. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . lies. He is the son of the lateDr. Pearson Chapman, who was aphysician at Peri-\man from 1875 until1903, and Edmonia Kerr Chapman. On his mothers side Mr. Chapman isthe grandson of the late Rev. WilliamNorvell Ward, an Episcopal clergj-man,who was a classmate at West Point ofGeneral Robert E. Lee and a fellowstudent of Jefferson Davis, president ofthe Southern Confederacy. Mr. Chapman received his education inthe common schools at home, entering onhis railroad career at Perr3^man, Mary-land, in 1898 when he took up telegraphyduring the Spanish-American
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . lies. He is the son of the lateDr. Pearson Chapman, who was aphysician at Peri-\man from 1875 until1903, and Edmonia Kerr Chapman. On his mothers side Mr. Chapman isthe grandson of the late Rev. WilliamNorvell Ward, an Episcopal clergj-man,who was a classmate at West Point ofGeneral Robert E. Lee and a fellowstudent of Jefferson Davis, president ofthe Southern Confederacy. Mr. Chapman received his education inthe common schools at home, entering onhis railroad career at Perr3^man, Mary-land, in 1898 when he took up telegraphyduring the Spanish-American war forthe purpose of entering the signal corpsof the army. Later he went with thePennsjdvania as a telegrapher and stationagent. From 1901 until May 1, 1906, he hadwide experience in various kinds of rail-road work in the West and the MiddleWest, and on the latter date he camewith the Baltimore and Ohio as a teleg-rapher in the general offices at Baltimore,later working in the dispatchers office,Camden Station, and in the office of the. CHARLES BLINCOE WARE CHAPMAN general superintendent of May 1, 1911, he was appointed agentat H^-attsville, Maryland; on May 15,1914, appointed claim agent on thestaff of the general claim agent, in whichcapacity he served until November 1,1916, since which time he has been doingspecial work for the Law Department. Upon his leaving Hyattsville reso-lutions were passed by the mayor andcouncil in recognition of the servicesperformed for his Company, a copy ofwhich was sent to President Willard,and on behalf of the Company a letter ofcongratulation and commendation wasforwarded to Mr. Chapman by , then in charge of Chapman is also proud of othersimilar letters from foreign roads andfrom some of our counsel for servicesperformed while in the Claim Depart-ment. On November 27, 1907, he was marriedto Miss Marie Watkins Pue, by whomhe has two children, Evelyn Ward,aged eight, and Charles Pearson, agedfive. He
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