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Jesse Thomas Chavis 1858–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1858

Birth Location: Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 February 1938

Death Location: Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Chavis

Mother: Avrabella Ransom

Spouse(s): Ella Chavis

Children(s): Maude Webb, Jessie Chavis, Nelson CHAVIS, Sadie Chavis, Joseph CHAVIS, Ira Chavis, Nora CHAVIS, Cornella Chavis, Mitchell CHAVIS, Glennie Chavis, Grady Chavis, Theodore Chavis, Jessie Chavis, Joe Chavis, Lufaut Chavis

Jesse Thomas Chavis was born in 1858 in Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas F Chavis And Avrabella Avey Ransom. In 1900, Jesse Thomas Chavis resided in Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Jesse Thomas Chavis married Ella Chavis, and had children including Cornella Chavis, Glennie Mae Chavis, Grady L Chavis, Ira Chavis, Jessie Quitman Chavis, Jessie V Chavis, Joe Chavis, Joseph Warren Chavis, Lufaut Chavis, Maude Webb, Mitchell Chavis, Nelson Chavis, Nora Georgia Chavis, Sadie Jane Chavis, Theodore Roosevelt Chavis. Jesse Thomas Chavis passed away in 1938 in Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Thomas Chavis was born in 1858 in Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas F Chavis And Avrabella Avey Ransom.
  • In 1900, Jesse Thomas Chavis resided in Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jesse Thomas Chavis married Ella Chavis, and had children including Cornella Chavis, Glennie Mae Chavis, Grady L Chavis, Ira Chavis, Jessie Quitman Chavis, Jessie V Chavis, Joe Chavis, Joseph Warren Chavis, Lufaut Chavis, Maude Webb, Mitchell Chavis, Nelson Chavis, Nora Georgia Chavis, Sadie Jane Chavis, Theodore Roosevelt Chavis.
  • Jesse Thomas Chavis passed away in 1938 in Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Jesse Chavis's Ancestors

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Jesse Chavis
1858–1938
Birth Place: Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas F. Chavis
1814–1898
Burnt Swamp, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Avrabella ('Avey') Ransom
1827–1900
Burnt Swamp, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Martin Ransom
1811–1880
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Martin Ransom
1775–1830
Polley Locklear
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Chavis's Descendants

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Jesse (Thomas) Chavis (16 February 1858–20 February 1938) m. Ella Chavis (15 June 1864–20 March 1944)
  1. 1. Maude Webb 1895–1977 m. Sydney (Boyd Webb) Sr. 1895–1970
    1. 1. Inez Webb 1928–2007 m. Phillip (Matthew Chavis) Sr. 1917–1960 m. Phillip (Little) Shaw 1923–1987
    2. 2. Johnnie (Edward Webb) Sr. 1933–1997
    3. 3. S (B Webb) Junior 1921–1985
    4. 4. Elizabeth Webb 1917–
    5. 5. Doris (Webb) Brigman 1935–1997
    6. 6. William (David) Webb 1936–2016
    7. 7. Leroy Webb 1931–1999
    8. 8. James Webb 1924–
    9. 9. Arlene Webb 1920–
  2. 2. Jessie (Quitman) Chavis 1884–1978
  3. 3. Nelson CHAVIS 1889–1945
  4. 4. Sadie (Jane) Chavis 1888–1971
  5. 5. Joseph (Warren) CHAVIS 1898–1968
  6. 6. Ira Chavis 1901–1984 m. Ida (Bell) Anderton 1914–1998
    1. 1. Ira (Dudley) Chavis 1934–1987
    2. 2. Joseph (Thomas) Chavis 1930–1943
    3. 3. Dorothy (Mae) Chavis 1933–2006
  7. 7. Nora (Georgia) CHAVIS 1904–1969
  8. 8. Cornella Chavis 1885–
  9. 9. Mitchell CHAVIS 1897–1910
  10. 10. Glennie (Mae) Chavis 1908–1976
  11. 11. Grady (L.) Chavis 1906–1949
  12. 12. Theodore (Roosevelt) Chavis 1912–1995
  13. 13. Jessie (V) Chavis 1889–
  14. 14. Joe Chavis 1898–
  15. 15. Lufaut Chavis 1900–

Jesse Chavis's Timeline

3 Records

1858
16 February 1858
Birth of Jesse Thomas Chavis in Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Jesse Thomas Chavis resided here in Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1938
20 February 1938
Age 80
Death of Jesse Thomas Chavis in Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1858
    Event Place: Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1241214

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Burnt Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1241214

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1938
    Event Place: Pembroke, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

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