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Caroline Smith

Female 1844 - 1906  (61 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Caroline Smith was born on 8 Aug 1844 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 12 Jun 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.

    Caroline married William J. Grant on 1 Aug 1867 in Newton County, Texas. William was born in Jul 1846 in Alabama; died about 1919; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Isabelle "Belle" Grant  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1868; died on 6 Aug 1918; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 3. Francis Margaret Grant  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1869; died on 8 Nov 1933; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 4. Mary Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grant  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1874 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Nov 1936 in Newton County, Texas.
    4. 5. Nancy Caldonia Grant  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1878 in Texas; died on 28 Apr 1946 in Orange, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isabelle "Belle" Grant Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born on 8 Sep 1868; died on 6 Aug 1918; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Rev. William T. Harvell. William was born on 29 Jan 1854; died in May 1929; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Francis Margaret Grant Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born on 22 Nov 1869; died on 8 Nov 1933; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Nathan Keen. Nathan was born on 3 Mar 1870; died on 8 Oct 1951; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Mary Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grant Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born on 28 Dec 1874 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Nov 1936 in Newton County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Also shown as Emily Elizabeth.

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDDB-ZBH
    Name: Mary Elizabeth Chance
    Death Date: 30 Nov 1936
    Death Place: Newton, Texas
    Gender: Female
    Race: W
    Death Age: 61 years 11 months 2 days
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 28 Dec 1874
    Birthplace: Fairmount, Texas
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Spouse's Name: James Chance
    Father's Name: William Grant
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Caroline Smith
    Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana
    Occupation: Housewife
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery: Survey Cemetery
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date: 01 Dec 1936
    Additional Relatives: X
    Film Number: 2117124
    Digital Film Number: 4166733
    Image Number: 3275
    Reference Number: v X cn 72993
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Mary married James C. Chance on 1 Sep 1891 in Sabine County, Texas. James (son of Stephen Chance and Malinda Eaves) was born on 29 May 1868 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 25 Jan 1934 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Danny Lee Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 1968 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 7. Elva Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1894 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Apr 1948 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 8. Minnie Oda Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1897 in Newton County, Texas; and died.
    4. 9. William Lonnie Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1899 in Newton County, Texas; died on 7 Aug 1970 in Newton, Newton County, Texas.
    5. 10. James Worthy Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1901 in Newton County, Texas; died on 29 Apr 1936 in Taylor County, Texas.
    6. 11. Iley Herbert Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Apr 1903 in Newton County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1909 in Newton County, Texas.
    7. 12. Viva Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1905 in Newton County, Texas; died on 16 Sep 1905 in Newton County, Texas.
    8. 13. Benjamin Earl Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1993 in Orange County, Texas.
    9. 14. Truda "Trudie" Mae Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    10. 15. Loveda Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1910 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    11. 16. William Bertice H. Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1913 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    12. 17. Eva LaNell Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1915 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    13. 18. Viola M. Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1917 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  4. 5.  Nancy Caldonia Grant Descendancy chart to this point (1.Caroline1) was born on 19 Nov 1878 in Texas; died on 28 Apr 1946 in Orange, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF5N-DBF
    Name: Nancy Caldonia Chance
    Death Date: 28 Apr 1946
    Death Place: Orange, Orange, Texas
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Death Age: 67 years 5 months 9 days
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 19 Nov 1878
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Bill Grant
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's Name: Carolyn Smith
    Mother's Birthplace: Texas
    Occupation: Retired
    Place of Residence: Orange, Orange, Texas
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place: Gravel Hill, Texas
    Burial Date: 30 Apr 1946
    Additional Relatives: X
    Film Number: 2218356
    Digital Film Number: 4030557
    Image Number: 2937
    Reference Number: cn 19245
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Nancy married Daniel Allen Chance on 23 Dec 1908 in Sabine County, Texas. Daniel (son of Stephen Chance and Malinda Eaves) was born in Sep 1862 in Texas; died on 5 Feb 1914 in Texas; was buried in Rather Cemetery, Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Velma C. Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    2. 20. Vessie Ray Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1910 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Sep 1956 in Orange, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (Claybar Hillcrest), Orange, Orange County, Texas.
    3. 21. Aris Lavell Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1912 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 1976 in Orange, Orange County, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Danny Lee Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 3 Aug 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 1968 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF4X-YBS
    Name: Danny Lee Chance
    Death Date: 12 Apr 1968
    Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Death Age: 74 years
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 03 Aug 1893
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Jim Chance
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Elizabeth Grant
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation: Farmer-Rancher
    Place of Residence: Geneva, Sabine, Texas
    Cemetery: Myrtle Springs
    Burial Place: Sabine Co., Texas
    Burial Date: 12 Apr 1968
    Additional Relatives: X
    Film Number: 2137026
    Digital Film Number: 4029708
    Image Number: 3468
    Reference Number: 30255
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Family/Spouse: Eugenia "Genie" M. Strother. Eugenia was born on 29 Oct 1893; died on 26 Oct 1978; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Elva Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 19 Jul 1894 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Apr 1948 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6M2-RF8
    Name: Elva Gipson
    Death Date: 08 Apr 1948
    Death Place: Precinct 1, Sabine, Texas
    Gender: Female
    Race: w
    Death Age: 53 years 8 months 19 days
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 19 Jul 1894
    Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Jim Chance
    Father's Birthplace: Texas
    Mother's Name: Lizzie Grant
    Mother's Birthplace: Texas
    Occupation: Housewife
    Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
    Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
    Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
    Burial Date: 09 Apr 1948
    Additional Relatives: X
    Film Number: 2218863
    Digital Film Number: 4031443
    Image Number: 2047
    Reference Number: cn 18569
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Family/Spouse: Dan Henry Gipson. Dan was born on 7 Dec 1892; died on 8 Aug 1956; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Minnie Oda Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 18 Jun 1897 in Newton County, Texas; and died.

