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William R. Chance

Male 1879 - 1943  (63 years)


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  • Name William R. Chance  [1, 2
    Birth 19 Dec 1879  Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Jun 1943  Galveston, Galveston County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6XQ-42T
      Name: William Chance
      Death Date: 04 Jun 1943
      Death Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: Cauc.
      Death Age: 63 years 5 months 16 days
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 19 Dec 1879
      Birthplace: Many, Louisiana
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: John Chance
      Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Mother's Name: Emma Garlington
      Mother's Birthplace: Texas
      Occupation: Watchman
      Place of Residence: Galveston, Galveston, Texas
      Cemetery:
      Burial Place: Sacul, Texas
      Burial Date: 05 Jun 1943
      Additional Relatives: X
      Film Number: 2137307
      Digital Film Number: 4030098
      Image Number: 1321
      Reference Number: cn 27071
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Texas, Tyler County, Mobile Precinct No. 7
      SD 98 ED 110 Sheet 5A
      78-76
      Chance, William R Head M M Dec 1879 20 M 0 La La Tx Farmer
      Chance, Ida Wf W F Oct 1873 26 M 0 Tx Miss Miss

      1910 Census
      Texas, Angelina County, JP 6
      Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
      SD 2 ED 8 Sheet 1A
      5-6
      Chance, Willie R Head m W 29 M1 10 La Miss Tx Laborer Shingle Mill
      Chance, Ida Wf F W 37 m1 10 5/4 Tx Miss Miss
      Chance, Eva Dtr F W 9 S Tx La Mixx
      Chance, Edgar Son M W 7 S Tx La Miss
      Chance, Clarence Son M W 5 S Tx La Miss
      Chance, Carl Son M W 12 S Tx La Miss

      1920 Census
      not located

      1930 Census
      Texas, Dallas County, JP 7, Dallas City
      ED 57-84 SD 10 Sheet 1B
      Haenes Beckley
      733/---/375W
      Chance, William Head M W 50 M 20 La La Tx Salesman Medicine
      Chance, Lilliam Dtr F W 18 S Tx La Tx Operator Telephone Co

    Person ID I17709  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Palestine Chance,   b. Mar 1853, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Emeline "Emma" Garlington,   b. 28 Jan 1858, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1875  [3, 4
    • 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 Ida Mixon,   b. 26 Oct 1870, Tyler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1943, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1900  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Eva Chance,   b. Abt 1901, Tyler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edgar Chance,   b. Abt 1903, Tyler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Clarence Ernest Chance,   b. 24 May 1904, Rockland, Tyler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1945, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     4. Carl Tommy Chance,   b. 31 Jul 1905, Tyler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1946, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     5. Lillian R. Chance,   b. 29 May 1911, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1954, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F11997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Dec 1879 - Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1900 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jun 1943 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    2. [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 Precinct No. 7 SD 98 ED 110 Sheet 5A 78-76 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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).

    4. [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).