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Chastain's in the 1850 Alabama Census

1850 Cherokee County, AL Census

District 27 Page 117B HH #780 F #780
Saml. D. CHASTAIN, age 32, male, D.L. (day laborer?), born TN, can't read
Jane C., age 30, female, born SC
Wm., age 10, male, born AL
Georgia, age 9, female, born AL (Georgia Elizabeth?)
Baldwin, age 7, male, born AL (James Baldwin)
Saml., age 5, male, born AL
John, age 3, male, born AL
Washington, age 1/12, male, born AL (George Washington)

Samuel can also be found on the following census:
1860 Craighead Co., AR p. 870
Please email me if you can tell me who the parents of Saml. D. are or if you know where he can be found on 1870 census. Thanks.

1850 DeKalb County, AL Census

District 24 Page 389B HH #222 F #222
Gracey MUSGROVE, age 54, female, $175, born NC
William, age 15, male, farmer, born AL, in school
Emely, age 13, female, born AL, in school
Henry, age 10, male, born AL, in school
Alexander CHASTAIN, age 20, male, farmer, born TN, can't read

I believe this Alexander Chastain is the same as the one found on the following censuses:
1860 Dade Co., GA p. 1002
1870 DeKalb Co., AL p. 857A
1880 DeKalb Co., AL p. 597B - Alex. dec. Susan HH
1900 DeKalb Co., AL p. 47B - widow Susan
Please email me if you can tell me who the parents of Alexander are. Thanks.

Civil Division 25 Page 341B HH #205 F #205
J. B. CHASTEEN, age 30, male, F (farmer?), born SC
Mary, age 25, female, born NC, can't read
Sarah C., age 6, female, born GA
Mary A. E., age 4, female, born GA
Jeptha M., age 1, male, born GA
Manerva R., age 21, female, born GA, can't read

Who is Manerva R.? Possibly a sister?
I believe Joseph B. Chasteen(5) descends from Wm.(4)[and Mary West], Abraham(3), Pierre Jr.(2), Pierre(1). Joseph was b. c. 1820 in Greenville Co., SC and d. 18 Feb. 1881 in AL. He m. 5 Jan. 1843 Lumpkin Co., GA to Mary Carter/Castin.
Joseph can also be found on the following censuses:
1860 Cherokee Co., AL p. 2
1870 Cherokee Co., AL p. 259B
1880 Cherokee Co., AL p. 315B

District 24 Page 410B HH #507 F #507
Jacob CHASTAIN, age 21, male, farmer, born TN
Jane, age 20, female, born TN

Is Jacob a son of William Shasteen and half-brother of Benjamin Berry Chasteen?
Other censuses:
1860 Franklin Co., TN p. 122
1870 Franklin Co., TN p. 192A

District 24 Page412A HH #533 F #533
Jesse CHASTAIN, age 46, male, farmer, born KY
Louvisa, age 35, female, born TN, can't read
William, age 18, male, farmer, born TN
Elizabeth, age 18, female, born TN
Matilda, age 16, female, born TN
Phebey, age 14, female, born TN
Rhoda, age 10, female, born AL
Ellender, age 8, female, born AL
James, age 6, male, born AL
Samantha Ann, age 2, female, born AL

Please email if you can tell me who the parents of Jesse are or where I can find him in the 1840 and 1860 censuses. Thanks.

Civil Division 25 Page 327B HH #27 F #27
R. CHASTEEN, age 39, male, F (farmer?), $800, born SC
Eleanor, age 46, female, born KY, can't read
William, age 14, male, born TN, in school
Mary A., age 13, female, born AL, in school
M. R., age 11, male, born AL, in school
Eliza J., age 9, female, born AL, in school
Eleanor M., age 7, female, born AL, in school
Malissa, age 24, born GA

I believe this is Rainey Chastain(5) son of Wm.(4) and Mary West [Abraham(3), Pierre Jr.(2), Pierre(1)].
Rainey was born c. 1811 in Greenville Co., SC and died after 1860. He married Nellie Gist (Nellie is probably a nickname for Eleanor?).
Nellie Gist was b. c. 1804 in KY and probably died between the 1850-1860 censuses.
I believe Malissa is Rainey's sister.
Rainey can also be found on the following censuses:
1840 DeKalb Co., AL p. 172
1860 Whitfield Co., GA p. 644

1850 Madison County, AL Census

District 34 Page 350B HH #282 F #282
Wm. CHASTAIN, age 49, male, B. Precher, born SC
Margaret, age 43, female, born TN
Sarah, age 23, female, born TN
Levina, age 20, female, born TN
Jno. D., age 16, male, Student, born TN, in school
Mary, age 13, female, born AL, in school
Jerusha, age 11, female, born AL, in school
Martha, age 8, female, born AL, in school
Green, age 5, male, born AL
George, age 4, male, born AL
Joseph, age 6/12, male, born TN

I believe this is William Chastain(4) son of Rev. John(3)and Mary (Robinson) Chastain [Pierre Jr.(2), Pierre(1)].
William was b. 7 Aug. 1801 in Pendleton Dist., SC and d. between 1870-1875. He m. 19 Oct. 1825 in Habersham Co., GA to Margaret Dobbs, dau. of David and Margaret. She was b. 18 Dec. 1807 in TN and d. 14 Nov. 1875.
William can also be found on the following censuses:
1830 Rutherford Co., TN p. 299
1840 Jackson Co., AL p. 67
1860 Madison Co., AL p. 260-1
1870 Massac Co., IL p. 300A

1850 Talladega County, AL Census

Talladega District Page 475B HH #1715 F #1761
John CHASTINE, age 20, male, Laborer, born GA
Elizabeth, age 20, female, born GA
Sarah E., age 4, female, born GA
John, age 2, male, born GA

Is this John the son of John(4) and Ann (Elrod) Chastain [Abraham(3), Pierre Jr.(2), Pierre(1)]? Please email me if you know this is correct or if you know differently so I can correct it. I also don't know where to find John in the 1860 census if you can help. Thanks.

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