William
Chafin
Born in Sidney, Wayne, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Chafin
and Matilda (Varney) Chafin
Brother of
Sarah Chafin, Andrew Jackson (Chafin) Chaffin, Levisa (Chafin) Hatfield, Moses Chafin, Mary Chafin, Elizabeth Chafin, Nancy Chafin, Elizabeth (Chafin) Hatfield, Rebecca Jane Chafin and John Ferrell Chafin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Matewan, Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2014
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Biography
William was born in 1856. He is the son of Nathaniel Chafin and Matilda Varney.
Sources
- "Familysearch". Familysearch.Org, 2022, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LLH6-6CH. Accessed 2 Oct 2022.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41D-61Q : 18 February 2021), Wm T Chaffins in entry for Nathan Chaffins, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4M-9RD : 29 May 2021), William T Chafins in entry for Matilda Chafins, 1870.
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRNW-6T4 : 11 February 2018), Thomas Chafin and Ruthie Christian, 17 May 1874; citing Logan, West Virginia, p 28 ln 31, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 571,278.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RY-M1M : 15 January 2022), Thomas Chaffins in household of Jno. Chaffins, Magnolia, Morgan, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRNW-1BL : 11 February 2018), Thomas Chafin and Sarah Chambers, 24 Apr 1881; citing Logan, West Virginia, P 40 ln 19, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 571,278.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z9-V18 : accessed 2 October 2022), Thomas Chafin, Lee district, Mingo, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 14A, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,766.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2J-KHM : 4 February 2021), Thomas Chafin, 1920.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Jeffrey Glaspy 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jglaspy65
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~1.56%
Calvin Varney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FJ1842295 [compare], Ancestry member CalvinVarney
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~1.56%
Magdalene (Chaffin) Purcell :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.39%
Rick McQuay :
23andMe, GEDmatch EB6575320 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TR4629792 [compare]
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