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John Chastain 1820 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jun 1820

Birth Location: Habersham County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: Aft 1900

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Emmett Chastain

Mother: Catherine Carson

Spouse(s): Rebecca Denton

Children(s): Jonah Chastain, Catherine Chastine, Rhoda Chastain, John Chastain, Abner Chastain, Julia Chastain, Pleasant Chastain

In 1820, John Chastain entered the world in Habersham County, Georgia, USA, born to Emmett Elijah Chastain and Catherine Carson. In 1850, John Chastain resided in Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. John Chastain married Rebecca Denton, and had children including Jonah Elijah Chastain, Catherine Charity Chastine, Rhoda G. Chastain, John Paul Chastain, Abner M Chastain, Julia Ann Chastain, Pleasant Cooper Chastain. John Chastain passed away in 1900 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, John Chastain entered the world in Habersham County, Georgia, USA, born to Emmett Elijah Chastain and Catherine Carson.
  • In 1850, John Chastain resided in Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.
  • John Chastain married Rebecca Denton, and had children including Jonah Elijah Chastain, Catherine Charity Chastine, Rhoda G. Chastain, John Paul Chastain, Abner M Chastain, Julia Ann Chastain, Pleasant Cooper Chastain.
  • John Chastain passed away in 1900 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Emmett Chastain
1776 – 1853
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Carson
1795 – 1874
Birth Location: Buck, Virginia, United States
CC

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Denton
1825 –
Birth Location: Georgia
RD

Children(s)

Jonah Chastain
1846 –
Birth Location: Gilmer, Georgia, United States
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Catherine Chastine
1849 –
Birth Location: Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA
CC
Rhoda Chastain
1855 – 1938
Birth Location: Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
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John Chastain
1858 – 1938
Birth Location: Roswell, GA
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Abner Chastain
1862 –
Birth Location: Georgia
AC
Julia Chastain
1864 – 1945
Birth Location: Roswell, Fulton, Georgia, USA
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Pleasant Chastain
1874 – 1949
Birth Location: Tennessee
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John Chastain's Ancestors

Self
John Chastain
1820 – 1900
Birth Place: Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Emmett Elijah Chastain
1776 – 1853
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Catherine Carson
1795 – 1874
Buck, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Christain) Chastain
1743 – 1805
Manakin, Goochland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Mary (Anne) O'Bryan
1744 – 1805
Buckingham, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1707 – 1756
Mildred Archer
1709 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1659 – 1728
Anne Soblet
1675 – 1723

