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William Thomas Chaffin 1851–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 AUG 1851

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 FEB 1915

Death Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA

Father: Green Chaffin

Mother: Nancy Dowell

Spouse(s): Florence Partee

Children(s): Theddie Chaffin, Louise Chaffin, Walter Chaffin, Mamie Chaffin, Oscar Chaffin, William Chaffin, Nellie Chaffin

William Thomas Chaffin was born in 1851 in Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Thomas Chaffin And Nancy Ann Dowell. In 1860, William Thomas Chaffin resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, William Thomas Chaffin resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA. William Thomas Chaffin married Florence E Partee, and had children including Louise Hamilton Chaffin, Mamie Desha Chaffin, Nellie F Chaffin, Oscar William Chaffin, Theddie Chaffin, Walter Woldrige Chaffin, William Thomas Chaffin. William Thomas Chaffin passed away in 1915 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Chaffin was born in 1851 in Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Thomas Chaffin And Nancy Ann Dowell.
  • In 1860, William Thomas Chaffin resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, William Thomas Chaffin resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Thomas Chaffin married Florence E Partee, and had children including Louise Hamilton Chaffin, Mamie Desha Chaffin, Nellie F Chaffin, Oscar William Chaffin, Theddie Chaffin, Walter Woldrige Chaffin, William Thomas Chaffin.
  • William Thomas Chaffin passed away in 1915 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Green Chaffin
1825–1893
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Dowell
1823–1865
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Florence Partee
1861–1937
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
FP

Children(s)

Theddie Chaffin
1893–1940
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Louise Chaffin
1886–1954
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA
LC
Walter Chaffin
1892–1920
Birth Location: Maury Co, Tennessee, USA
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Mamie Chaffin
1891–1939
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
MC
Oscar Chaffin
1883–1931
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
OC
William Chaffin
1883–1964
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Nellie Chaffin
1889–1954
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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William Chaffin's Ancestors

Self
William Chaffin
1851–1915
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Green Thomas Chaffin
1825–1893
Maury, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Ann) Dowell
1823–1865
Maury, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Dowell
1784–1843
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Desha
1793–1876
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert II
1738–1816
Eleanor Wheeler
1740–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph II
1726–1797
Maria Holms
1733–1797

William Chaffin's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Chaffin (26 AUG 1851–6 FEB 1915) m. Florence (E) Partee (MAY 1861–16 DEC 1937)
  1. 1. Theddie Chaffin 1893–1940 m. Willian (Leslie) Herring 1894–1940
    1. 1. Joseph Herring 1927–1927
    2. 2. Jack (Davenport) Herring 1931–1993
    3. 3. Mamie (Elizabeth) Herring 1927–2016
    4. 4. Charles (Sherriell) Herring 1924–2008
    5. 5. Florence (Eloise) Herring 1920–2012
    6. 6. William (L Herring) Jr 1918–2001
  2. 2. Louise (Hamilton) Chaffin 1886–1954 m. Percy (Dake) Biddle 1883–1976
    1. 1. Mary (Monroe) Biddle 1911–1997
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Louise) Biddle 1909–2002 m. Baker (Adams) Mitchell 1908–1984
  3. 3. Walter (Woldrige) Chaffin 1892–1920
  4. 4. Mamie (Desha) Chaffin 1891–1939
  5. 5. Oscar (William) Chaffin 1883–1931 m. Lillian (Josephine) Huckaby 1890–1987
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Chaffin 1911–1963 m. Willie (Mae Orietta) Cooper 1901–1986
  6. 6. William (Thomas) Chaffin 1883–1964
  7. 7. Nellie (F) Chaffin 1889–1954 m. Jonathan (Joseph) Foley 1896–1967
    1. 1. Foley 1925–1925
    2. 2. Jonathan (Joseph) Foley 1919–1994

William Chaffin's Timeline

9 Records

1851
26 AUG 1851
Birth of William Thomas Chaffin in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
William Thomas Chaffin resided here in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
William Thomas Chaffin resided here in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
William Thomas Chaffin resided here in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1891
1891
Age 40
William Thomas Chaffin resided here in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
William Thomas Chaffin resided here in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
William Thomas Chaffin resided here in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
William Thomas Chaffin resided here in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1915
6 FEB 1915
Age 64
Death of William Thomas Chaffin in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1851
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] USA Census, 1860, "USA Census, 1860", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 06 07:48:57 UTC 2023), Entry for G T Chaffin and Nancy A Chaffin, 1860.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), W T Chaffin, 1915; Burial, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 16664881, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 13 18:25:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter Noldrige Chaffin and William T. Chaffin, 8 Jan 1920.
    [5] Tennessee, Marriages, 1790-1950, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1790-1950", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 20 11:50:44 UTC 2023), Entry for W T Chaffin and Florence E Partee, 02 Nov 1881.
    [6] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 13 18:42:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Oscar W. Chiffin and William T. Chaffin, 25 May 1931.
    [7] USA Census, 1900, "USA Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 03:22:31 UTC 2023), Entry for William T Chaffin and Willie Chaffin, 1900.
    [8] USA Census, 1910, "USA Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Oct 06 11:57:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Will T Chaffin and Florence E Chaffin, 1910.
    [9] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 February 2021), William Thomas Choffin, 5 Feb 1915; Death, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [10] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," , <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 February 2021), William Thomas Choffin, 5 Feb 1915; Death, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [11] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), W T Chaffin, 1915; Burial, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 16664881, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 February 2021), William Thomas Choffin, 5 Feb 1915; Death, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [4] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," , <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 February 2021), William Thomas Choffin, 5 Feb 1915; Death, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1915
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), W T Chaffin, 1915; Burial, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 16664881, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 February 2021), William Thomas Choffin, 5 Feb 1915; Death, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [4] Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," , <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 February 2021), William Thomas Choffin, 5 Feb 1915; Death, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for William Thomas Chaffin
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
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