Newell Colby Chapman 1880 Census for Plainfield, Chapman family:
Chapman, Newel C., w, m, 40, farmer, NH, NH, NH
Caroline C., w, f, 36, wife, keeping house, NH, VT, VT
Darwin M., w, m, 18, son, working on farm, NH, NH, NH
Next household:
Chapman, Robert S., w, m, 19, farmer, NH, NH, NH
Ellen J., w, f, 23, wife, keeping house, Canada
1870 Plainfield, NH Census, of Chapman family, residing in the Croydon area:
Chapmans -
Newall, 30, m, w, shoemaker, 350, 100, NH
Caroline, 26, f, w, keeping house, NH
Robert S., 9, m, w, NH
Darwin M., 8, m, w, NH
Flora ?, 6, f, w, NH
Iola, G?, 4, f, w, NH
Inez E., 2, f, w, NH
1900 US Census for Plainfield, Sullivan Co, NH:
Chapman, Newell C., head, w, m, Jan-1840, 60, M-41, NH, NH, NH, Farmer
Caroline, J., wife, w, f, Aug-1854, 55, M-41, 8/4, NH, NH, VT
Newlell G., son, w, m, Sep-1888, 11, S, NH, NH, NH, at school
In the 1860 Census for Plainfield, we see a very likely mother of Newell listed, but no father (may have died or not been in the area that year), as follows:
112(6) Almira Chapman, 41, f,
Martin ', 25, m, mechanic,
Jane ', 14, f,
Franklin ', 11, m,
Samuel ', 9, m,
Chas., ', 1, m,
1127 - Newell Chapman, 20, m, farmer
Caroline ', 16, f,
ALL above listed as born in NH. He was born on 2 January 1840 at
Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA. He was the son of
Samuel A. Chapman and
Almyra Chapman. Newell Colby Chapman married
Caroline Zophia Spalding, daughter of
Abel Warren Spalding and
Marie Annette Hutchinson, on 27 December 1858 at
Claremont, New Hampshire, USA. Newell Colby Chapman died on 23 September 1923 at
Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA, at age 83.