Rachel Samantha (Chastain) Davis (1870 - 1953)

Born 16 Oct 1870 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Gilbert — married 7 Dec 1888 in Martin, Indiana, United States

Wife of William Henry Davis — married 28 Dec 1899 in Martin, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1953 at age 83 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Rachel "Maggie" Samantha Chastain was born on 16 October 1870, in Indiana, United States, her father, Amos Chastain, was 28 and her mother, Abigail Davis, was 26. She married James Gilbert on 7 December 1888, in Martin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in McCameron Township, Martin, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Halbert Township, Martin, Indiana, United States in 1920. She died on 11 November 1953, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mitchell City Cemetery, Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.

Sources

• Detail

Year: 1880; Census Place: Mitchelltree, Martin, Indiana; Roll: 298; Family History Film: 1254298; Page: 267B; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0137

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9R-GVJ: 13 January 2022), Samantha Chastain in household of Amos Chastain, Mitcheltree Township, Martin, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 149, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74771731/maggie-davis: accessed 22 August 2022), memorial page for Maggie Chastain Davis (16 Oct 1870–Nov 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74771731, citing Mitchell City Cemetery, Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by RabbitTrack (contributor 47428199).

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQ7-FNW: 3 August 2022), James Gilbert and Rachel Chastain, 07 Dec 1888; citing Martin, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004646688.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MD-66T: 10 March 2022), Maggie Davis in entry for William H Davis, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK53-MF7: accessed 22 August 2022), Maggie Davis in household of William Davis, McCameron, Martin, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 11A, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 370; FHL microfilm 1,374,383.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF71-N23: 1 February 2021), Maggie Davis in entry for William H Davis, 1920.