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John Bunyan Chastain 1807 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 FEB 1807

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 JAN 1886

Death Location: , Union, Georgia, USA

Father: Benjamin CHASTAIN

Mother: Rebeckah Denton

Spouse(s): Martha Hudgins, Susannah Kincaid, Lucy Lowry

Children(s): Rebecca Chastain, Benjamin Chastain, Renny Chastain, Phillip Chastain, Pinckney Chastain, Eliza Chastain, Elijah Chastain, William Chastain, Sallie Chastain, Albert Chastain, Jefferson Chastain, Hannah Chastain, Easter Chastain

John Bunyan Chastain was born in 1807 in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin CHASTAIN and Rebeckah S Denton. In 1860, John Bunyan Chastain resided in Georgia Militia District 1130, Fannin, Georgia, US. John Bunyan Chastain married Martha Elizabeth Hudgins, Susannah Jane Kincaid, Lucy Ann Lowry, and had children including Rebecca Chastain, Benjamin Franklin Chastain, Renny Lafayette Chastain, Phillip Hudgins Chastain, Pinckney Polk Chastain, Eliza Chastain, Elijah Webb Chastain, William Kincaid Chastain, Sallie Clark Chastain, Albert Hyde Chastain, Jefferson Davis Chastain, Hannah Susannah Chastain, Easter Colorado Chastain. John Bunyan Chastain passed away in 1886 in , Union, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Bunyan Chastain was born in 1807 in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin CHASTAIN and Rebeckah S Denton.
  • In 1860, John Bunyan Chastain resided in Georgia Militia District 1130, Fannin, Georgia, US.
  • John Bunyan Chastain married Martha Elizabeth Hudgins, Susannah Jane Kincaid, Lucy Ann Lowry, and had children including Rebecca Chastain, Benjamin Franklin Chastain, Renny Lafayette Chastain, Phillip Hudgins Chastain, Pinckney Polk Chastain, Eliza Chastain, Elijah Webb Chastain, William Kincaid Chastain, Sallie Clark Chastain, Albert Hyde Chastain, Jefferson Davis Chastain, Hannah Susannah Chastain, Easter Colorado Chastain.
  • John Bunyan Chastain passed away in 1886 in , Union, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin CHASTAIN
1780 – 1845
Birth Location: Washington, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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Rebeckah Denton
1779 – 1872
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
RD

Spouses(s)

Martha Hudgins
1810 – 1850
Birth Location: SC
MH
Susannah Kincaid
1828 – 1881
Birth Location: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
SK
Lucy Lowry
Birth Location: –
LL

Children(s)

Rebecca Chastain
1827 – 1869
Birth Location: Habersham, Georgia, United States
RC
Benjamin Chastain
1828 – 1917
Birth Location: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA
BC
Renny Chastain
1830 – 1903
Birth Location: Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, USA
RC
Phillip Chastain
1836 – 1898
Birth Location: Union County, Georgia, USA
PC
Pinckney Chastain
1844 – 1927
Birth Location: , Union, Georgia, USA
PC
Eliza Chastain
1845 –
Birth Location: Georgia
EC
Elijah Chastain
1853 – 1943
Birth Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
EC
William Chastain
1854 –
Birth Location: , Fannin, Georgia, USA
WC
Sallie Chastain
1856 – 1949
Birth Location: Dalton, Fannin, Georgia, USA
SC
Albert Chastain
1859 – 1939
Birth Location: Pierceville, Fannin, Georgia, USA
AC
Jefferson Chastain
1861 – 1948
Birth Location: Pierceville, Fannin, Georgia, USA
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Hannah Chastain
1865 – 1924
Birth Location: Pierceville, Fannin, Georgia, USA
HC
Easter Chastain
1867 – 1899
Birth Location: Sugar Creek, Fannin, Georgia, USA
EC

John Chastain's Ancestors

Self
John Chastain
1807 – 1886
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin CHASTAIN
1780 – 1845
Washington, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Rebeckah (S) Denton
1779 – 1872
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1734 – 1811
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Moore
1736 – 1788
Chester Co, PA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Denton
1700 – 1774
Sarah ODell
1704 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Chastain's Descendants

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John (Bunyan) Chastain (2 FEB 1807 – 1 JAN 1886) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Hudgins (20 Nov 1810 – Mar 1850) m. Susannah (Jane) Kincaid (1828 – 1881) m. Lucy (Ann) Lowry
  1. 1. Rebecca Chastain (25 Jul 1827 – 19 Jul 1869) m. James McLure
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Chastain (9 Jul 1828 – 29 September 1917) m. Amanda (DeMerris) Patterson (22 Feb 1837 – 17 May 1925)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Chastain (21 Sep 1854 – 25 December 1928)
    2. 2. Mary (Adeline) Chastain (11 April 1857 – 20 Jan 1911)
    3. 3. Samuel (Patterson) Chastain (abt 1859 – )
    4. 4. Amanda (Eveline) Chastain (1861 – 1954)
    5. 5. Julius (Lee) Chastain (30 Aug 1863 – 19 Nov 1894)
    6. 6. Jeremiah (Seymour) Chastain (24 Jun 1867 – 20 July 1927)
    7. 7. William (Jason) Chastain (11 November 1869 – 12 Mar 1956)
    8. 8. Henry (Johnson) Chastain (7 May 1874 – 6 Sep 1963)
    9. 9. James (Hudgins) Chastain (22 Nov 1875 – 16 Aug 1954)
    10. 10. Frank (Stoddard) Chastain (31 July 1880 – 3 Jun 1964)
  3. 3. Renny (Lafayette) Chastain (26 Apr 1830 – 22 Mar 1903)
  4. 4. Phillip (Hudgins) Chastain (1 October 1836 – 4 Feb 1898)
  5. 5. Pinckney (Polk) Chastain (10 May 1844 – 16 Jan 1927)
  6. 6. Eliza Chastain (Apr 1845 – )
  7. 7. Elijah (Webb) Chastain (9 Sep 1853 – 16 Jul 1943)
  8. 8. William (Kincaid) Chastain (Oct 1854 – )
  9. 9. Sallie (Clark) Chastain (3 Jan 1856 – 2 Feb 1949)
  10. 10. Albert (Hyde) Chastain (28 Dec 1859 – 4 May 1939)
  11. 11. Jefferson (Davis) Chastain (2 Aug 1861 – 15 Jan 1948)
  12. 12. Hannah (Susannah) Chastain (6 October 1865 – 14 June 1924)
  13. 13. Easter (Colorado) Chastain (26 Aug 1867 – 12 February 1899)

John Chastain's Timeline

4 Records

1807
2 FEB 1807
Birth of John Bunyan Chastain in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
1847
17 Aug 1847
Age 40
John Bunyan Chastain was married in Union, Georgia
Union, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 53
John Bunyan Chastain resided here in Georgia Militia District 1130, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Georgia Militia District 1130, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1886
1 JAN 1886
Age 79
Death of John Bunyan Chastain in , Union, Georgia, USA
, Union, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1807
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 1130, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 1002; Family History Library Film: 803120

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Union, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 1130, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 1130, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 1002; Family History Library Film: 803120

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1886
    Event Place: , Union, Georgia, USA
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