  4. 9.  William Lonnie Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 26 Jan 1899 in Newton County, Texas; died on 7 Aug 1970 in Newton, Newton County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6CG-FQY
    Name: William Lonnie Chance
    Death Date: 07 Aug 1970
    Death Place: Newton, Newton Co., Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race:
    Death Age: 71 years
    Estimated Birth Date: 1899
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Jim Chance
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Elizabeth Grant
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2218859
    Digital Film Number: 4169073
    Image Number: 3386
    Reference Number:
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


  5. 10.  James Worthy Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 4 Dec 1901 in Newton County, Texas; died on 29 Apr 1936 in Taylor County, Texas.

    Notes:

    As of the 1930 census, the was a inmate of the Abilene State Hospital in Taylor County, Texas. He was listed as Male, White, age 29, Single and born in Texas, with both parents being born in Texas as well.


  6. 11.  Iley Herbert Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 28 Apr 1903 in Newton County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1909 in Newton County, Texas.

  7. 12.  Viva Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 29 May 1905 in Newton County, Texas; died on 16 Sep 1905 in Newton County, Texas.

  8. 13.  Benjamin Earl Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 14 Jul 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1993 in Orange County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Inez Elizabeth Edgar. Inez (daughter of Alfred Andrew Jackson Edgar and Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Hargrove) was born on 19 Mar 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1993 in Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Charles Earl Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1929 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; and died.

  9. 14.  Truda "Trudie" Mae Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 14 Oct 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  10. 15.  Loveda Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 29 Nov 1910 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXMQ-DRP
    Name: Loveda Chance
    Event: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1910
    Event Place: Fairdale, Sabine, Texas, United States
    Gender: Female
    Father: Jim Chance
    Mother: Lizzie Grant
    Certificate Number: 41217
    Digital Folder Number: 4112533
    Image Number: 00727
    Collection: Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935


  11. 16.  William Bertice H. Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 12 Jun 1913 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLMC-FHC
    Name: Chance
    Event: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1913
    Event Place: Fairdale, Sabine, Texas, United States
    Gender: Male
    Father: Jim Chance
    Mother: Grant
    Certificate Number: 19971
    Digital Folder Number: 004141605
    Image Number: 00327
    Collection: Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935


  12. 17.  Eva LaNell Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 30 May 1915 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2G8-G8H
    Name: Eva Lanell Chance
    Event: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1915
    Event Place: Fairdale, Sabine, Texas, United States
    Gender: Female
    Father: James C Chance
    Mother: Emily Elizabeth Grant
    Certificate Number: 19994
    Digital Folder Number: 004228701
    Image Number: 00679
    Collection: Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935


  13. 18.  Viola M. Chance Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 21 Aug 1917 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2J2-3BY
    Name: Viola Chance
    Event: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Fairdale, Sabine, Texas, United States
    Gender: Female
    Father: James Chance
    Mother: Lizzie Grant
    Certificate Number: 36564
    Digital Folder Number: 004501004
    Image Number: 00114
    Collection: Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935


  14. 19.  Velma C. Chance Descendancy chart to this point (5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Said by Barbara Yancey Dore to have married Gordon Barker Berryman, a son of Fred Berryman and Ardalie Finley/Findley.


