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Benjamin Nelson Chastain (1839 - 1881)

Benjamin Nelson Chastain
Born in Georgia, USAmap
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Husband of — married 1 Oct 1858 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 42 [location unknown]
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Biography

Benjamin Nelson Chastain was born April 23, 1839, the son of "Hoochie John" Chastain and Nancy Withrow. In 1858, he married Sarah Margaret Neece of Blairsville, Georgia, the daughter of Joseph Caswell Neece and Nancy Ann Lance.[1] The Neece (Nehs) and Lance (Lenz) families were descendants of Palatine immigrants.

Benjamin and Sarah had seven children, all born in Ivy Log, Georgia.[1]

Benjamin enlisted as a private in Company F, 6th Georgia Cavalry (Smith's Legion), US Civil War.[2][3][1]

Benjamin Nelson Chastain is buried at Bethlehem Cemetery in Union County, Georgia, USA.[4]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chastain, Ross L. (1984) "Benjamin Nelson Chastain and His Family 1839-1982". Unpublished manuscript. pp. 62-8.
  2. "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKJZ-YP2 : 4 December 2014), Benjamin N. Chastain, Private, Company F, 6th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M226 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 821,710.
  3. 6th Georgia Cavalry (Smith's Legion) Roster accessed 23 MAR 2017
  4. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10292649 : accessed 23 March 2017), memorial #10292649 for Benjamin Nelson Chastain (1839 - 1881) - Find A Grave Memorial.

See also:

  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P3-KP6 : 15 July 2016), Benjamin Chastain, Ivy Log, Union, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 179, sheet 139D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0169; FHL microfilm 1,254,169.




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