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William Edward Chavis 1879–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879-03-30

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1959-03-26

Death Location: Hamlet, NC

Father: Eli Chavis

Mother: Martha Smith

Spouse(s): Daisy Smith, Lela Murphy

Children(s): Wade Murphy, Myrtle McCartney, Rebecca White, Donald Sr, John Chavis, A.D. (SAM), Mary Cabaniss, Cosby Chavis, Meritt Chavis, Kissler Chavis, Robert Chavis, Pecola Chavis, Rebecca Chavis, Donald Chavis, SAM None, Martha Chavis, Myrtle Chavis, Della Chavis, W.E. Chavis, John Chavis, Cole-L Chavis, James Chavis

In 1879, William Edward Chavis entered the world in South Carolina, born to Eli Chavis And Martha Jane Smith. In 1930, William Edward Chavis resided in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA. William Edward Chavis married Daisy Lee Smith, Lela Mae Murphy, Lena Driggers, and had children including A D Sam, Barbara Anne Chavis, Barbara Chavis, Bonnie Sylvia Chavis, Cole L Chavis, Cosby Chavis, Della Chavis, Dennis Charles Chavis, Donald E Chavis Sr, Donald Edward Chavis, Issac Miller, James Lee Chavis, John K Chavis, John K Chavis, Kissler Chavis, Lila Chavis, Martha Jane Chavis, Mary Jane Chavis Cabaniss, Meritt Chavis, Michael Eli Chavis, Myrtle L Chavis, Myrtle Louise Mccartney, Oscar Chavis, Pecola Chavis, Rebecca Chavis, Rebecca Sue White, Richard Wayne Chavis, Robert Lindsey Chavis, Sam, W E Chavis, Wade Hampton Murphy. William Edward Chavis passed away in 1959 in Hamlet, NC.

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Biography

  • In 1879, William Edward Chavis entered the world in South Carolina, born to Eli Chavis And Martha Jane Smith.
  • In 1930, William Edward Chavis resided in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Edward Chavis married Daisy Lee Smith, Lela Mae Murphy, Lena Driggers, and had children including A D Sam, Barbara Anne Chavis, Barbara Chavis, Bonnie Sylvia Chavis, Cole L Chavis, Cosby Chavis, Della Chavis, Dennis Charles Chavis, Donald E Chavis Sr, Donald Edward Chavis, Issac Miller, James Lee Chavis, John K Chavis, John K Chavis, Kissler Chavis, Lila Chavis, Martha Jane Chavis, Mary Jane Chavis Cabaniss, Meritt Chavis, Michael Eli Chavis, Myrtle L Chavis, Myrtle Louise Mccartney, Oscar Chavis, Pecola Chavis, Rebecca Chavis, Rebecca Sue White, Richard Wayne Chavis, Robert Lindsey Chavis, Sam, W E Chavis, Wade Hampton Murphy.
  • William Edward Chavis passed away in 1959 in Hamlet, NC.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Chavis's Ancestors

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William Chavis
1879–1959
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Eli Chavis
1860–1913
Martha (Jane) Smith
1860–1914
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chavis's Descendants

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William (Edward) Chavis (1879-03-30–1959-03-26) m. Daisy (Lee) Smith (1925-04-05–2001-05-20) m. Lela (Mae) Murphy (1885-03-17–1963-05-16)
  1. 1. Wade (Hampton) Murphy 1906–1969
  2. 2. Myrtle (Louise) McCartney 1920–2011
  3. 3. Rebecca (Sue) White 1949–1989
  4. 4. Donald (E Chavis) Sr 1943–2004
  5. 5. John (k) Chavis 1919–1998
  6. 6. A.D. (SAM) 1923–1975
    1. 1. Hilda (Faye) Chavis 1950–1991
    2. 2. Linda (K.) Chavis 1947–2001
  7. 7. Mary (Jane Chavis) Cabaniss 1911–1994
  8. 8. Cosby Chavis 1909–1986
  9. 9. Meritt Chavis 1907–1992
  10. 10. Kissler Chavis 1920–2004 m. Dovie Chavis 1917–
  11. 11. Robert (Lindsey) Chavis 1920–1998
  12. 12. Pecola Chavis 1905–2000 m. Erlin Kent 1909–1983
  13. 13. Rebecca Chavis 1949–1989
  14. 14. Donald (Edward) Chavis 1943–2004
  15. 15. SAM 1923–1975
  16. 16. Martha (Jane) Chavis 1925–1990
  17. 17. Myrtle (L) Chavis 1921–
  18. 18. Della Chavis 1927–2001
  19. 19. W.E. Chavis 1915–1966
    1. 1. Shirley (Margaret) Chavis 1945–1946
    2. 2. Elizabeth Chavis 1944–2003
  20. 20. John (K.) Chavis 1919–1998 m. Carolina (Jacksonian) Paul 1918–
    1. 1. Patricia (Carol) Chavis 1942–2000 m. Jerry Holmes 1945–2000
  21. 21. Cole-L Chavis 1913–1982 m. Beaulah (May) Smith 1908–1984
    1. 1. Garrison (Ray) Chavis 1935–1998
  22. 22. James (Lee) Chavis 1917–1986 m. Wanita (Elizabeth) Barry 1925–2012
    1. 1. Earl (Lee) Chavis 1942–2008
    2. 2. James (Lester) Chavis 1940–2023
    3. 3. Charles (Richard) Chavis 1944–2023

William Chavis's Timeline

3 Records

1879
1879-03-30
Birth of William Edward Chavis in South Carolina
South Carolina
1930
1930
Age 51
William Edward Chavis resided here in Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1959
1959-03-26
Age 80
Death of William Edward Chavis in Hamlet, NC
Hamlet, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879-03-30
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341449
    [2] Eli Chavis.FTW
    [3] Ed Chavis.FTW
    [4] James Lee.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Richmond, North Carolina; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341449

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1959-03-26
    Event Place: Hamlet, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Eli Chavis.FTW
    [2] Ed Chavis.FTW
    [3] James Lee.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Record Source: Eli Chavis.FTW

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