G H Chestnut (abt. 1860 - 1920)

Born about 1860 in Florida, United States [uncertain]

Died 24 Nov 1920 at about age 60 in Chattahoochee, Gadsden, Florida, United States

Biography

G Chestnut is a part of US Black heritage.

G H Chestnut was born about 1860.

He passed away from general arteriosclerosis and senile dementia in 1920 at the Florida State Hospital for the Insane in Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida.^[1] He was a widowed, "colored" man, age about 60, who had been a turpentine hand. Prior to his admission, he had lived in Okaloosa County, Florida. He was in the hospital for 6 months, and 22 days. Burial was in the Florida State Hospital Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida.^[2]

Research Notes

Place of birth was added based on location of only living record in order to provide a general location for searches.

Sources

1. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPC4-HV3 : 23 February 2021), G.h. Chestnut, 1920.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/149794711/g.-h.-chestnut : accessed 29 June 2021), memorial page for G. H. Chestnut (1860–29 Nov 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #149794711, citing Florida State Hospital Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by CNP (contributor 47877030) .

See also:

• FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #3, Division #4), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida(http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/gadsden/cemetery/flstate34.txt)
• Florida African American Cemeteries (https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/florida-african-american-cemeteries.htm)