Lunceford / Moore / Chapman family papers
Scope and Contents
Letters on courting, family relations, health, fashion, death, and crops by all three families and their relatives, who lived in Taliaferro, Emanuel, and Treutlen Counties, Georgia. Most of the letters are by Alex Lunceford, Leila Lunceford Chapman, and Leo F. Chapman. One letter (1909) from Soperton, Georgia, contains an account of a lynching. Also included are picture post cards of Georgia towns, two photographs, handwritten poems, and pages from an autograph album (1900).
Dates
- 1879 - 1957
Creator
- Lunceford family (Family)
- Moore family (Family)
- Chapman family (Family)
Biographical / Historical
Alex S. Lunceford (1857 - 1942) married Alice L. Moore (1863 - 1910) and lived in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia, where their daughter Leila (1880 - 1906) was born. She married Samuel Prior Chapman (1879 - 1957) in 1900. They had one child, Leo Farmer Chapman (1901 - 1972), before she died.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
Available only as photocopy.
- Title
- Lunceford / Moore / Chapman family papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States