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James Walter Chaffin 1897–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 November 1897

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 6 May 1966

Death Location: McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Stanley Chaffin

Mother: Mary Vanhoose

Spouse(s): Lake Perdieu

Children(s): Raymond Chaffin

James Walter Chaffin was born in 1897 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Stanley Chaffin And Mary Vanhoose. James Walter Chaffin married Lake Erie Perdieu, and had children including Raymond Herman Chaffin. James Walter Chaffin passed away in 1966 in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Walter Chaffin was born in 1897 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Stanley Chaffin And Mary Vanhoose.
  • James Walter Chaffin married Lake Erie Perdieu, and had children including Raymond Herman Chaffin.
  • James Walter Chaffin passed away in 1966 in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Chaffin's Ancestors

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James Chaffin
1897–1966
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Stanley Chaffin
1861–1934
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Mary Vanhoose
1865–1951
Webb, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Christopher Chaffin
1833–1900
Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Copley
1837–1900
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Reuben (N) Vanhoose
1839–1870
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Copley
1841–1865
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stanley Chaffin
1810–1864
Sarah Copley
1799–1888
James Copley
1793–1874
Rebecca Marcum
1801–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Copley
1764–1856
Mary Frasher
1781–1850
Thomas Copley
1736–1822
Rhoda Prater
1772–1818

James Chaffin's Descendants

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James (Walter) Chaffin (19 November 1897–6 May 1966) m. Lake (Erie) Perdieu (9 Jul 1905–11 May 1981)
  1. 1. Raymond (Herman) Chaffin 1922–2007 m. Betty (Jean) Deskins 1927–1992

James Chaffin's Timeline

2 Records

1897
19 November 1897
Birth of James Walter Chaffin in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
1966
6 May 1966
Age 69
Death of James Walter Chaffin in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 November 1897
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1966
    Event Place: McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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