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Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain 1857–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Aug 1857

Birth Location: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA

Father: William Chastain

Mother: Belinda (Chastain)

Spouse(s): Myrtle Campbell(Chastain)(Humble)(Jenkins), Margaret (Chastain)

Children(s): Freddie Chastain, Jessie Buchanan), Walter Chastain, Helen (Evers), Ella (Wilson), Agnes Chastain, Rosa Chastain, Joseph"Joe Chastain, Benjamin Chastain, Laura Chastain, Mary\Merry (Smith)(Smith)(Wallace), William Chastain, Charles Chastain, Floyd Chastain, Fred Chastain

In 1857, Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain entered the world in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, born to William M Chastain And Belinda Paralee Orrick Chastain. In 1860, Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided in White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, USA. In 1870, Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided in Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA. Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain married Margaret Elizabeth Abel Chastain, Myrtle Martha Melvina Campbell Chastain Humble Jenkins, and had children including Agnes Irene Chastain, Benjamin Luther Chastain, Charles Lafayette Chastain, Ella Dora Chastain Moore Wilson, Floyd L Chastain, Fred Anderson Chastain, Freddie A Chastain, Helen Melvina Chastain Evers, Jessie Virgilee Chastain Stout Buchanan, Joseph Joe Gladney Gregg Chastain, Laura Olive Lular Chastain, Mary Merry Elnora Chastain Smith Smith Wallace, Rosa Viola Chastain, Walter David Newton Chastain, William Willie D Chastain. Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain passed away in 1937 in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain entered the world in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, born to William M Chastain And Belinda Paralee Orrick Chastain.
  • In 1860, Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided in White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1870, Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided in Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA.
  • Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain married Margaret Elizabeth Abel Chastain, Myrtle Martha Melvina Campbell Chastain Humble Jenkins, and had children including Agnes Irene Chastain, Benjamin Luther Chastain, Charles Lafayette Chastain, Ella Dora Chastain Moore Wilson, Floyd L Chastain, Fred Anderson Chastain, Freddie A Chastain, Helen Melvina Chastain Evers, Jessie Virgilee Chastain Stout Buchanan, Joseph Joe Gladney Gregg Chastain, Laura Olive Lular Chastain, Mary Merry Elnora Chastain Smith Smith Wallace, Rosa Viola Chastain, Walter David Newton Chastain, William Willie D Chastain.
  • Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain passed away in 1937 in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Chastain
1835–1897
Birth Location: Habersham Co., Georgia
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Belinda (Chastain)
1835–1877
Birth Location: Crawford Co., Arkansas
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Campbell(Chastain)(Humble)(Jenkins)
1888–1966
Birth Location: Galla Rock, Pope Arkansas USA
MC
Margaret (Chastain)
1859–1902
Birth Location: Polk, Polk, Missouri, United States
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Children(s)

Freddie Chastain
1903–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
FC
Jessie Buchanan)
1909–2000
Birth Location: Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
JB
Walter Chastain
1912–1983
Birth Location: Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma, USA
WC
Helen (Evers)
1918–1971
Birth Location: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
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Ella (Wilson)
1920–2003
Birth Location: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
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Agnes Chastain
1903–1904
Birth Location: Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
AC
Rosa Chastain
1906–1906
Birth Location: Sequoyah, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
RC
Joseph"Joe Chastain
1889–1980
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
JC
Benjamin Chastain
1881–1978
Birth Location: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
BC
Laura Chastain
1884–1968
Birth Location: Crawford, Arkansas, United States
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Mary\Merry (Smith)(Smith)(Wallace)
1886–1978
Birth Location: Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
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William Chastain
1892–1965
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
WC
Charles Chastain
1895–1929
Birth Location: Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
CC
Floyd Chastain
1889–1899
Birth Location: Crawford, Arkansas, United States
FC
Fred Chastain
1902–1984
Birth Location: Sallisaw, Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma, Indian Territory
FC

Lafayette Chastain's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette Chastain
1857–1937
Birth Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Parents
William M Chastain
1835–1897
Habersham Co., Georgia
Belinda (Paralee Orrick) (Chastain)
1835–1877
Crawford Co., Arkansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lafayette Chastain's Descendants

