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Emma Ellen Self 1861–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1861

Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Apr 1943

Death Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: John III

Mother: Sarah Pavey

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Ocie Beasley, John Chenault, John Jr, Sallie Chenault, Dora Chenault, Arthur Chenault, Linda Chenault, Laura Chenault, Della Chenault

Emma Ellen Self was born in 1861 in Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of John Anderson Self Iii And Sarah Anne Sallie Pavey. In 1870, Emma Ellen Self resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA. In 1880, Emma Ellen Self resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA. Emma Ellen Self married John Butler Chenault Sr, and had children including Arthur Phillip Chenault, Della Rena Dellie Chenault, Dora Ann Chenault, John Butler Chenault Jr, John Smith Chenault, Laura Ellen Chenault, Linda Floyd Chenault, Ocie Chenault Beasley, Sallie Belle Chenault. Emma Ellen Self passed away in 1943 in Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma Ellen Self was born in 1861 in Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of John Anderson Self Iii And Sarah Anne Sallie Pavey.
  • In 1870, Emma Ellen Self resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Emma Ellen Self resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • Emma Ellen Self married John Butler Chenault Sr, and had children including Arthur Phillip Chenault, Della Rena Dellie Chenault, Dora Ann Chenault, John Butler Chenault Jr, John Smith Chenault, Laura Ellen Chenault, Linda Floyd Chenault, Ocie Chenault Beasley, Sallie Belle Chenault.
  • Emma Ellen Self passed away in 1943 in Caroline, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1831–1907
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
JI
Sarah Pavey
1835–1928
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

John Sr
1858–1937
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
JS

Children(s)

Ocie Beasley
1886–1965
Birth Location: North America, USA, Commonwealth of Virginia, Caroline County (1728)
OB
John Chenault
1896–1965
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
JC
John Jr
1881–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JJ
Sallie Chenault
1904–1988
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SC
Dora Chenault
1897–1964
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
DC
Arthur Chenault
1901–1985
Birth Location: Sparta, Caroline, Virginia, USA
AC
Linda Chenault
1891–1909
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
LC
Laura Chenault
1894–1918
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
LC
Della Chenault
1884–1948
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
DC

Emma Self's Ancestors

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Emma Self
1861–1943
Birth Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Anderson Self III
1831–1907
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Anne "Sallie") Pavey
1835–1928
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Anderson Self) II
1805–1866
Virginia, USA
Mary (Bettie Elizabeth) Allport
1798–1861
Frederick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Self
1773–1857
Aggy Bowler
1775–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Jr.
1743–1776
Elizabeth Gravatt
1740–1776

