Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

Chastain's in the 1870 Georgia Census

1870 Cobb County, GA Census

Kenesaw Dist., p. 340A
Friend CHASTEEN, age 37, clerk in grocery, b. SC
Slena, age 40, keeping house, b. SC

I believe this is Friendly, son? of William.
Other censuses:
1850 Union Co., SC p. 84B (with father?)

Kenesaw Dist., p. 340A
Gadby CHASTEEN, age 19, farm hand, b. SC
Martha, age 17, keeping house, b. GA
Friend, age 1, b. GA
Nancy, age 1/12, b. GA

Gritter Dist., Marietta P.O., p. 324B
Green B. CHASTINE, age 34, farmer, b. SC
Nancy, age 38, keeping house, b. SC
Andrew W. W., age 12, works on farm, b. GA
Thomas D., age 10, works on farm, b. GA
Rebecca A., age 4, b. GA
Annison J. G., age 3, b. GA
William L., age 9/12, b. GA
Sarah E. CRAFT, age 33, house keeper, b. SC

I believe Green B. is the Greenbury that is son of William Chastain of Union Co., SC.
Green's family may also be found on the following censuses:
1850 Union Co., SC p. 84B (with father)
1860 Cherokee Co., GA, Wild Cat Dist., p. 803
1880 Cobb Co., GA, Big Shanty Dist., p. 91B
1900 Clay Co., AL p. 60B
1910 Clay Co., AL p. 81A - Nancy HH
1920 Clay Co., AL p. 68A - Nancy HH

Kenesaw Dist., p. 340B
Josua CHASTEEN, age 26, railroad hand, b. GA
Lucinda, age 32, keeping house, b. GA
William D., age 5, b. GA
Emma F., age 3, b. GA
John E., age 1, b. GA

I believe this is Joshua, son of William Chestine.
Other censuses:
1850 Union Co., SC p. 84B (with father)
1860 Cobb Co., GA, Big Shanty Dist., p. 387 (with father)

1870 Fannin County, GA Census

Sugar Creek Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #723 F #722
Benjamin Chastain, age 61, male, Farmer, $1500/200, born SC
Naomi, age 55, female, Keeps House, born NC
Martha, age 32, female, Keeps House, born NC
Rebecca, age 17, female, Keeps House, born GA
Benjamin, age 10, male, Works on Farm, born GA
Smith, age 7, male, born GA, in school
Rebecca, age 91, female, Invalid, born SC
Martha Denton, age 95, female, No Occupation, born SC

Colwell Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #489 F #488
Caldona Chastain, age 30, female, Keeps House, born SC
Riley, age 13, male, Works on Farm, born TN
Ann, age 10, female, born TN
John, age 4, male, born TN
Amanda, age 2, female, born TN
Margaret Gossit, age 67, female, Knits, born SC

Sugar Creek Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #727 F #726
Elijah Chastain, age 56, male, Lawyer, $4000/1416, born SC
Clarissa, age 50, female, Keeps House, born GA
Judson, age 14, male, born GA, in school
Ida, age 12, female, born GA, in school
Johnson, age 10, male, born GA, in school
Ann, age 43, female, Domestic, born GA

Hot House Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #162 F #162
Elizabeth Chastain, age 35, female, Farmer, $0/100, born NC
Joseph, age 15, male, Farm Laborer, born GA, in school
Mary, age 13, female, Farm Laborer, born GA, in school
Martha, age 11, female, Farm Laborer, born GA, in school
Benjamin, age 9, male, born GA, in school
Alice, age 7, female, born GA

Sugar Creek Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #754 F #753
Martha Free, age 34, female, Keeps House, $300/200, born GA
Rhoda, age 10, female, born GA
Franklin, age 8, male, born GA
Elizabeth Chastain, age 73, female, Keeps House, born TN

Hot House Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #160 F #160
Jason Chastain, age 53, male, Farmer, $1275/400, born NC
Mary, age 52, female, Keeps House, born NC
Martha, age 22, female, Farm Laborer, born GA
Junius, age 16, male, Farm Laborer, born GA
Estella, age 12, female, born GA
Victoria, age 10, female, born GA
John Stephens, age 22, male, Farm Laborer, born GA
Mary, age 20, female, Keeps House, born GA

Morganton District HH#367 F #366
John Chastain, age 62, male, Farmer, $500/150, born SC
Jane, age 42, female, Keeps House, born NC
Webb, age 16, male, Works Farm, born GA, in school
William, age 15, male, Works Farm, born GA, in school
Clark, age 13, female, Works Farm, born GA, in school
Virginia, age 10, female, Works Farm, born GA, in school
Hyde, age 9, male, born GA, in school
Davis, age 6, male, born GA
Susan, age 4, female, born GA
Esther, age 3, female, born GA

Sugar Creek Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #730 F #729
Johnathan Chastain, age 26, male, Works on Farm, born GA
Jane, age 24, female, Keeps House, born NC
Amanda, age 5, female, born GA
Florance, age 4, female, born GA
Martha, age 1, female, born GA
Lee, age 2/12, male, born in July, born GA

Sugar Creek Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #731 F #730
Martha Chastain, age 65, female, Keeps House, $300/300, born SC
Elijah, age 40, male, Works on Farm, born GA
Ned, age 24, male, Idiot, born GA
Nancy, age 22, female, Works on Farm, born GA
Jason, age 17, male, Works on Farm, born GA