1.
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Lafayette (Gregg "Fate") Chastain (06 Aug 1857–1937) m. Myrtle (Martha Melvina) Campbell(Chastain)(Humble)(Jenkins) (10 May/February 1888/6–17/15 May 1966) m. Margaret (Elizabeth Abel) (Chastain) (9 Mar 1859–about 1902)
  1. 1. Freddie (A) Chastain 1903–
  2. 2. Jessie (Virgilee Chastain (Stout)() Buchanan) 1909–2000
  3. 3. Walter (David Newton) Chastain 1912–1983
  4. 4. Helen (Melvina Chastain) (Evers) 1918–1971
  5. 5. Ella (Dora Chastain (Moore)) (Wilson) 1920–2003
  6. 6. Agnes (Irene) Chastain 1903–1904
  7. 7. Rosa (Viola) Chastain 1906–1906
  8. 8. Joseph"Joe ("Gladney\Gregg) Chastain 1889–1980
  9. 9. Benjamin (Luther) Chastain 1881–1978 m. Rose ("Rosa" Lee\Lea Rattley) (Chastain) 1886–1959 m. Alice (L Hallford) (Martin)(Chastain) 1891–1969
    1. 1. Ethard (Rex) Chastain 1911–1992
  10. 10. Laura (Olive "Lular") Chastain 1884–1968 m. Charles (Edgar) Smith 1881–1936
    1. 1. Charles"Charley"Gregg\Gregory Smith 1917–1986
    2. 2. Alvis (Marshall) Smith 1922–2002
    3. 3. Corbett (David Jewel Larkin) Smith 1914–1977
    4. 4. George (Edward) Smith 1902–1975
    5. 5. Grace ("Gracie" Parlee\Paralee Smith) (Ratley) 1908–1955
    6. 6. Edna (Viola Smith) (Israel) 1911–1996
    7. 7. Arrinda (Melvine Smith) (Shackelford) 1903–1929
    8. 8. Nathalie (Alma) Smith 1925–1984
    9. 9. Nettie (Beulah) Smith 1906–1932
  11. 11. Mary\Merry (Elnora Chastain) (Smith)(Smith)(Wallace) 1886–1978 m. William (ROLAND) Wallace 1875–1972 m. Dave Smith 1884–1903 m. Larkin (Robert "Bob") Smith 1852–1926
    1. 1. Cleary (L) Wallace 1916–1997
    2. 2. Ora (DELLA Smith) (Oxford) 1902–1958
    3. 3. Noah (C.) Smith 1903–1903
    4. 4. Ima (Nettie Smith) (Henry)(Wade) 1911–1998 m. Elvis (Raymond) Henry 1908–1991
      1. 1. Jessie (Mae) Henry 1932–2010
    5. 5. Beatrice (MARIE Wallace) (Waddle) 1920–2007
    6. 6. Watie (Blakely) Smith 1909–1976
    7. 7. Flora Wallace 1915–
    8. 8. Keary (Cell) Wallace 1923–1988
    9. 9. Ades (B) Wallace 1926–2001 m. Ethelmae Lindsay 1923–
  12. 12. William ("Willie" D) Chastain 1892–1965
  13. 13. Charles (Lafayette) Chastain 1895–1929
  14. 14. Floyd (L) Chastain 1889–1899
  15. 15. Fred (Anderson) Chastain 1902–1984

Lafayette Chastain's Timeline

10 Records

1857
06 Aug 1857
Birth of Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 3
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, USA
White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in Vine Prairie, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Vine Prairie, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1893
1893
Age 36
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in Sequoyah
Sequoyah
1896
1896
Age 39
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in USA
USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in Township 11, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Township 11, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in Brent, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
Brent, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 73
Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain resided here in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
1937
1937
Age 80
Death of Lafayette Gregg "Fate" Chastain in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma; Roll: 1900; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341634
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Vine Prairie, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 42; Page: 548C; Enumeration District: 048
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: M593_51; Page: 199A; Family History Library Film: 545550
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 11, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1846; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1241846
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: M653_41; Page: 284; Family History Library Film: 803041
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brent, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1272; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1375285
    [8] Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959
    [9] Oklahoma, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: M653_41; Page: 284; Family History Library Film: 803041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: M593_51; Page: 199A; Family History Library Film: 545550

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Vine Prairie, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Vine Prairie, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 42; Page: 548C; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: Sequoyah
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Dawes Commission Index (overturned), 1896

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 11, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 11, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1846; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1241846

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brent, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brent, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1272; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1375285

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma; Roll: 1900; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341634

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Crawford, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
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