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About the CFA

The Chapman Family Association (CFA) is a Texas non-profit corporation, which has been exempt from federal income tax by the Internal Revenue Service as provided by Internal Revenue Code 501(c7). The Association has no paid staff or employees and depends entirely on volunteer workers.

History of the CFA

Most folks feel that the CHAPMAN CHATTER, a newsletter created and edited by Gil Alford, was the prelude to the Association.

In April 1994, the Association received a Certificate of Incorporation, tax-exempt status with the I.R.S. and created the CFA bank account. Shortly thereafter, Jim Haynsworth created the Chapman Family Association emblem.

The Chapman Family Association newsletter #1 was published September 1994 and reported 56 members.

The initial officers of the Association were:

State Agent & Executive Director- Robert Sonfield, Jr.

President- Ernie Chapman

Vice President & Treasurer- M.D. (Mike) Chapman Morgan

Secretary- Joan Chapman

Newsletter Editor- Amelia Chapman Painter

Genealogist- Albert L. Chapman

Historian- Phillip Chapman Ellsworth

Librarian- Dian Chapman Gustafson

Publicist- Phyllis Chapman

Corresponding Secretary- Gilbert K. Alford, Jr.

You can also read a detailed account of our history by our founder Gil Alford by clicking here.

Purpose of the CFA

The purposes for which CFA was organized, as stated in Article Four of the Articles of Incorporation of the Chapman Family Association, are as follows:

1. Collecting, compiling and editing historical and genealogical records of Chapman family members;

2. Establishing a central repository and retrieval system for the collection of Chapman family historical and genealogical records;

3. Publishing books, newsletters, magazines and periodicals to disseminate the collection of Chapman family historical information to members of the Association and interested members of the public;

4. Educating young Chapman family members about the historical contribution of the family to the development of the United States of America;

5. Providing a means for social and fraternal association and fellowship among the members;

6. Establishing an organization with perpetual life to continue and preserve the herein described purposes for successive generations; and

7. Any and all other lawful purposes permitted by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, which are not inconsistent with the purposes, described herein.

CFA By-Laws

The by-laws were revised on June 30^th 2008.

Founder

Gil Alford, Missouri

Officers

PRESIDENT - AL Chapman, Missouri
VICE-PRESIDENT – Jim Chapman, Washington
SECRETARY - Pauline Chapman, Illinois
TREASURER - Lennae Seevers, Nebraska

Board of Directors

• Al Chapman
• Dennis Chapman
• James L. Chapman
• Dian Gustafson
• Joan Miller
• Elizabeth Codding
• Jackie Konecny
• Lennae Seevers
• Robert Sonfield
• Kathleen Tovar

Committee Chairs, Project Officers, Etc.

Census Project Officer - Paul Kannowski, Texas
Cookbook Project Officer - Faye Chapman, Texas
Facebook Coordinator - Debra Georgantis-Miller
Family Stories - Jean Snow, California
Genealogist, Joan Miller, Pennsylvania
Historian - Open
Librarian - Dian Chapman Gustafson, Oregon
Master Book List Project Officer - Dian Gustafson, Oregon
Membership - Billie and John Chapman, Texas
Military Chapmans - Open
Notable Chapmans - Liz Codding, Oklahoma
Obituaries Project Officer - Kathleen Tovar, California
Photographs Project Officer - Kathleen Tovar, California
Program Chair- Liz Codding, Oklahoma
Publicity - Billie Chapman, Texas
Quarterly Editor - Shelly Chapman, Texas
Web Site Administrator - Robin Chapman, Kansas
Y-DNA Project Officer - Ernie Chapman, Illinois

SEE ALSO BRANCH MANAGERS BELOW.

Branch Managers

ANCESTORS	BRANCH MANAGER	CONTACT formatted so as to foil spammers
Edward Chapman b. 1617 England	Philip Ellsworth	ellsworthphil at hotmail dot com
Hiram Chapman b.1811 Pennsylvania	Dan Chapman	nikiarose at yahoo dot com
Jack Chapman, b. 1753, Virginia	Barbara Kay Amole	k_amole at msn dot com
John Chapman, b. 1620, New England/PA	Dennis Chapman	dlchapman1250 at aol dot com
James Chapman, b. 1774, VA or PA	Ray Chapman	Ray dot Chapman at rtmc dot net
John Chapman b. ca 1720s VA or MD	--	--
John Chapman b. 1762 Virginia	Elizabeth "Liz" Codding	LCodding at aol dot com
Nicholas Chapman, b. 1746, Maryland	Barbara E. Matson	barbmaston at hotmail dot com
Samuel Chapman b. 1700 Virginia	Al Chapman	achapman at olemac dot net
Thomas Chapman, b. 1592 England	John Sherwood Chapman	Jschap2 at cox dot net
Robert Chapman b. 1616 England	Virginia Lance	pastlink100 at yahoo dot com
Robert Chapman b. 1720 Maryland	Kathleen Tovar	ketovar at aol dot com
Robert Chapman b. 1782 North Carolina	Ernie Chapman	enpchapman at earthlink dot net
William Chapman b. 1633 England	Edward Krimmer	eckrimmer at cs dot com
William Chapman b. 1651 England	Dian Gustafson	chappie at 1extreme dot net
William Chapman, b. 1741, Maryland	Jackie Konecny	jackiekonecny at sbcglobal dot net

Branch Managers Duties Document

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