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James Jim Chavis 1790–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Lazarus Chavis

Mother: Mary tribe

Spouse(s): Rebecca Williams

Children(s): Josiah Chavis, Josiah Chaves, Philip Chavis

James Jim Chavis was born in 1790 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Lazarus Chavis And Mary Lizzie May Middleton Choctaw Tribe. James Jim Chavis married Rebecca Becky Williams, and had children including Josiah Chaves, Josiah Chavis, Philip A Chavis. James Jim Chavis passed away in 1860 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Jim Chavis was born in 1790 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, the child of Lazarus Chavis And Mary Lizzie May Middleton Choctaw Tribe.
  • James Jim Chavis married Rebecca Becky Williams, and had children including Josiah Chaves, Josiah Chavis, Philip A Chavis.
  • James Jim Chavis passed away in 1860 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lazarus Chavis
1756–1834
Birth Location: Old Edgefield District, Old 96 Indian Trail, South Carolina, USA
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Mary tribe
1765–1830
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Williams
1790–1860
Birth Location: Beaver Creek, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Josiah Chavis
1810–1913
Birth Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
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Josiah Chaves
1822–1884
Birth Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
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Philip Chavis
1822–1880
Birth Location: Goodland, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
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James Chavis's Ancestors

Self
James Chavis
1790–1860
Birth Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Lazarus Chavis
1756–1834
Old Edgefield District, Old 96 Indian Trail, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Lizzie May Middleton Choctaw) tribe
1765–1830
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Chief (Ishmael "Wacammaw" Chavis) Cherokee\PeeDee?Tribe
1740–1800
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Reyel (Reigal\Regal 'Gela' 'Reyel' Mnu) Jacobs
1735–1794
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip. Sr
1726–1780
Celia Locklear
1715–1800
Jonathan Jacobs
1718–1780
Marya Quick
1720–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert. Locklear
1700–1749
Mary. Patterson
1702–1745

James Chavis's Descendants

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James (Jim) Chavis (1790–1860) m. Rebecca (Becky) Williams (February 1790–June 1860)
  1. 1. Josiah Chavis 1810–1913 m. Mary (Jane) Williams 1825–1849
    1. 1. Louisa (Jane "Luezer" Chavis) (Williams) 1852–1938 m. John Williams 1856–1920
      1. 1. Jane Williams 1884–1961 m. Lloyd (C) Chavis 1874–1962
        1. 1. Estelle Miller 1905–1973 m. Bennie (carlton) Miller 1902–1991
  2. 2. Josiah Chaves 1822–1884 m. Mary (Jane) Williams 1825–1849
  3. 3. Philip (A) Chavis 1822–1880

James Chavis's Timeline

6 Records

1790
1790
Birth of James Jim Chavis in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 10
James Jim Chavis was married in Beaver Creek, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Beaver Creek, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
1804
1804
Age 14
James Jim Chavis was married in Beaver Creek, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Beaver Creek, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1810
1810
Age 20
James Jim Chavis was married
None
1860
1860
Age 70
James Jim Chavis resided here in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 70
Death of James Jim Chavis in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1224; Page: 382; Family Histor
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Beaver Creek, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Beaver Creek, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1810

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1224; Page: 382; Family Histor

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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