John Chavis (1871 - 1943)

Born Feb 1871 in Hamblen, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Pitman — married about 28 Aug 1892 (to 12 Dec 1895) in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Lucy (Glassburn) Chavis — married 17 Jun 1901 in Hendricks, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1943 at age 72 in Indiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John was born in 1871.

In 1880 he was 9 and living with his parents and siblings. ^[1]

John Chavis and his first wife, Martha (or Sahra?), had 3 children all born in Tennessee.

John moved to Indiana around 1900 where he appears in the 1900 census for Marion Township living with his mother, siblings, and kids. John was widowed before the 1900 census was conducted. ^[2]

He married Lucy Glassburn in 1901. ^[3]

John was a railroad engineer; in 1910 he was a night watchman. ^[4]

In 1930 they were living in Indiana. ^[5]

In 1940 John and Lucy were living in Indiana. ^[6]

John is buried at Forest Hill Cemetary in Greencastle, Indiana. ^[7]

Research Notes

• Confused about the two names Martha and Sahra associated with him on FamilySearch. Are they the same person? Two separate wives?

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7Z-6Q6 : 15 July 2017), John T Chavis in household of Joseph Chavis, Whitesburg, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 74, sheet 416A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,258.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MR-Y18 : accessed 30 May 2018), John F Chavis in household of Eliza Chavis, Marion Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 11A, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,399.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MW-6YX : 10 December 2017), John T Chavis and Lucy Glassburn, 17 Jun 1901; citing Hendricks, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714916.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK5X-B4J : accessed 8 September 2020), John Chavis, Greencastle Ward 3, Putnam, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 104, sheet 8B, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 375; FHL microfilm 1,374,388.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B4-CX7 : accessed 8 September 2020), John P Chavis, Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 16A, line 39, family 389, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 623; FHL microfilm 2,340,358.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1Y5-B6B : 15 November 2019), John T Chavis, Greencastle Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-11, sheet 4B, line 76, family 86, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1088.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 September 2020), memorial page for John T. Chavis (1872–1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #20955916, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Jon Rice (contributor 46896745) .

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