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Matthew Melton Perry Chaffin

Birth: 17 Nov 1848
Death: 25 Mar 1900 (aged 51)
Burial: Jasper Cemetery

Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 36.0110278, Longitude: -93.1850139
Memorial ID: 30267084 View Source

on Federal census i have seen his first name as MELTON. On family records on Rootsweb I have seen it as Matthew.
He married 1868 in Newton co, Ar to SARAH ELIZABETH HENDERSON, they had 10 children:( actually Federal Census states in 1900 that Sarah had 13 children born and only 10 alive in 1900)
1. MARY L. 1868-1954..married 1901-William Harmon Davis
2. LUCINDA 1871-1952. married Wm F. HILL
3. JOHN S. "BUNK" 1874-1930-Ok-married Gertie Henderson
4. MARGARET MAHALA 1878-1918. married Nathan Armstrong
5. VIANCY 1882-1920. married John Gray
6. JAMES THOMAS 1884-1959-Ok(Federal census states he is born in 1876)..married Dora Bell Gosnell(a cousin)
7. FRANKLIN 1887-1931. married Laura Hammons
8. JUANITA 1890-1969. married Ernest Morrison
9. PEARL 1892-1978 married William Henry Gregory
10. VICKI 1892-1902

FEDERAL CENSUS--1870-Ar-newton co, Jasper twp
""""""""""""""--1880-Ar-Newton co, Jasper twp
""""""""""""""--1900-Ar-Newton co, Jasper twp(Perry has died before 1900)
FEDERAL CENSUS--1910-Ar-Newton co, Mill Creek
""""""""""""""--1920-Ar-Newton co, Mill Creek(Sarah listed living w/ daughter Mary
FEDERAL CENSUS--1930-Ar-Newton co, Mill Creek(sarah listed with daughter Mary

on Federal census i have seen his first name as MELTON. On family records on Rootsweb I have seen it as Matthew.
He married 1868 in Newton co, Ar to SARAH ELIZABETH HENDERSON, they had 10 children:( actually Federal Census states in 1900 that Sarah had 13 children born and only 10 alive in 1900)
1. MARY L. 1868-1954..married 1901-William Harmon Davis
2. LUCINDA 1871-1952. married Wm F. HILL
3. JOHN S. "BUNK" 1874-1930-Ok-married Gertie Henderson
4. MARGARET MAHALA 1878-1918. married Nathan Armstrong
5. VIANCY 1882-1920. married John Gray
6. JAMES THOMAS 1884-1959-Ok(Federal census states he is born in 1876)..married Dora Bell Gosnell(a cousin)
7. FRANKLIN 1887-1931. married Laura Hammons
8. JUANITA 1890-1969. married Ernest Morrison
9. PEARL 1892-1978 married William Henry Gregory
10. VICKI 1892-1902

FEDERAL CENSUS--1870-Ar-newton co, Jasper twp
""""""""""""""--1880-Ar-Newton co, Jasper twp
""""""""""""""--1900-Ar-Newton co, Jasper twp(Perry has died before 1900)
FEDERAL CENSUS--1910-Ar-Newton co, Mill Creek
""""""""""""""--1920-Ar-Newton co, Mill Creek(Sarah listed living w/ daughter Mary
FEDERAL CENSUS--1930-Ar-Newton co, Mill Creek(sarah listed with daughter Mary

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Mary A. Owen Chaffin

1811–1897

Spouse

Sarah E. Henderson Chaffin

1849–1931 (m. 1868)

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Maintained by: Nancy Turney
Originally Created by: S PRICE Nance
Added: Oct 2, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30267084/matthew_melton_perry-chaffin: accessed ), memorial page for Matthew Melton Perry Chaffin (17 Nov 1848–25 Mar 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30267084, citing Jasper Cemetery, Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Nancy Turney (contributor 46535643).

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