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William Chastain 1796–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 September 1796

Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 August 1890

Death Location: Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA

Father: Barnett Sr

Mother: Sarah Hixon

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William Chastain was born in 1796 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Barnett Chastain Sr And Sarah Ann Hixon. William Chastain passed away in 1890 in Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Chastain was born in 1796 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Barnett Chastain Sr And Sarah Ann Hixon.
  • William Chastain passed away in 1890 in Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA.

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William Chastain's Ancestors

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William Chastain
1796–1890
Birth Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Barnett Chastain Sr
1774–1857
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Hixon
1777–1860
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Chastain
1744–1790
Virginia
Sarah Barnett
1750–1790
North Carolina
Daniel Hixon
1751–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Jr
1708–
Joshua Hixson
1735–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1659–1728
Anne Soblet
1675–1723

William Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1796
30 September 1796
Birth of William Chastain in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1890
4 August 1890
Age 94
Death of William Chastain in Orange County, Indiana, USA
Orange County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 September 1796
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1890
    Event Place: Orange County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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