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Preston Chavis 1846–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Robeson, North Carolina

Death Date: 13 May 1904

Death Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Hugh Chavis

Mother: Clarissa Lowrie

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The story of Preston Chavis began in 1846 in Robeson, North Carolina. Preston Chavis passed away in 1904 in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Preston Chavis began in 1846 in Robeson, North Carolina.
  • Preston Chavis passed away in 1904 in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Preston Chavis's Ancestors

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Preston Chavis
1846–1904
Birth Place: Robeson, North Carolina
Parents
Hugh Chavis
1810–1862
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Clarissa Lowrie
1813–1897
Rowland, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Chief (John Chavis, PeeDee) Tribe
1785–1830
Capt Powels District, Baden, North Carolina, USA
Agatha (Aggie) Chavis
1785–1840
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
James (Lowery) III
1751–1831
Robeson County, North Carolina, British Colonial
Mary (Nancy) Sweat
1793–1831
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James III
1735–1810
Serah Kearsey
1731–1810
Benjamin Sweat
1750–1834
Anna Sweat
1755–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sweat
1730–1800

Preston Chavis's Timeline

2 Records

1846
12 Oct 1846
Birth of Preston Chavis in Robeson, North Carolina
Robeson, North Carolina
1904
13 May 1904
Age 58
Death of Preston Chavis in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1904
    Event Place: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA

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