William (Chaffins) Chaffin (1818 - 1895)

Born 30 May 1818 in United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Deskins) Chaffin — married about 1835 in Mingo, WV, USA

Descendants

Died 22 May 1895 at age 76 in Mingo, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born 30 May 1818 at Pigeon Creek, Logan, Virginia, OR Pike, Kentucky, United States.

• Buried Chaffin Cem., Marrowbone Creek, West Virginia

• Children: Rebecca (1838 - 1911); John C. (b. 18 Sep 1839); James M. (b. ca. 1843), Esther “Easter” (30 May 1844 - 12 Jan 1910); William H. (b. ca. 1845); Francis Marion (b. 17 Sep 1855); Harrison (b. ca. 1856); Nancy Jane (Evans) (b. 22 Jun 1860); and Mary Jean Chaffin.

William was born in 1818. He was the son of Christopher Chafin and Mary Roberts. He passed away in 1885.

Sources

• 1880 census Hardee, Logan, West Virginia, Sarah, (63 Ky, Va, NC) gives

correct states of birth for her parents

• Wife in 1900 census Harvey, Mingo Co., West Virginia, b. Mar 1817 KY, 10 children, 4 living.
• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY1-X4N : 23 February 2021), William Chaffing, 1836.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RT-19V : 15 January 2022), William Chafin, Hardee District, Logan, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• Find A Grave: Memorial #57399440 Memorial has been removed.

See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 October 2021, 23:14), entry for William Chaffin (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC3Y-7WF ); contributed by various users.