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James Wesley Chavis 1859–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Mar 1859

Birth Location: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 06 Oct 1922

Death Location: Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Aaron Chavis

Mother: Liza Chavis

Spouse(s): Louise Leviner, Annie Chavis

Children(s): Neal Chavis, Neal Chavis, Lucy Chavis, Ida Chavis, Hilliard Chavis, Helen Chavis, Hattie Chavis, Willie Chavis, Colon Chavis

The story of James Wesley Chavis began in 1859 in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA. In 1870, James Wesley Chavis resided in Wolf Pit, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, US. James Wesley Chavis married Annie Jane Venneta Chavis, Louise Leviner, and had children including Colon Chavis, Hattie Chavis, Helen Chavis, Hilliard Chavis, Ida Chavis, Lucy Ellen Chavis, Neal Chavis, Willie Chavis. James Wesley Chavis passed away in 1922 in Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley Chavis began in 1859 in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, James Wesley Chavis resided in Wolf Pit, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, US.
  • James Wesley Chavis married Annie Jane Venneta Chavis, Louise Leviner, and had children including Colon Chavis, Hattie Chavis, Helen Chavis, Hilliard Chavis, Ida Chavis, Lucy Ellen Chavis, Neal Chavis, Willie Chavis.
  • James Wesley Chavis passed away in 1922 in Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Chavis's Ancestors

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James Chavis
1859–1922
Birth Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Aaron Wesley Chavis
1838–1878
Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Liza Chavis
1835–1915
marlborough, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Mathew Chavers
1805–1900
Wolf Pit, Richmond Co North Carolina
Drucilla Chavers
1809–1873
Wolf Pit, Richmond Co North Carolina
Edmond Hinson
1805–1870
Virginia
Polly Coward
1803–1875
Cheraw, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Chavis
1785–1870
Elizabeth Ivy
1775–1860
John Grant
1780–1850
Penelope Grant
1784–1869
Eli A
1775–1857
James Jr.
1765–1842
Mary Worley
1767–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Chavaus
1749–1824
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1748–1800
Levinia Holder
1755–1835
James Coward
1726–1790
Martha Boykin
1737–1794
Silas Sr
1746–1836
Keziah Maxey
1750–1854

James Chavis's Descendants

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James (Wesley) Chavis (04 Mar 1859–06 Oct 1922) m. Louise Leviner (9 Jun 1861–17 Jun 1944) m. Annie (Jane Venneta) Chavis (10 June 1873–8 August 1954)
  1. 1. Neal Chavis 1893–1977
  2. 2. Neal Chavis 1895–
  3. 3. Lucy (Ellen) Chavis 1884–1936 m. Phillip (Thomas "Burt") Hinson 1876–1941
    1. 1. Hector (Thomas) Hinson 1919–1941
    2. 2. Louise (H.) Hinson 1918–1941
    3. 3. Alfred Hinson 1915–2001
    4. 4. Leonard (C) Hinson 1913–1975
    5. 5. Roy Hinson 1911–1912
    6. 6. Margaret (Jane) Hinson 1911–2002
    7. 7. Brooksie (Lee) Hinson 1908–1993
  4. 4. Ida Chavis 1889–1891
  5. 5. Hilliard Chavis 1898–1972
  6. 6. Helen Chavis 1891–1947
  7. 7. Hattie Chavis 1895–1965
  8. 8. Willie Chavis 1900–1957
  9. 9. Colon Chavis 1897–1930

James Chavis's Timeline

3 Records

1859
04 Mar 1859
Birth of James Wesley Chavis in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
James Wesley Chavis resided here in Wolf Pit, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Wolf Pit, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1922
06 Oct 1922
Age 63
Death of James Wesley Chavis in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina
Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1859
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1156; Page: 673B
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1156; Page: 673B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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