Flora A. (Lewis) Chestnut (1855 - bef. 1920)

Born May 1855 in South Carolina

Wife of Samuel Chestnut — married 1875 in South Carolina

Descendants

Biography

Flora (Lewis) Chestnut is a part of US Black heritage.

Flora was born enslaved in May 1855 in Horry County, South Carolina. She was living with her parents, Smart Lewis and Dillon Vereen, in 1870.^[1] By 1880, she had married Sam Chestnut and they were living in Little River, South Carolina and raising a family.^[2][3][4]

There is a possibility that the oldest son, Joseph, was born to a different mother, but his death certificate names Flora. The problem is that in the 1900 US Federal census, Flora is noted to be the mother of eleven children, all of whom were living. The only child not appearing in census records with their parents is James, but his death certificate names both parents.

• Joseph Chestnut (1874-1929)
• Martha (Chestnut) Parker (1876-1919)
• Samuel Chestnut (1878-)
• Daniel Chestnut (abt.1880-)
• Smart Chestnut (1883-)
• James Chestnut (abt.1884-1930)
• Solomon Chestnut (1885-)
• Eliza Chestnut (1887-)
• Sophia Chestnut (1889-)
• Dillon (Chestnut) Keel (1890-1918)
• Phyllis Chestnut (1893-)
• Mariah (Chestnut) Johnson (1895-1951)

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M8RK-W28 : accessed 10 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-65Y3-7QZ, Flora Lewis (15) in Little River, Horry, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina; citing Page: 23; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 31; Digital film/folder number: 004275962; FHL microfilm: 000552998; Image number: 247; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01623-9.
2. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M6SF-RFW : accessed 10 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBG-V8R, Flora Chesnut (24), wife, Keeping House, in household of Saml. Chesnut (30) in Little River, Horry, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina, United States; citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00083; Digital film/folder number: 005162335; FHL microfilm: 1255232; Image number: 94; Sheet number: 319; Sheet letter: B.
3. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M3TQ-6W8 : accessed 10 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SRS-N7X, Flora A Chestnut (45), wife, in household of Samuel Chestnut (47) in Little River Township, Horry, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 69; Digital film/folder number: 004120560; FHL microfilm: 1241531; Image number: 937; Sheet number: 17; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00848-2.
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M5DP-6Z5 : accessed 10 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9T85-TR7, Flora A Chestnut (54), wife, in household of Flora A Chestnut (54) in Little River, Horry, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004985519; FHL microfilm: 1375476; Image number: 453; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03491-3.

• Records of the Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (1880 United States Federal Census, [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site, Year: 1880; Census Place: Little River, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 1232; Family History Film: 1255232; Page: 319B; Enumeration District: 067. Cit. Date: 24 Jun 2017.
• United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Ancestry.com. (1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Little River, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 1531; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1241531. Cit. Date: 24 Jun 2017.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 1910 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Little River, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1463; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1375476. Cit. Date: 24 Jun 2017.