  15. 20.  Vessie Ray Chance Descendancy chart to this point (5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 17 Dec 1910 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Sep 1956 in Orange, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (Claybar Hillcrest), Orange, Orange County, Texas.

    Notes:

    At the time of the 1930 Federal Census, he was living with his older half brother, Roy Chance, in Sabine County. They were both farming in northeast of Brookeland.

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD6T-CXP
    Name: Vessie Ray Chance
    Death Date: 14 Sep 1956
    Death Place: Orange, Orange, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race: white
    Death Age: 45 years
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 17 Dec 1910
    Birthplace: Fairdale, Texas
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Danial Chance
    Father's Birthplace: La.
    Mother's Name: Nancy Grant
    Mother's Birthplace: Texas
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Place of Residence: Orange, Orange, Texas
    Cemetery: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    Burial Place: Orange, Texas
    Burial Date: 16 Sep 1956
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2114934
    Digital Film Number: 4032108
    Image Number: 2037
    Reference Number: v X cn 49751
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Family/Spouse: Mae Bell Ferguson. Mae (daughter of Albert Franklin Ferguson and Emma S. Low) was born about 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Jun 2004 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (Claybar Hillcrest), Orange, Orange County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Doyle Ray Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1933; died on 16 Apr 1999 in Buna, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas.
    2. 25. Bryan Kermit Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Oct 1976 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
    3. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 21.  Aris Lavell Chance Descendancy chart to this point (5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 27 Sep 1912 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 1976 in Orange, Orange County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The Texas Birth certificate for him, also on Family Search, shows his middle name as Lavelle. His parents were listed as Daniel Allen Chance and Nancy Caldonia Grant.

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J635-HZ5
    Name: Aris Lavell Chance
    Death Date: 19 Jun 1976
    Death Place: Orange, Orange, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race:
    Death Age: 63 years
    Estimated Birth Date: 1913
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Evelyn Chance
    Father's Name: Daniel Chance
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Nancy Grant
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2243937
    Digital Film Number: 4168240
    Image Number: 2182
    Reference Number: 2052
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Aris married Evelyn Lucille Hamilton before 1937. Evelyn was born before 1917; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Kenneth Wayne Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Sep 1937 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Jan 1994 in Orange, Orange County, Texas.


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Benjamin3, 4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1)

  2. 23.  Charles Earl Chance Descendancy chart to this point (13.Benjamin3, 4.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 30 Oct 1929 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; and died.

  3. 24.  Doyle Ray Chance Descendancy chart to this point (20.Vessie3, 5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 10 Jan 1933; died on 16 Apr 1999 in Buna, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    He has a military marker, inscribed "A3C US Air Force Korea."

    FindACase cites a ruling relating to the City of Orange, Appellant v. Doyle Ray Chance et al, appellees (06/25/59), the three appellees being former employees of the City of Orange, Doyle Ray Chance being an employee of the Fire Department. The suit related to accumulated sick leave.


  4. 25.  Bryan Kermit Chance Descendancy chart to this point (20.Vessie3, 5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 4 Feb 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Oct 1976 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JNWV-B4J
    Name: Bryan Kermit Chance
    Death Date: 19 Oct 1976
    Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Death Age: 41 years
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 04 Feb 1935
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Vessie R Chance
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Mae Bell Ferguson
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2243980
    Digital Film Number: 4005494
    Image Number: 03036
    Reference Number: 75842
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


  5. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (20.Vessie3, 5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1)

  6. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (20.Vessie3, 5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1)

  7. 28.  Kenneth Wayne Chance Descendancy chart to this point (21.Aris3, 5.Nancy2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 6 Sep 1937 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Jan 1994 in Orange, Orange County, Texas.