John Chastain's Descendants

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John Chastain (05 Jun 1820 – Aft 1900) m. Rebecca Denton (abt 1825 – )
  1. 1. Jonah (Elijah) Chastain (Apr 1846 – ) m. Lucy (Jane) Nash (Apr 1850 – 27 Jul 1915)
  2. 2. Catherine (Charity) Chastine (1849 – ) m. Pleasant Wright (21 Jan 1813 – 13 Feb 1889)
    1. 1. Dovey (Rebecca "Rebeka") Wright (19 Feb 1871 – 18 May 1939) m. Pleasant (Coffey "P C") Cravens (16 Dec 1864 – 4 Oct 1926)
      1. 1. Charity (Arminda "Minder") Craven (12 Jun 1888 – 6 Dec 1979)
      2. 2. Roy (Curtis) Craven (10 Sep 1891 – 17 Sep 1968) m. Edna (Pearl) Morris (15 Aug 1893 – 20 Jul 1961)
        1. 1. James (Morris) Craven (15 Oct 1930 – 3 Feb 2017)
    2. 2. Marie (Louisa) Wright (Jun 27 1873 – 23 Feb 1958) m. Robert (H) Hensley (abt 1869 – )
      1. 1. Josie (Mae) Hensley (2 July 1914 – 26 Nov 2003)
        1. 1. Billie Ryan
    3. 3. Mary Wright (1 Sep 1876 – 19 Aug 1935)
  3. 3. Rhoda (G.) Chastain (26 Jan 1855 – 1 Feb 1938) m. William (Marion) Nash (04 May 1861 – 23 Nov 1937)
    1. 1. Abner (Maxwell "Mack") Nash (8 Jun 1890 – 18 Mar 1974) m. Morrine (Minnie) Emerton (11 Dec 1899 – 26 Apr 1995)
      1. 1. Elvie (Della) Nash (04 Oct 1926 – February, 2007)
        1. 1. Tom Rutherford
  4. 4. John (Paul) Chastain (1 Jul 1858 – 17 Sep 1938) m. Nancy (Adeline) Marsh (10 Dec 1859 – 10 Apr 1946)
    1. 1. Lorenzo (James) Chastain (22 Aug 1881 – 3 Sep 1964) m. Sadie (Mae) ENGLAND (22 September 1885 – 4 August 1959)
      1. 1. Lorene Chastain (02 OCT 1908 – 30 May 1982) m. WILLIAM (Miller) JOHNSON (26 NOV 1909 – 23 MAY 1986)
      2. 2. Nola (Louise) Chastain (1912 – 1991)
      3. 3. Marie Chastain (1914 – )
      4. 4. Lillian Chastain (1917 – 1994)
      5. 5. Cecil (R) Chastain (1919 – 1991)
      6. 6. Jamie (Nell) Chastain (1925 – 1939)
      7. 7. Clyde (G) Chastain (1927 – 1927)
      8. 8. Jack (Harris) Chastain (1929 – 1972)
      9. 9. Lorene Chastain (abt 1909 – 1982)
      10. 10. Ruth Chastain (abt 1910 – )
    2. 2. Minnie Chastain (14 Jul 1884 – 12 Jan 1976) m. Patrick ("Henry") Burgess (26 Jan 1878 – 23 May 1969)
    3. 3. Ada (Francis) Chastain (22 Apr 1887 – 18 Oct 1938) m. Robert (Lee) Randolph (7 Sep 1883 – 4 Jun 1941)
      1. 1. Laura (Mae) Randolph (3 Jan 1905 – 10 March 1995) m. Hugh (Jake) Lewis (abt 1902 – 12 October 1971)
        1. 1. Freddie (Lee) Lewis (25 June 1924 – 24 October 1967)
        2. 2. Edwin (Eugene) Lewis (7 May 1928 – ) m. Gennieve Franklin (23 Apr 1927 – )
    4. 4. Will (Sims) Chastain (22 Jan 1895 – 3 JAN 1987) m. Nota (N.) Hamby (5 MAY 1891 – 25 JAN 1986) m. Nota (E) Emery (24 December 1897 – 23 May 1951)
      1. 1. Helen Chastain (1925 – )
      2. 2. Gerald (Holland) Emery (20 April 1918 – 29 April 1971) m. Catherine (Kay Keele Wilkerson Emery Walker) Dingman (1 February 1922 – 1 Aug 2011) m. Mattie (Mae) Pugh (29 Nov 1925 – 8 May 1995) m. Martha (Jewell) Bledsoe (24 November 1928 – 29 March 1984)
        1. 1. Roger Wilkerson (14 Jun 1940 – ) m. Bonnie (Sue) Fults (7 Mar 1941 – 6 Jan 2010) m. YongCha Pyon (27 Nov 1944 – )
        2. 2. Johnnie (Lee) Reeves (15 Apr 1947 – 15 Sep 2001) m. Linda (Joyce) Robinson (16 Apr 1947 – ) m. Mary (Ruth) Edmonds (abt 1948 – )
        3. 3. Geraldine Emery (12 Mar 1947 – ) m. Walter (Keith) Caldwell (abt 1945 – )
        4. 4. Patricia (Louise) Emery (23 Sep 1948 – ) m. Jerry (Baxter) Edmonds (25 September 1946 – 31 December 1970) m. Frank (Anthony) Kerrigan (abt 1947 – 28 Dec 2019)
        5. 5. Gary Emery (16 Mar 1950 – )
        6. 6. Ronnie Lappin (18 Mar 1941 – )
      3. 3. Alma (Louise) Emery (1 June 1921 – 28 May 1980) m. Thurman (L) Pugh (7 August 1916 – 8 January 2005)
        1. 1. Carl Pugh m. Audrey (Lee) Love (9 November 1938 – 12 November 2010)
