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William Riley Chastain 1856–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1856

Birth Location: Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1923

Death Location: Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA

Father: James Chastain

Mother: Jane Powell

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William Riley Chastain was born in 1856 in Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, USA, the child of James W Chastain And Jane Aljaline Powell. In 1870, William Riley Chastain resided in , Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, USA. William Riley Chastain passed away in 1923 in Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Riley Chastain was born in 1856 in Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, USA, the child of James W Chastain And Jane Aljaline Powell.
  • In 1870, William Riley Chastain resided in , Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, USA.
  • William Riley Chastain passed away in 1923 in Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA.

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William Chastain's Ancestors

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William Chastain
1856–1923
Birth Place: Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, USA
Parents
James W. Chastain
1826–1909
Pendleton District, South Carolina, USA
Jane (Aljaline) Powell
1830–1880
Habersham, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Obediah Chastain
1790–1840
Pendleton District, South Carolina, Colonial, America
Jane Kelly
1791–1860
Abraham (W) Powell
1790–1863
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Lou) Mulkey
1804–1892
Franklin, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Powell
1760–1854
Rebecca Bynum
1770–1850
Phillip III
1756–1842
Mary Mulkey
1765–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Powell
1740–1802
Alice Brewer
1735–
William Bynum
1720–1791
Mary
1730–

William Chastain's Timeline

3 Records

1856
Jul 1856
Birth of William Riley Chastain in Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, USA
Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
William Riley Chastain resided here in , Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, USA
, Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, USA
1923
18 Dec 1923
Age 67
Death of William Riley Chastain in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1856
    Event Place: Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Georgia; Roll: M593_169; Page: 41B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: , Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Georgia; Roll: M593_169; Page: 41B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Georgia; Roll: M593_169; Page: 41B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1923
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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