James Roy Chance

1901 - 1985  (83 years)

• Name	James Roy Chance  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	23 Mar 1901	Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jan 1985	Newton County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  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. He must have married soon after this, as by 1930 he was farming, with his younger half-brother Vessie in Sabine County, and shown as married for 10 years. (Research): Census Listings: 1930 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 3 Enumerated 8 Apr 1930 ED 202-5 SD 19 Sheet 1A Stamped 65 Farming community located 5 to 7 miles northeast of Brookeland on Grodes? S. Distr Road 6-6 Chance, Roy J Head M W 29 M 19 Tx Tx Tx Farmer Chance, Alma E Wf F W 27 M 17 Tx Tx Tx Chance, Murlene Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Chance, James D Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx Chance, Mona [Nora?] Dtr F W 4 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx Chance, Edna Dtr F W 2 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx Chance, Truitt J Son M W 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx Chance, Vessie R Brother M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
  Person ID	I39451	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Daniel Allen Chance,   b. Sep 1862, Texas d. 5 Feb 1914, Texas (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Nancy Curry,   b. Dec 1870, Louisiana d. Aft 1904, Texas (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1890  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F11969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma Evelene Hyden,   b. 20 Jan 1903, Texas d. 14 May 1978, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	8 May 1920  [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. James D. Chance,   b. 13 Jul 1923, Texas d. 9 Jan 1991 (Age 67 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. James Truitt Chance,   b. 29 Jun 1929, Sabine County, Texas d. 8 Apr 1988, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 58 years)   6. Living   7. Alma Mittie Chance,   b. 13 Dec 1944, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas d. 19 Aug 2005, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F11992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Mar 1901 - Texas Death - 21 Jan 1985 - Newton County, Texas Burial - - Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [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, Sabine County, JP 3 Enumerated 8 Apr 1930 ED 202-5 SD 19 Sheet 1A Stamped 65 Farming community located 5 to 7 miles northeast of Brookeland on Grodes? S. Distr Road 6-6 (Reliability: 3). [S1086] McCary, Kay P. "Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [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). [S1223] Genforum: Chance Family Genealogy Forum ; http://genforum.genealogy.com/chance/messages/629.html.