Abby W. Chapman was born in Indiana on May 26, 1888. By 1932 Chapman had moved to southern California. She taught at Garden Grove High School in Santa Ana for 25 years. A spinster, she died in Duarte, CA on Feb. 23, 1969.
Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book
"Artists in California, 1786-1940"CA&A; City Directory; Death Record
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