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John Merrit Rickman Chastain 1849 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1849

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 03 Aug 1921

Death Location: Rabun, Georgia

Father: John Chastain

Mother: Hannah Massengill

Spouse(s): Mary Campbell, Sarah Ramey

Children(s): Myram Chastain

John Merrit Rickman Chastain was born in 1849 in North Carolina, USA, the child of John Marion Chastain and Hannah Jane Massengill. John Merrit Rickman Chastain married Mary E Campbell, Sarah Amanda "Mandy" Ramey, and had children including Myram Sprayberry "Marm" Chastain. John Merrit Rickman Chastain passed away in 1921 in Rabun, Georgia.

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Biography

  • John Merrit Rickman Chastain was born in 1849 in North Carolina, USA, the child of John Marion Chastain and Hannah Jane Massengill.
  • John Merrit Rickman Chastain married Mary E Campbell, Sarah Amanda "Mandy" Ramey, and had children including Myram Sprayberry "Marm" Chastain.
  • John Merrit Rickman Chastain passed away in 1921 in Rabun, Georgia.

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John Chastain's Ancestors

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John Chastain
1849 – 1921
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Marion Chastain
1813 – 1889
Buncombe County North Carolina, USA
Hannah (Jane) Massengill
1820 – 1855
Pickens District, South Carolina
Grandparents
John (Christian) Chastain
1764 – 1845
Buck, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Cassie) Barnes
1775 – 1850
Frederick Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
John Chastain
1743 – 1805
Mary O'Bryan
1744 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1707 – 1756
Mildred Archer
1709 – 1790

John Chastain's Descendants

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John (Merrit Rickman) Chastain (abt 1849 – 03 Aug 1921) m. Mary (E) Campbell (1842 – 1880) m. Sarah (Amanda "Mandy") Ramey (16 Apr 1879 – 25 Feb 1954)
  1. 1. Myram (Sprayberry "Marm") Chastain (Nov 1879 – 6 Dec 1959) m. John (M) Littleton (Apr 1877 – Dec 1910) m. E (Harrison) Oliver
    1. 1. Virda (Mae) Littleton (24 August 1904 – 22 April, 1982) m. Thomas (Eugene) Holcomb (28 July 1902 – 29 Sept 1961)
      1. 1. Unknown Holcomb
        1. 1. Unknown Holman

John Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1849
abt 1849
Birth of John Merrit Rickman Chastain in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1921
03 Aug 1921
Age 72
Death of John Merrit Rickman Chastain in Rabun, Georgia
Rabun, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1849
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Rabun, Georgia

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