Born about in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Daughter of John Deskins
and Rebecca (Holt) Deskins
Sister of
Esther (Deskins) Williamson, Nancy (Deskins) Taylor, John J. Deskins Jr., James Deskins, Elizabeth (Deskins) Maynard, Nathaniel Deskins, Lewis Deskins, Harrison Deskins and Jackson Deskins
Wife of
William (Chaffins) Chaffin
— married
about 1835 in Mingo, WV, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Harry Chaffins and Francis Marion Chafin
Died
at about age 81
in Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jun 2013
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1818. She passed away in 1898.[1] (born Mar 1817 per 1900 census)
- Buried Chaffin Cem., Marrowbone Creek, West Virginia
- Children: Rebecca (1838 - 1911); John C. (b. 18 Sep 1839); James M. (b. ca. 1843), Esther “Easter” (30 May 1844 - 12 Jan 1910); William H. (b. ca. 1845); Francis Marion (b. 17 Sep 1855); Harrison (b. ca. 1856); Nancy Jane (Evans) (b. 22 Jun 1860); and Mary Jean Chaffin.
Sources
- ↑ Entered by John Roberts, Jun 14, 2013.
- 1820 census of Floyd Co., Kentucky w/father
- 1880 census Hardee, Logan, West Virginia, Sarah, (63 Ky, Va, NC) gives
correct states of birth for her parents
- 1900 census Harvey, Mingo Co., West Virginia, b. Mar 1817 KY, 10 children, 4 living.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY1-X4F : 23 February 2021), Sally Diskins in entry for William Chaffing, 1836.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RT-19K : 15 January 2022), Sarah Chafin in household of William Chafin, Hardee District, Logan, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- See Also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 October 2021, 23:14), entry for Sarah Deskins (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G3Z2-YZ2 ); contributed by various users.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~1.56%
Dina (Deskins) Klink
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
J Hitt :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member john_hitt
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~1.56%
Del Taylor :
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Sandy (Craig) Patak
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Deskins-407 and Deskins-23 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate: The Sourced Profile has a different Birth Date but other locations and relationships are the same.
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Rejected matches › Sarah Dickins (abt.1818-1889)
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