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Lavina Mercilla Chastain 1825–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1825

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1894

Death Location: Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jehu Chastian

Mother: Alicia Carter

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In 1825, Lavina Mercilla Chastain entered the world in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Jehu Chastian And Alicia Martha Carter. Lavina Mercilla Chastain passed away in 1894 in Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Lavina Mercilla Chastain entered the world in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Jehu Chastian And Alicia Martha Carter.
  • Lavina Mercilla Chastain passed away in 1894 in Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA.

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Lavina Chastain's Ancestors

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Lavina Chastain
1825–1894
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jehu Chastian
1801–1863
Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Alicia (Martha) Carter
1806–1883
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Brigand) Chastain
1769–1838
Buck, , Virginia, USA
Hanna Brown
1769–1834
Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Jesse Carter
1784–1871
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Lavina Sams
1786–1856
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Chastain
1743–1805
Mary OBRYAN
1744–1790
Daniel Brown
1748–1771
Dorcas Barnes
1748–
Edward Carter
1761–1838
Mary Brown
1761–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1707–1756
Mildred Archer
1710–1790
Samuel Carter
1733–1804
Mary Barnes
1734–1823
Daniel Brown
1734–1791
Grace Thompson
1730–1791

Lavina Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1825
29 Jun 1825
Birth of Lavina Mercilla Chastain in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1894
1894
Age 69
Death of Lavina Mercilla Chastain in Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1825
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA

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