    5. 5. Daisy (Hilda) Chastain (16 May 1899 – 13 Dec 1991) m. Levi (Perkins Cooper) Leonard (14 October 1898 – 19 March 1988)
  5. 5. Abner (M) Chastain (abt 1862 – )
  6. 6. Julia (Ann) Chastain (1864 – 25 Nov 1945) m. James (M) Stevens (5 Jul 1857 – 23 MAY 1922)
    1. 1. Mary (E) Stevens (Apr 1886 – )
    2. 2. Columbia Stevens (7 Sep 1888 – )
    3. 3. John (Thomas) Stevens (13 Jul 1891 – 1957) m. Arizona Emery (4 July 1895 – 28 July 1940)
      1. 1. Frances Stephens (abt 1920 – ) m. Jordan
      2. 2. Clarence Stevens (abt 1923 – )
      3. 3. Nial Stevens (abt 1925 – ) m. Carlin (Shorty) Lappin
      4. 4. Hershel (L) Stevens (abt 1929 – July 1954)
        1. 1. Everrett (B) Stevens
      5. 5. Joan Stevens (abt 1932 – ) m. Alven (Leon) Obermiller
      6. 6. Theola (Lenora C) Stevens (9 Jan 1933 – 9 Apr 1994) m. Tom (V) Geroge
      7. 7. Richard (Lee) Stevens (17 May 1935 – 1 Dec 2017) m. Mary (J) Rayls
        1. 1. Pamela (Heeke) 394
    4. 4. Nora (Rebecca) Stevens (Sep 1893 – 7 Feb 1929) m. Charles Anderson (10 Mar 1890 – 07 Nov 1968)
      1. 1. Lillian (Charline Anderson) Matney (12 Nov 1921 – 18 Nov 2010)
        1. 1. unknown
      2. 2. Elwanda Anderson (14 Nov 1923 – 23 Nov 2007) m. Farrel (Lorand) Lowe (10 Jun 1911 – 20 Dec 2001)
        1. 1. unknown
    5. 5. Jessie Stevens (abt 1897 – )
    6. 6. Minnie (Belle) Stephens (27 Oct 1900 – 28 March 1967) m. Vera (Luther) Walker (9 Apr 1901 – 10 September 1973)
      1. 1. Lloyd (George) Walker (06/25/1918 – 09/25/1981)
        1. 1. sharwalk Walker
    7. 7. Robert (L) Stevens (abt 1903 – )
  7. 7. Pleasant (Cooper) Chastain (Abt 1874 – 15 Jul 1949) m. Dora (Ann) Burgess (January 16, 1882 – 18 MAY 1955)
    1. 1. Mary (Lee) Chastain (abt 1904 – 1985) m. Bailey (Castoe) Emery (04 Sep 1900 – 5 October 1961)

John Chastain's Timeline

7 Records

1820
05 Jun 1820
Birth of John Chastain in Georgia
Georgia
1820
05 Jun 1820
Birth of John Chastain in Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Habersham County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
John Chastain resided here in Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
John Chastain resided here in District 14, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
District 14, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
John Chastain resided here in District 11, White, Tennessee, USA
District 11, White, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 80
John Chastain resided here in Civil District 2, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
1900
Aft 1900
Age 80
Death of John Chastain in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1820
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 11, White, Tennessee; Roll: 1285; Page: 491D; Enumeration District: 145
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 239B; Family History Library Film: 553023
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Cumberland, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1241563
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: M432_70; Page: 399A; Image: 328

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1820
    Event Place: Habersham County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: M432_70; Page: 399A; Image: 328

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 14, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 239B; Family History Library Film: 553023

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 11, White, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 11, White, Tennessee; Roll: 1285; Page: 491D; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Cumberland, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1241563

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1900
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
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