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Samuel Porter Chilton 1863–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1863

Birth Location: White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1948

Death Location: Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA

Father: William Chilton

Mother: Elizabeth Scruggs

Spouse(s): Viola Thomas

Children(s): Lula Chilton, Trula Chilton, Keith Chilton, Samuel Chilton, James Chilton, Gladys Chilton, George Chilton, Clara Chilton, Carl Chilton, Lula Chilton

The story of Samuel Porter Chilton began in 1863 in White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. Samuel Porter Chilton married Viola Ola Thomas, and had children including Carl Chilton, Clara Bell Chilton, George Sandy Alexander Chilton, Gladys Pauline Chilton, James Ernest Chilton, Keith Ewing Chilton, Lula Chilton, Lula Elizabeth Chilton, Samuel Leslie Lel Chilton, Trula Chilton. Samuel Porter Chilton passed away in 1948 in Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Porter Chilton began in 1863 in White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.
  • Samuel Porter Chilton married Viola Ola Thomas, and had children including Carl Chilton, Clara Bell Chilton, George Sandy Alexander Chilton, Gladys Pauline Chilton, James Ernest Chilton, Keith Ewing Chilton, Lula Chilton, Lula Elizabeth Chilton, Samuel Leslie Lel Chilton, Trula Chilton.
  • Samuel Porter Chilton passed away in 1948 in Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Chilton
1821–1909
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Scruggs
1825–1893
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Viola Thomas
1876–1914
Birth Location: Wise, Texas
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Children(s)

Lula Chilton
1905–1978
Birth Location: Wise, Texas, United States,
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Trula Chilton
1889–1889
Birth Location: Wise County, Texas, USA
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Keith Chilton
1893–1982
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States
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Samuel Chilton
1895–1977
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States
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James Chilton
1898–1936
Birth Location: Wise, Texas, USA
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Gladys Chilton
1900–1974
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA
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George Chilton
1911–1975
Birth Location: Wise, Texas, United States
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Clara Chilton
1903–1983
Birth Location: Wise, Texas, USA
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Carl Chilton
1908–1992
Birth Location: Texas
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Lula Chilton
1889–1889
Birth Location: Wise County, Texas, USA
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Samuel Chilton's Ancestors

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Samuel Chilton
1863–1948
Birth Place: White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
William Richard Chilton
1821–1909
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Keith) Scruggs
1825–1893
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Gaines (James Scruggs) Capt
1794–1850
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Catherine (Douglas) Hale
1801–1883
Greene, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Scruggs
1766–1859
Elizabeth McMacken
1773–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Julius Scruggs
1736–1816
Sabra Finch
1740–

Samuel Chilton's Descendants

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Samuel (Porter) Chilton (28 February 1863–19 May 1948) m. Viola ((Ola)) Thomas (18 Jun 1876–8 Dec 1914)
  1. 1. Lula (Elizabeth) Chilton 1905–1978
  2. 2. Trula Chilton 1889–1889
  3. 3. Keith (Ewing) Chilton 1893–1982
  4. 4. Samuel (Leslie (Lel)) Chilton 1895–1977
  5. 5. James (Ernest) Chilton 1898–1936 m. Thelma (V) Hawkins 1901–1934
    1. 1. Ola (Tennye) Chilton 1919–2010
    2. 2. Vivian (Janett "Jan") Chilton 1929–2015
  6. 6. Gladys (Pauline) Chilton 1900–1974
  7. 7. George ("Sandy" Alexander) Chilton 1911–1975
  8. 8. Clara (Bell) Chilton 1903–1983
  9. 9. Carl Chilton 1908–1992
  10. 10. Lula Chilton 1889–1889

Samuel Chilton's Timeline

2 Records

1863
28 February 1863
Birth of Samuel Porter Chilton in White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1948
19 May 1948
Age 85
Death of Samuel Porter Chilton in Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA
Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1863
    Event Place: White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1948
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA
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