April 7, 1917
Ben F. Chastain, 89 years old, of Lone Star District boasting his sharpshooting would take him to war: proved it by hitting a sparrowhawk about 100 yards away. Confederate vet.
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Placer Herald
1917
Death of Ben Chastain
Benjamin F. Chastain, a pioneer resident of Lone Star District, near Auburn, died at Callahan, Siskiyou county, last Sunday. He walked through a cellar door in a grocery store there and in the fall broke his neck.
Deceased left Placer county a few months ago with his son Henry and family. Several other children and his wife also live in that locality, most of them at Gazelle.
Mr. Chastain was a well known character, for he had lived here a half century. He fought in the Civil War, on the side of the South. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was a man of rugged, strong character. Burial took place in Callahan.
Trancribed by: Glenda Ragan
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Wife: Amanda DeMerris Patterson (1837 – 1925)
Children: Julius Lee Chastain (1863 – 1894), William Jason Chastain (1870 – 1956).
April 7, 1917
Ben F. Chastain, 89 years old, of Lone Star District boasting his sharpshooting would take him to war: proved it by hitting a sparrowhawk about 100 yards away. Confederate vet.
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Placer Herald
1917
Death of Ben Chastain
Benjamin F. Chastain, a pioneer resident of Lone Star District, near Auburn, died at Callahan, Siskiyou county, last Sunday. He walked through a cellar door in a grocery store there and in the fall broke his neck.
Deceased left Placer county a few months ago with his son Henry and family. Several other children and his wife also live in that locality, most of them at Gazelle.
Mr. Chastain was a well known character, for he had lived here a half century. He fought in the Civil War, on the side of the South. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was a man of rugged, strong character. Burial took place in Callahan.
Trancribed by: Glenda Ragan
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Wife: Amanda DeMerris Patterson (1837 – 1925)
Children: Julius Lee Chastain (1863 – 1894), William Jason Chastain (1870 – 1956).
Family Members
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Rebecca Chastain McClure
1827–1869
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Rene Lafayette Chastain
1830–1903
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Phillip Hudgins Chastain
1836–1897
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Pvt John J Chastain
1841–1863
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Pickney Polk Chastain
1844–1927
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Catharine Mercilla Chastain Twiggs
1846–1933
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Elijah Webb Chastain
1853–1943
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Sallie Clark Chastain Dyer
1856–1949
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Albert Hyde Chastain
1859–1939
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Rev Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Chastain
1861–1948
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Hannah Susan Chastain Allen
1865–1924
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Ester Colorado Chastain Curbow
1867–1899
