John Nelon Chance

1890 - 1957  (67 years)

• Name	John Nelon Chance  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Mar 1890	Tyler, Smith County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Dec 1957	Tyler, Smith County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFPW-QV6 Name: John Nelon Chance Death Date: 16 Dec 1957 Death Place: Tyler Smith, Texas Gender: Male Race: W Death Age: 67 years 8 months 19 days Estimated Birth Date: Birth Date: 27 Mar 1890 Birthplace: Tyler Co Tx Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: John Chance Father's Birthplace: Ga Mother's Name: Emma Garlington Mother's Birthplace: Tx Occupation: Laborer Place of Residence: Tyler Smith Texas Cemetery: Liberty Hill Burial Place: Tyler Smith Co Tx Burial Date: 17 Dec 1957 Additional Relatives: Film Number: 2135926 Digital Film Number: 4163658 Image Number: 1842 Reference Number: v X cn 70784 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (Research): Census Listings: 1930 Census Texas, Smith County, MP 2 Enumerated April 5, 1930 ED 212-27 SD 12 Sheets 3B and 4A Stampted 91 53-55 Chance, John N Head M W 40 M 24 Tx Tx Tx Farmer Chance, Virgie Wf F W 36 M 23 Ala Ala Ala Chance, John Jr. Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx [Does not appear to have been born to Virgie, based on her wedding date and the location of his mother's birth] Laborer Home Farm Chance, Lila Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Ala Chance, Ruby Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Ala Chance, Frank Son MW 10 S Tx Tx Ala Chance, Claud Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Ala Chance, Annie Dtr F W 3 11/12 S Tx Tx Ala
  Person ID	I17704	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Palestine Chance,   b. Mar 1853, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret Emeline "Emma" Garlington,   b. 28 Jan 1858, Newton County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1875  [1, 3]
  	Kay Parker McCary indicates that they were the parents of Willie Chance. They also were the parents of two infants who died young and are buried in the Weaver Cemetery in Newton County, Texas.
  Family ID	F4830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virgie Wallace Smith,   b. 24 Oct 1893, Alabama d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1915  [4, 5]
  	Laura Buckmaster shows them as being married as early as 1911.
  Children	1. Lila Chance,   b. Abt 1915, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ruby Chance,   b. Abt 1917, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Frank Nelon Chance,   b. 2 Feb 1920, Texas d. 23 Jan 2000, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 79 years)   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F6552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Mar 1890 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Death - 16 Dec 1957 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Tyler County, Mobile Pr. 7 SD 8 ED 110 Sheet 5A 74-74 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 37 (Reliability: 3). [S296] Buckmaster, Laura (laurabuckmaster@sbcglobal.net) "Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Family Tree" Ver. 2009-07-27 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laura47. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Smith County, MP 2 Enumerated April 5, 1930 ED 212-27 SD 12 Sheets 3B and 4A Stampted 91 53-55 She was shown as age 23 at their marriage, which would have been 1915/1916 (Reliability: 3).