Newton Co., IN Bio Newton County, Iroquois Township. From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. A.J. CHAPIN, farmer, is a native of Grundy County, Illinois, was born in the month of May, 1849, and is a son of E. W. and Ann (Harrison) Chapin, the former a native of Connecticut, the latter of England. They now reside at Francesville, Indiana. Our subject resided in his native county until he was eighteen years old, after which he farmed and ran a threshing machine for seven years; he also spent one year and a half in California, whence he returned to Newton County, this State, and married, January, 1880, Miss Catherine, daughter of Samuel Craig, a Grundy County farmer. This union was graced with one child--Luelia. Mr. Chapin has now a comfortable farm of forty acres. E. W. Chapin, father of the subject of this sketch, is a pioneer of the state of Illinois, where he located on year after the close of the Black Hawk war. He also assisted in the removal of the Indians. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com