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Ernest Chavis 1929–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1929

Birth Location: Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Feb 2019

Death Location: Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, USA

Father: William Chavis

Mother: Reedie Lowry

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Neary

Children(s):

Ernest Chavis was born in 1929 in Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Willie Chavis And Reedie Belle Lowry. In 1930, Ernest Chavis resided in Smiths, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. In 1940, Ernest Chavis resided in Smiths Twp, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Ernest Chavis married Elizabeth Catherine Neary, Virginia Otendine, and had children including Carol Ann Chavis, Danny Chavis, Ernest James Chavis, Mary Ruth Shofi. Ernest Chavis passed away in 2019 in Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest Chavis was born in 1929 in Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Willie Chavis And Reedie Belle Lowry.
  • In 1930, Ernest Chavis resided in Smiths, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1940, Ernest Chavis resided in Smiths Twp, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ernest Chavis married Elizabeth Catherine Neary, Virginia Otendine, and had children including Carol Ann Chavis, Danny Chavis, Ernest James Chavis, Mary Ruth Shofi.
  • Ernest Chavis passed away in 2019 in Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Chavis
1900–1969
Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
WC
Reedie Lowry
1906–2001
Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
RL

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Neary
1942–2014
Birth Location: Maryland
EN

Children(s)

Ernest Chavis's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Chavis
1929–2019
Birth Place: Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William "Willie" Chavis
1900–1969
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Reedie (Belle) Lowry
1906–2001
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Joe Chavis
1880–1919
North Carolina, United States of America
Miza Goins
1866–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Chavis's Timeline

13 Records

1929
29 May 1929
Birth of Ernest Chavis in Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 1
Ernest Chavis resided here in Smiths, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Smiths, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 11
Ernest Chavis resided here in Smiths Twp, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Smiths Twp, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1941
6 Sep 1941
Age 12
Ernest Chavis resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 13
Ernest Chavis resided here in East Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA
East Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA
1943
29 May 1943
Age 14
Ernest Chavis resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1946
10 Feb 1946
Age 17
Ernest Chavis resided here in Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
1950
Bef. 1950
Age 21
Ernest Chavis was married in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Ernest Chavis resided here in Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1994
1994
Age 65
Ernest Chavis resided here in Shannon, NC
Shannon, NC
1996
1996-2002
Age 67
Ernest Chavis resided here in Pembroke, North Carolina, USA
Pembroke, North Carolina, USA
2019
4 February 2019
Age 90
Death of Ernest Chavis in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
2019
11 Feb 2019
Age 90
Burial of Ernest Chavis in Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, USA
Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1929
    Event Place: Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1950
    Event Place: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Smiths, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Smiths Twp, Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1941
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: East Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 May 1943
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1946
    Event Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Shannon, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-2002
    Event Place: Pembroke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Berlin
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maxton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 2019
    Event Place: Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Feb 2019
    Event Place: Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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