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Mary "Polly" Chastain 1810 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,

Father: Emmett Chastain

Mother: Anna Middleton

Spouse(s): Joel Shelton

Children(s): Margaret Shelton, William Shelton, Artie Shelton, James Shelton, George Shelton, Thomas Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Jackson Shelton, Mary Shelton, Elias Shelton, Mattie Doyle

The story of Mary "Polly" Chastain began in 1810 in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,. Mary "Polly" Chastain married Joel Shelton, and had children including Margaret "Peggy" Shelton, William Jasper Shelton, Artie Missie "Artamissa" Shelton, James Shelton, George Washington Shelton, Thomas Jefferson Shelton, Sarah Elizabeth Shelton, Jackson Chastain Shelton, Mary Jane Shelton, Elias Coleman Shelton, Mattie E. Doyle. Mary "Polly" Chastain passed away in 1900 in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary "Polly" Chastain began in 1810 in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,.
  • Mary "Polly" Chastain married Joel Shelton, and had children including Margaret "Peggy" Shelton, William Jasper Shelton, Artie Missie "Artamissa" Shelton, James Shelton, George Washington Shelton, Thomas Jefferson Shelton, Sarah Elizabeth Shelton, Jackson Chastain Shelton, Mary Jane Shelton, Elias Coleman Shelton, Mattie E. Doyle.
  • Mary "Polly" Chastain passed away in 1900 in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Emmett Chastain
1776 – 1853
Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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Anna Middleton
1778 – 1855
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Joel Shelton
1807 – 1886
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Shelton
1827 – 1890
Birth Location: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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William Shelton
1829 – 1904
Birth Location: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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Artie Shelton
1832 – 1914
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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James Shelton
1834 –
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
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George Shelton
1834 – 1912
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Shelton
1837 – 1909
Birth Location: NC
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Sarah Shelton
1840 – 1918
Birth Location: Georgia
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Jackson Shelton
1844 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Shelton
1845 – 1900
Birth Location: GA
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Elias Shelton
1847 – 1926
Birth Location: Cobb Co., GA
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Mattie Doyle
1845 –
Birth Location: Missouri
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Mary Chastain's Ancestors

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Mary Chastain
1810 – 1900
Birth Place: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,
Parents
Emmett Elijah Chastain
1776 – 1853
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Anna Middleton
1778 – 1855
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Chastain's Descendants

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Mary ("Polly") Chastain (1810 – 1900) m. Joel Shelton (1807 – 11 Aug 1886)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Shelton (1827 – 1890)
  2. 2. William (Jasper) Shelton (27 Sep 1829 – 16 May 1904)
  3. 3. Artie (Missie "Artamissa") Shelton (5 Oct 1832 – 1 Jun 1914)
  4. 4. James Shelton (abt 1834 – )
  5. 5. George (Washington) Shelton (abt 1834 – 1912)
  6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Shelton (12 Aug 1837 – 13 May 1909)
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shelton (15 Feb 1840 – 7 Aug 1918) m. Robert Robertson (abt 1834 – 1920)
    1. 1. Lulu Robertson (1854 – )
    2. 2. Barnett Robertson (15 Jan 1856 – 15 Jan 1856)
    3. 3. James (T) Robertson (20 Jun 1858 – )
    4. 4. Robert (W Bob) Robertson (3 Aug 1859 – 1910)
    5. 5. William (T) Robertson (1 Jan 1862 – Feb 1862)
    6. 6. Georgie (Ann) Robertson (11 Dec 1862 – 1862)
    7. 7. M (B) Robertson (1864 – )
    8. 8. Mary (California Mollie) Robertson (9 Jan 1864 – 16 Oct 1903)
    9. 9. Martha (Tallulah Lula) Robertson (5 Dec 1866 – 17 Oct 1969) m. Joel (Lee) Jackson (19 Jan 1865 – 27 May 1922)
      1. 1. Audie (Cleara) Jackson (18 Jul 1886 – 1 Dec 1887)
      2. 2. Estelle (Lee Estylee) Jackson (9 Jan 1889 – 8 Sep 1991) m. Oliver (Monroe) Anderson (7 Nov 1888 – June 9, 1987)
        1. 1. Cloveen Anderson (abt 1909 – ) m. Knox (Henderson Henderson) Robertson
        2. 2. Thelma Anderson (abt 1915 – 5 Nov 1959)
        3. 3. Louise (Kathlyn) Anderson (20 Nov 1915 – 24 Jun 2001) m. Vivien (V) Cooper (15 May 1911 – 31 Oct 1936) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Ayars (Dec 21 1910 – 30 Sep 1998)
        4. 4. Gilbert Anderson (abt 1917 – )
      3. 3. Loyd Jackson (18 Nov 1891 – 6 Dec 1891)
      4. 4. Robert (Stevens) Jackson (23 Mar 1895 – 8 Feb 1938)
      5. 5. Hubert (C) Jackson (4 May 1897 – Jun 1899)
      6. 6. Vergil Jackson (abt 1900 – 15 Sep 1992)
      7. 7. Pearl (Oleatha) Jackson (7 Feb 1902 – 8 May 1997)
      8. 8. Theodore (Haskell Ted) Jackson (15 Sep 1906 – 14 Sep 1985)
    10. 10. Alpha (Jackson) Robertson (13 Feb 1867 – 5 July 1942)
    11. 11. Thomas (Henry) Robertson (28 Dec 1868 – )
    12. 12. Harriet (Isabelle Belle) Robertson (29 Jan 1872 – 1917)
    13. 13. Benjamin (Franklin) Robertson (16 Jan 1877 – 25 Jan 1945)
    14. 14. Joel (Hendrix Bayard) Robertson (21 Apr 1880 – 14 Jan 1961)
  8. 8. Jackson (Chastain) Shelton (1844 – )
  9. 9. Mary (Jane) Shelton (15 Jun 1845 – 22 Nov 1900)
  10. 10. Elias (Coleman) Shelton (15 Apr 1847 – 18 Feb 1926)
  11. 11. Mattie (E.) Doyle (abt 1845 – )

Mary Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Mary "Polly" Chastain in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,
, Haywood, North Carolina, USA,
1900
1900
Age 90
Death of Mary "Polly" Chastain in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,
, Haywood, North Carolina, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA,
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