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John Bell Chilton 1860–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 April 1860

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 15 June 1933

Death Location: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States

Father: William Chilton

Mother: Elizabeth Scruggs

Spouse(s): Clara Beeman

Children(s): John Chilton, William Chilton

John Bell Chilton was born in 1860 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, the child of William Richard Chilton And Elizabeth Keith Scruggs. John Bell Chilton married Clara Jane Beeman, and had children including John Beeman Chilton, William Cornelius Chilton. John Bell Chilton passed away in 1933 in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • John Bell Chilton was born in 1860 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, the child of William Richard Chilton And Elizabeth Keith Scruggs.
  • John Bell Chilton married Clara Jane Beeman, and had children including John Beeman Chilton, William Cornelius Chilton.
  • John Bell Chilton passed away in 1933 in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States.

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John Chilton's Ancestors

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John Chilton
1860–1933
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
William Richard Chilton
1821–1909
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Keith) Scruggs
1825–1893
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Gaines (James Scruggs) Capt
1794–1850
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Catherine (Douglas) Hale
1801–1883
Greene, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Scruggs
1766–1859
Elizabeth McMacken
1773–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Julius Scruggs
1736–1816
Sabra Finch
1740–

John Chilton's Descendants

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John (Bell) Chilton (21 April 1860–15 June 1933) m. Clara (Jane) Beeman (24 Apr 1870–5 Jul 1957)
  1. 1. John (Beeman) Chilton 1897–1940
  2. 2. William (Cornelius) Chilton 1900–1993

John Chilton's Timeline

2 Records

1860
21 April 1860
Birth of John Bell Chilton in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1933
15 June 1933
Age 73
Death of John Bell Chilton in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States
Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 April 1860
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1933
    Event Place: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States

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