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John Nelon Chance

Male 1890 - 1957  (67 years)


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  • Name John Nelon Chance  [1, 2
    Birth 27 Mar 1890  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Dec 1957  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 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  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ruby Chance,   b. Abt 1917, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Frank Nelon Chance,   b. 2 Feb 1920, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 2000, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Living
    Family ID F6552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Mar 1890 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Dec 1957 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

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

    3. [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).

    4. [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.

    5. [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).