Emma Self's Descendants

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Emma (Ellen) Self (28 Jul 1861–23 Apr 1943) m. John (Butler Chenault) Sr (20 Apr 1858–21 Aug 1937)
  1. 1. Ocie (Chenault) Beasley 1886–1965 m. John (Butler) Beasley 1877–1958
    1. 1. Vernon (Smith) Beasley 1911–1995 m. Marion (May) Loving 1913–2006
      1. 1. Robert (Marian) Beasley 1945–2004
      2. 2. Campbell (Smith) Beasley 1933–1996 m. Marilyn (Geraldine) Moore 1933–1983
    2. 2. Joseph (Madison) Beazley 1905–1982 m. Hazel (Aline) Meads 1900–1990
    3. 3. John (Floyd) Beazley 1908–1977 m. Evelyn Ergens 1910–1997
    4. 4. Sallie (Chinault) Beasley 1928–2016 m. Elmer (June) Alderman 1925–2003
      1. 1. Elmer (Thomas "Tommy") Alderman 1948–2021
    5. 5. Dora (Frances) Beasley 1929–1997 m. Vernon Giles 1923–2015
    6. 6. Ruby (Dell) Beasley 1912–1995 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Pitts 1912–1999
      1. 1. Woodrow (Wilson) Pitts 1941–2020 m. Dianne (Carol) Davis 1946–
    7. 7. Rosie (Ann) Beasley 1917–1991 m. Arthur (Clyde) Loving 1915–1938 m. James (Herman) Little 1905–1989
      1. 1. Charles (Davis) Loving 1937–1954
      2. 2. Clyde (Butler Loving) Sr 1938–2021 m. Fay (Arlene) McDougald 1948–2021 m. Rowena Hollingsworth 1937–1992
    8. 8. Francis (Edward) Beasley 1926–1926
    9. 9. Robert (Allen) Beasley 1920–2000 m. Emma (Grace) Giles 1928–2003
    10. 10. Ossie (Ellen) Beasley 1914–1994 m. George (Alfred) Chenault 1905–1969
      1. 1. George (Alfred Chenault) Jr 1936–2009 m. Frances (Helen) Martin 1939–2002
      2. 2. Doris (Evelyn) Chenault 1934–2018 m. Joseph (Lloyd) Bowen 1932–2016
      3. 3. Chenault 1933–1933
    11. 11. Emma (Jane) Beazley 1907–1972 m. Herbert (William) Neidermayer 1905–1990
      1. 1. Herbert (William Niedermayer) Jr 1925–2007 m. Evelyn (Sparks) Griffin 1928–2018
    12. 12. Ora (Linda) Beasley 1910–1947 m. Maxie (Luther) Beasley 1902–1952 m. Samuel (Lee) Beasley 1894–1950
    13. 13. Dorothy (Louise) Beazley 1922–1991 m. James (Thomas) Martin 1917–1979
      1. 1. Linda (Lucile) Martin 1941–2006 m. Robert (Joseph) Shope 1938–2016
    14. 14. Arthur (Webb) Beazley 1925–2004 m. Mary (Frances) Smith 1932–2000 m. Ruth (Loving) Poore 1926–1998
    15. 15. Andrew (Bernett Beasley) Sr 1918–1985 m. Catherine (Sarah) Collier 1920–1984
      1. 1. Andrew (Bernett Beasley) Jr 1943–1989
  2. 2. John (Smith) Chenault 1896–1965
    1. 1. Alma (Floyd) Chenault 1944–2016
  3. 3. John (Butler Chenault) Jr 1881–
  4. 4. Sallie (Belle) Chenault 1904–1988 m. Stanley (Talmage) Selph 1894–1973
    1. 1. Richard (Talmadge) Selph 1923–2001 m. Wahnetah (Darlyne) Keth 1924–2012
      1. 1. Frank (Talmadge) Selph 1944–1944
    2. 2. Eugene (Campbell) Selph 1935–2003 m. Judith McDaniel 1939–1990
  5. 5. Dora (Ann) Chenault 1897–1964 m. Andrew (Jackson Beazley) Jr. 1893–1947
    1. 1. Carlton (Ennis) Beasley 1921–1976 m. Doris (Mae) Buck 1926–2003
      1. 1. Carlton (Jackson) Beasley 1947–2002
  6. 6. Arthur (Phillip) Chenault 1901–1985 m. Geila (H) Chinander 1909– m. Lelia (Hawsey) Farmer 1907–1946
    1. 1. Shirley (Fern) Chenault 1943– m. Richard (Monroe Taylor) Jr 1941–1994
    2. 2. Ryland (Lewis) Chenault 1941–1992 m. Edith (Marie) Carneal 1940–2023
  7. 7. Linda (Floyd) Chenault 1891–1909 m. John (Franklin) Chinault 1889–1955
  8. 8. Laura (Ellen) Chenault 1894–1918
    1. 1. Linda (Floyd) Chinault 1910–1919
    2. 2. George (Franklin) Chinault 1911–1975
    3. 3. Laura (Anne) Chenault 1916–1977 m. John (Edgar) Fraughnaugh 1904–1971
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Fraughnaugk 1934–2023 m. George (Francis) Seal 1932–
      2. 2. James (Franklin) Fraughnaugh 1936–2008 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Taylor 1929–2008
        1. 1. Linda (Carol) Tipton 1951–2022
      3. 3. William (Lee) Fraughnaugh 1942–1999
    4. 4. Bessie (Ellen) Chenault 1914–1995 m. Frederick (Milner Harris) Jr 1920–1995
      1. 1. Jacqueline (Carol) Harris 1943–2004 m. George (David) Sample 1931–2004
      2. 2. Frederick (M Harris) HI 1903–
  9. 9. Della (Rena "Dellie") Chenault 1884–1948 m. Walter (Daniel) Selph 1876–1924 m. William Jordan 1883–1944
    1. 1. Anna (Louise) Selph 1903–1967 m. Samuel (Beale) Chinault 1897–1967
      1. 1. Kernel (Edward) Chinault 1943–1983
      2. 2. Julian (Gerald) Chenault 1937–2015 m. Marjorie (Marie) Mills 1943–2022
      3. 3. Charles (Beale) Chinault 1922–2005
      4. 4. Shirley (Temple) Chinault 1935–1987 m. Oda (Manley) Martin 1916–1987
      5. 5. Roy (D) Chinault 1921–1976 m. Edna (Floyd) Chinault 1919–1960
      6. 6. Guarace (Loise) Chinault 1930–2000 m. Donald (Louis) Chartier 1936–2016 m. Gene (Nelson) Hess 1930–1972
      7. 7. John (Beal) Schinault 1918–
      8. 8. Mary (L) Chinault 1924–1994 m. George (Norwood) Anderson 1919–1981
      9. 9. Walter (Wilson) Chinault 1927–
        1. 1. Bertha (Ann) Chinault 1950–2020
      10. 10. Joyce (Eleanor) Chinault 1932–1997 m. Charles (Edward) Martin 1929–1999
      11. 11. Earnest (Campbell Chinault) Sr 1939–2018 m. Betty (June) Dunivan 1948–2007
      12. 12. Annie (Norris) Chinault 1941–2003
      13. 13. Samuel (Garnett "Sam") Chinault 1947–1997 m. Garnett (Charlotte) Dotson 1942–2022
    2. 2. Lucille (Eleanor) Selph 1914–1987 m. Eddie (Wilson) Loving 1913–1985 m. Clarence (Edward) Wood 1923–1980 m. Aurelius (William) Covington 1913–1981
      1. 1. Richard (Wilson) Loving 1934–1991 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Covington 1941–2021
      2. 2. Eleanor (Faye) Loving 1941–2017 m. Roger (Lee) Covington 1935–2006
    3. 3. Dora Selph 1906–
    4. 4. Lucyle Washington 1898–1980
    5. 5. Erma Self 1905–

Emma Self's Timeline

10 Records

1861
28 Jul 1861
Birth of Emma Ellen Self in Caroline, Virginia, USA
Caroline, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 69
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 74
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 79
Emma Ellen Self resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1943
23 Apr 1943
Age 82
Death of Emma Ellen Self in Caroline, Virginia, USA
Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 17-4
    [2] Caroline County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1859-1862,1864-1868
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T625_1884; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 21
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342172
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 1359; Page: 554c; Enumeration District: 030
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: M593_1639; Page: 232B
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T624_1624; Page: 17b; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1375637
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: M593_1639; Page: 232B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 1359; Page: 554c; Enumeration District: 030

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T624_1624; Page: 17b; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1375637

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T625_1884; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342172

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 17-4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 17-4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1943
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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