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William Maxwell Chastain 1873 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1873

Birth Location: Cartecay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1951

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: Maxwell Chastain

Mother: Martha Davenport

Spouse(s): Martha Reece

Children(s): Joseph Chastain

William Maxwell Chastain was born in 1873 in Cartecay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA, the child of Maxwell Chastain and Martha Elizabeth Davenport. William Maxwell Chastain married Martha Lucinda Reece, and had children including Joseph Hartsel Chastain. William Maxwell Chastain passed away in 1951 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Maxwell Chastain was born in 1873 in Cartecay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA, the child of Maxwell Chastain and Martha Elizabeth Davenport.
  • William Maxwell Chastain married Martha Lucinda Reece, and had children including Joseph Hartsel Chastain.
  • William Maxwell Chastain passed away in 1951 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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William Chastain's Ancestors

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William Chastain
1873 – 1951
Birth Place: Cartecay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Parents
Maxwell Chastain
1823 – 1898
, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Davenport
1834 – 1900
, Union, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Emmett (Elijah) Chastain
1776 – 1853
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Catherine Carson
1795 – 1874
Buck, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Chastain
1743 – 1805
Mary O'Bryan
1744 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1707 – 1756
Mildred Archer
1709 – 1790

William Chastain's Descendants

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William (Maxwell) Chastain (5 January 1873 – 18 Nov 1951) m. Martha (Lucinda) Reece (23 Dec 1876 – 8 Feb 1939)
  1. 1. Joseph (Hartsel) Chastain (14 May 1909 – 3 Sept 1982) m. Inez (Walcia) Ruddell (27 Jun 1909 – 14 Feb 1943) m. Jemima (B.) Chastain (1909 – 1974)
    1. 1. William (Frank) Chastain (29 April 1929 – 12 April 2012)
      1. 1. David Chastain

William Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1873
5 January 1873
Birth of William Maxwell Chastain in Cartecay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Cartecay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1951
18 Nov 1951
Age 78
Death of William Maxwell Chastain in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1873
    Event Place: Cartecay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1951
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

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