Sugar Creek Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #879 F #878
Dallas Smith, age 25, male, Retail Merchant, $100/900, born GA
Emily, age 16, female, Keeps House, born GA
Oscar Chastain, age 25, male, Retail Merchant, $0/800, born GA

Flint Hill Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #629 F #626
Philip Chastain, age 35, male, Works on Farm, born NC
Hannah, age 30, female, Keeps House, born GA
Joseph, age 7, male, born GA
Jeremiah, age 3, male, born GA
Ellen, age 1, female, born GA

Sugar Creek Dist./Morganton P.O. HH #901 F #900
Raney Chastain, age 31, male, Farmer, $0/250, born GA
Rebeca, age 35, female, Keeps House, born NC
Martha, age 4, female, born GA
Lee, age 3, male, born GA
Josepine, age 1, female, born GA
Althia, age 1, female, born GA

1870 Floyd County, GA Census

Subdivision 141, Cave Spring P.O., p. 281B
David CHASTAIN, age 21, works on farm, b. SC
Josephine, age 19, keeping house, b. GA
Marion, age 2, b. GA
Mary Jane, age 5/12, b. GA
Jane HOPKINS, age 44, b. GA
Martha, age 16, b. GA

Is David the son of Cooper B. Chastain?
Other censuses:
1880 Floyd Co., GA, North Carolina Dist. 855, p. 239A

1870 Fulton County, GA Census

Dora Chastain, Page 246, 3 W. Atlanta

1870 Hall County, GA Census

Fork Dist., Gainesville P.O., page 352B
Wm. C. CHASTAIN, age 53, farmer, b. GA
Nancy, age 50, keeping house, b. GA
Perino, age 17, laboring on farm, b. GA
Harriet, age 15, laboring on farm, b. GA

I believe this is Wm. C.(5) son of Abraham(4)and Martha (Swafford) [Abraham(3), Pierre Jr.(2), Pierre(1)].
Wm. C. was b. 16 Apr. 1820 Hall Co., GA, d. 19 Nov. 1883, m. 5 Feb. 1840 Hall Co., GA to Nancy Mayfield.
Wm. can also be found on the following censuses:
1850 Lumpkin Co., GA p. 60A
1860 Cherokee Co., AL p. 100-1
1880 Hall Co., GA p. 119A

1870 Hart County, GA Census

Dooley's Dist., Oak Bower P.O., p. 299B
Rachael CHASTEEN, age 67, keeping house, b. SC
Polly A., age 50, b. SC

Rachel was the widow of Samuel Chastain. Samuel was b. c. 1791, d. between 1850 and 1860, and was possibly a son of Rev. James Chastain
Other censuses:
1820 Pendleton Co., SC p. 210
1830 Anderson Co., SC
1850 Anderson Co., SC p. 216B
1860 Hart Co., GA p. 445 - widow Rachel

1870 Pickens County, GA Census

Jasper P.O., page 41B
James CHASTAIN, age 51, farmer, b. SC
Jane, age 41, keeping house, b. GA
Elizabeth, age 20, asst. keeping house, b. GA
David N., age 18, assisting on farm, b. GA
Mary J., age 16, assisting on farm, b. GA
William B., age 14, assisting on farm, b. GA
Miles T., age 12, assisting on farm, b. GA
Benjamin P., age 10, assisting on farm, b. GA
Rebecca, age 9, b. GA
Amelia, age 7, b. GA
Thomas, age 5, b. GA

James is possibly the son of Obediah and Jane Chastain. He was b. c. 1825 in SC, m. 2 Apr. 1846 Gilmer Co., GA to Jane A. Powell (possibly dau. of Abraham Powell).
Other census records:
1850 Gordon Co., GA, 12 Div., p. 40A
1860 Pickens Co., GA, Truck Wheel Dist., p. 910
1880 Cullman Co., AL, Beat 10, ED 44, p. 502B

Jasper P.O., p. 42B
Henry CHASTAIN, age 26, farm laborer, b. GA
Mary, age 27, keeping house, b. GA
Joseph, age 3, b. GA

What family does Henry come from?
Other censuses:
1880 Pickens Co., GA p. 512A
Is son Joseph the son of 1900 & 1910 Jefferson Co., AL?

1870 Walker County, GA Census

Subdivision 128 Page 211B HH #374 F #365
Abner H. Chastain, age 72, male, farmer, $500/150, born SC
Florence A. Evatt, age 33, female, Keeping House, born GA, can't write
Emily T., age 12, female, born GA, in school
William, age 11, male, born GA

Subdivision 128 Page 223A HH #543 F #534
Benjamin L. Chastain, age 45, male, Farmer, $1600/600, born GA
Eliza P., age 35, female, Keeping House, born GA
Telula J., age 13, female, born GA, in school
George L., age 11, male, Farm Laborer, born GA, in school
Augustus, age 9, male, Farm Laborer, born GA, in school
Benjamin, age 7, male, born GA
Alonzo H., age 4, male, born GA
Mary E., age 2, female, born GA

Subdivision 128 Page 221A HH #519 F #510
William Chastain, age 28, male, Farm Laborer, born GA, can't read or write
Nancy J., age 24, female, Keeping House, born GA, can't read or write
Mary A., age 3, female, born GA
Thomas, age 6/12, male, born GA

1870 Walton County, GA Census

Subdivision 129 Page 450B HH #175 F #186
Emeline Chastine, age 29, female, Works in Factory, born GA
Caroline, age 10, female, Works in Factory, born GA
Mindie, age 9, female, Works in Factory, born GA, in school

Email: gencheryl@yahoo.com