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Josiah Chavis 1810–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1913

Death Location: Neeses, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Chavis

Mother: Rebecca Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Williams

Children(s): Louisa (Williams)

Josiah Chavis was born in 1810 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Jim Chavis And Rebecca Becky Williams. Josiah Chavis married Mary Jane Williams, and had children including Louisa Jane Luezer Chavis Williams. Josiah Chavis passed away in 1913 in Neeses, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Chavis was born in 1810 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Jim Chavis And Rebecca Becky Williams.
  • Josiah Chavis married Mary Jane Williams, and had children including Louisa Jane Luezer Chavis Williams.
  • Josiah Chavis passed away in 1913 in Neeses, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Chavis
1790–1860
Birth Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Williams
1790–1860
Birth Location: Beaver Creek, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Williams
1825–1849
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Louisa (Williams)
1852–1938
Birth Location: Orangeburg, British America
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Josiah Chavis's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Chavis
1810–1913
Birth Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James Jim Chavis
1790–1860
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Becky) Williams
1790–1860
Beaver Creek, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Lazarus Chavis
1756–1834
Old Edgefield District, Old 96 Indian Trail, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Lizzie May Middleton Choctaw) tribe
1765–1830
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Chief Cherokee\PeeDee?Tribe
1740–1800
Reyel Jacobs
1735–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip. Sr
1726–1780
Celia Locklear
1715–1800
Jonathan Jacobs
1718–1780
Marya Quick
1720–1810

Josiah Chavis's Descendants

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Josiah Chavis (1810–1913) m. Mary (Jane) Williams (1825–November 1849)
  1. 1. Louisa (Jane "Luezer" Chavis) (Williams) 1852–1938 m. John Williams 1856–1920
    1. 1. Jane Williams 1884–1961 m. Lloyd (C) Chavis 1874–1962
      1. 1. Estelle Miller 1905–1973 m. Bennie (carlton) Miller 1902–1991
        1. 1. Louise Miller 1926–2019 m. Fredrick (Archibald) Montgomery 1923–1978
        2. 2. Leo (Franklin) Miller 1923–2013
        3. 3. Julia (Bell) Flake 1933–1991
        4. 4. Nellie (Ruth) Strube 1935–2006

Josiah Chavis's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Josiah Chavis in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
1913
1913
Age 103
Death of Josiah Chavis in South Carolina
South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Neeses, South Carolina, United States
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