Tom's parents left Robeson County, NC and migrated to the Santa Rosa County, Florida area and permanently settled. Along their journey they were enumerated on the 1900 Crenshaw Co, AL census under the Indian Population as Croatan Indians.
Tom Chavis was a father of 11 children. He had 8 children by Bertha Mae Nowling Chavis, after her death he married Willie Mae Nowling Chavis and they had 3 children. He was married to Liz Booth Chavis at the time of his death.
Tom's parents left Robeson County, NC and migrated to the Santa Rosa County, Florida area and permanently settled. Along their journey they were enumerated on the 1900 Crenshaw Co, AL census under the Indian Population as Croatan Indians.
Tom Chavis was a father of 11 children. He had 8 children by Bertha Mae Nowling Chavis, after her death he married Willie Mae Nowling Chavis and they had 3 children. He was married to Liz Booth Chavis at the time of his death.
Gravesite Details
His son Levoghn Chavis' ashes are buried there next to Tom and Bertha. Uncle Levoghn is Memorial # 63391126. His ashes were buried and a marker place in his parents plot area.
Family Members
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Rufus David Chavis
1884–1958
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Mary Chavis Barnes
1885–1967
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Frances Ateal Chavis Whitehead
1890–1959
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Stephen Lee Chavis
1891 – unknown
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Troy Roy Chavis
1894–1936
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Lola Chavis Kelley
1896–1969
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Annie Chavis Morris
1896–1940
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George Chavis
1904–1975
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Kenneth Chavis
1904–1974
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William Oscar "W. O." Chavis Sr
1909–1991
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J. C. Chavis Sr
1911–1993
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Luther David Chavis
1913–1982
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Vergus Lee Chavis
1916–1993
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Nellie B. "Nell" Chavis Smith
1919–2012
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Levoghn Chavis
1921–2003
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Emily Ruth Chavis White
1923–2009
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Dorothy Mae Chavis Mitchell
1925–1972
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Alvin David Chavis
1928–1999
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Betty Jean Chavis Arnold
1931–2014
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Clifford Lee Chavis
1933–2017
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Mary Ellis Chavis
1935–1935
