(Living with parents.)

2. 1900 US Census, 29 June 1900, Vinson, Umatilla, Oregon, United States. ¹ 1900 US Census
Page 10A, District 106, Dwelling 200, Family 200
Vinson Precinct, Umatilla County, Oregon
house rented
married 4 years
Virginia Chapman..Wife..Jan 1873..27..OR..0/0
(Living with husband.)

3. 1910 US Census, 9 May 1910, Pilot Rock Precinct, Umatilla, Oregon, United States. ² 1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 256, Family 174, Roll 1289
Pilot Rock Precinct, Umatilla County, Oregon
Married 15 years
Virginia Chapman..Wife..37..OR..2/2
(Living with husband, daughter, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law.)

4. Cemetery: Vinson Cemetery, After 5 December 1941, Vinson, Umatilla, Oregon, United States. ⁴ Vinson Cemetery is a very remotely located cemetery near the old Vinson settlement about 15 miles west of Pilot Rock, Oregon. The existing settlement now consists of only one house and this cemetery located about a quarter of a mile away. There are no other houses, farms, structures, or roads within miles of this area. Her gravestone is a small sloped monument of rose and black streaked marble approximately 18" by 18". The inscription reads "Mother, Virginia Chapman, 1873-1941". It was in remarkably good shape and easily readable as of September 2002.

Find A Grave Memorial #14720641
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Virginia married David William Chapman, son of A. J. Chapman and Unknown, on 16 October 1895 in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States.^{1 2} (David William Chapman was born on 16 February 1871 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States,^{1 2 5} died on 12 August 1944 in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States ⁵ and was buried after 12 August 1944 in Vinson, Umatilla, Oregon, United States ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1900 US Census, 29 June 1900, Vinson, Umatilla, Oregon, United States. ¹ 1900 US Census
Page 10A, District 106, Dwelling 200, Family 200
Vinson Precinct, Umatilla County, Oregon
house rented
married 4 years
David Chapman..Head..Feb 1871..29..WA..Stock Raiser
Virginia Chapman..Wife..Jan 1873..27..OR..0/0

2. 1910 US Census, 9 May 1910, Pilot Rock Precinct, Umatilla, Oregon, United States. ² 1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 256, Family 174, Roll 1289
Pilot Rock Precinct, Umatilla County, Oregon
Married 15 years
David W. Chapman..Head..39..WA..Stock Farmer
Virginia Chapman..Wife..37..OR..2/2
Moravia F. Chapman..Daughter..9..OR
Edward Chapman..Brother..46..OR
Lenora E. Chapman..Sister..28..WA

NOTE - On this census form, Virginia indicated that she had two children which technically was true because her second child, Grant Chapman, was born on 18 Mar 1910 but inexplicably was left off.