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Billy Ray Chavis 1937–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 October 1937

Birth Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 29 August 1998

Death Location: West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ralph Chavis

Mother: Mary Lou

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Billy Ray Chavis was born in 1937 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ralph Chavis And Mary Lou. Billy Ray Chavis passed away in 1998 in West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Billy Ray Chavis was born in 1937 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ralph Chavis And Mary Lou.
  • Billy Ray Chavis passed away in 1998 in West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Billy Chavis's Ancestors

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Billy Chavis
1937–1998
Birth Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Ralph Chavis
1908–1965
Mary Lou
1914–1972
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Lloyd (C) Chavis
1891–1962
Jane Williams
1886–1961
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Tillman (Wesley Williams) Sr
1888–1948
Isabelle Hoover
1898–1985
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Morgan Chavis
1854–1905
Missouri Williams
1853–1923
John Williams
1856–1920
Louisa Chavis
1852–1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Chavis
1822–1900
"Martha" Williams
1830–1888
John Williams
1830–1865
Martha King
1830–1908
Josiah Chavis
1822–1913
Mary *
1826–

Billy Chavis's Timeline

2 Records

1937
22 October 1937
Birth of Billy Ray Chavis in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
1998
29 August 1998
Age 61
Death of Billy Ray Chavis in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 October 1937
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1998
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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