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Leo Edgar Chance

Male 1904 - 1935  (30 years)


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  • Name Leo Edgar Chance  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 18 Jul 1904  Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Jan 1935  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • At the time of the 1920 Federal Census brothers Roy and Leo were boarders at a hotel run by Frank and Mary Morrison on Browndell Road in Jasper County, Texas. Roy was 18, and Leo 16, both single, and both employed as laborers at a saw mill, as were most the other boarders.

      His death certificate, shows him as the son of Dan Chance and Nancy Currie. The informant was his widow, Jewel.

      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDVJ-425
      Name: Leo Edgar Chance
      Death Date: 05 Jan 1935
      Death Place: Precinct 1, Sabine, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: w
      Death Age: 30 years 5 months 18 days
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 18 Jul 1904
      Birthplace: Shelby Co, Tex
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: Dan Chance
      Father's Birthplace: Texas
      Mother's Name: Nancy Currie
      Mother's Birthplace: San Augustine Co., Texas
      Occupation: Farmer
      Place of Residence:
      Cemetery:
      Burial Place: Bayou, Texas
      Burial Date: 06 Jan 1935
      Additional Relatives:
      Film Number: 2116252
      Digital Film Number: 4030349
      Image Number: 3445
      Reference Number: 4414
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1930 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
      Enumerated Apr. 24 and 25, 1930
      ED 202-10 SD 19 Sheet 9B
      174-177
      Chance, Leo E. Hd M W 25 M@19 Tx Tx Tx Foreman railroad track
      Chance, Jewell Wf F W 22 M@16 Tx Tx tx
      Chance, Harvel Son M W 1 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    • (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
    Person ID I2389  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Daniel Allen Chance,   b. Sep 1862, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1914, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Mother Nancy Curry,   b. Dec 1870, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1904, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1890  [4, 5
    Family ID F11969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jewel Fanny Smith,   b. 23 Jul 1906, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1995, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1928 
    Children 
     1. Edgar Howell Chance,   b. 10 Aug 1928, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1978, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F1531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1904 - Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jan 1935 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Hill Family Page (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/i gm.cgi?db=hillfamily) Debra Massey (Redhed43@aol.com) Ver . Jan 15 21:17:03 2002 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    3. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 2 Enumerated 23 and 25 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 6A Stamped 112 95-95 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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, Shelby County, Precinct 3 Enumerated 8 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 88 Sheet 8A Stamped 124 113-117 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1223] Genforum: Chance Family Genealogy Forum ; http://genforum.genealogy.com/chance/messages/629.html.