CHAVIS, Russell Robert 1a

Birth Name CHAVIS, Russell Robert
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Narrative

When Russell was about eight years old he had a dog named "Bruce." Even at age 92 he remembered his dog! "He was a loving dog." Edgar, Russell and Bruce were photographed together while sitting on a rug on a porch in Indiana. Edgar about age two, was dressed as a girl with a lace dress and a bow in his hair.
Also Russell remembered that Grandman Emma Gorham Bailey smoked a clay pipe. He took his daughter, Dorothy, to visit her in Indiana in about 1930. She was living in a little shack. Dottie said they slept across the road from Grandma in a big white farmhouse, out near Greencastle. The people there took care of Grandma.
There was another story about a relative in Indiana who shot himself on a farm outside of Greencastle.
Russell worked for the K. T. Railroad in St. Louis. Lorraine Guchon McConnell, the Bishop neighbor of 5537 Devonshire, was his secretary.
Russell lived his last few years in Arizona with his daughter, Dottie. Before that he lived alone in Crestwood, still driving about and playing bridge up into his nineties. After his wife's death he moved to Arizona, and after a few months in a nursing home, October to December 1995, he passed quietly on 19 December 1995. His ashes will be buried i n St. Louis Co. beside his spouse, Dorothy.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth   Fillmore Twp., Putnam Co., IN.    
Death 1995-12-19 Sun City, AZ.    
Christening D3D7B36D59004122A4C40D726BE0BC50C41C 25 Mar 2010    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father CHAVIS, Joseph Alvin “Daddy Joe” Jr.1877-09-061960-11-08
Mother BAILEY, Ollie Blanche1883-07-021958-01-09
    Brother     CHAVIS, Edgar Alfred “Ed” 1905-06-27 1975-06-00
    Sister     CHAVIS, Pauline “Frenchy” 1913-03-02 1992-06-02
         CHAVIS, Russell Robert 1995-12-19

Families

Family of CHAVIS, Russell Robert and CALVIN, Dorothy Faye
Married Wife CALVIN, Dorothy Faye ( * 1904-11-08 + 1991-10-15 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1922-12-02   Religious Marriage  

Source References

  1. Darlene Berchtold: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hearts2&id=I6549 CLEMONS-NORMAN-BERCHTOLD ANCESTRY
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        ID: I6549
        Name: John BROWNING
        Given Name: John
        Surname: BROWNING
        Suffix: Sr.
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1728 in Culpeper Co., VA.
        Death: 18 Nov 1803 in Greene Co., GA.
        _UID: 84F00DEAB67F4E0E87F27CECC01619EFBB2C
        Change Date: 12 Mar 2010 at 21:21
        Note:
        Listing of children is correct as shown in John's will of 1803.

        Have also seen his death date as Dec. 12, 1803 & Nov. 12, 1803

        Served as a Private in the Culpeper Militia in 1756 and as a Private in 1775 in the Infantry in the Revolutionary War.

        American Revolution Military Service 1775-1781
        John Browning was one of the nineteen men enrolled in the Infantry of Culpepper County as a foot soldier, in March, 1756. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. By occupation he was a farmer. His wife was a French Huguenot.

        1803 WILL: Greene Co, GA, WB D, dtd 7 Oct, recorded: 29 Jan 1804.

        In the name of God Amen - I John Browning of the county of Greene & state of Georgia - Being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory & calling to mind the transitory things of this life do make, constitute, and ordain this to be my last will and testament, revoking all other wills heretofore made by me -

        First - I give and bequeath (after paying all my just debts) unto my beloved wife Susannah Browning both real and personal during the life of her widowhood and after her decease or marriage it is my will that the plantation whereon I now live containing one hundred & Eighty seven and a half acres with all its improvements shall belong to my son William Browning - it is also my will that all the balance of my property including all my Negroes, horses, cattle, hogs and stock of ever kinds, also money, , notes or debts with all my household furniture, working tools, with all & everything that may belong to me at my decease should be equally divided between my children as hereafter named, to wit, Francis Browning, John Browning, William Browning, Anna Bird, Phebe Boring, Sincy Fuller, Clara Harrelson & Milicent Wright, except a negro man named Jack and a bay mare called bony and one feather Bed & furniture which I give unto beloved wife Susannah Browning to keep during her life & to be at her disposal at her death - I also give unto my son Joshua Browning one Dollar and desire my Executors to pay him that sum &c - witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 7th day of Oct 1803.

        /s/ John Browning (seal)
        Test: Davis Gresham
        Phil Clements
        Saml. Baldwin
        Greene Court of Ordinary Jany. Term 1804
        The within Will & testament of John Browning decd. Proven in open Court, by the oaths of Phillip Clements & Sami. Baldwin who was subscribing witness's to the same.
        Recorded the 29 Jany. 1804.
        /s/ Tho. Carleton C.C.V.

        Children named in will: Francis, John, William, Anna, Phebe, Sincy, Clara, Millicent & Joshua. The listing of children in the will does not agree with other listings.

        Notes are filed in Norman Notebook under Courtney Norman.

        Father: Francis**** BROWNING b: Abt 1700 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co., VA.
        Mother: Elizabeth Carter **** LLOYD b: 1704 in Maryland

        Marriage 1 Elizabeth DEMAREST b: 1725 in New Castle Co., DE.
        Married: 1744 in Virginia
        Change Date: 16 Sep 2008
        Children
        Has No Children Phebe BROWNING
        Has No Children Cincy BROWNING
        Has No Children Clara BROWNING
        Has No Children Millicent BROWNING
        Has Children Joshua BROWNING b: 19 Dec 1746 in Culpeper Co., VA.
        Has Children Francis Asberry BROWNING b: 25 Nov 1753 in Elizabeth City, Culpeper Co., VA.
        Has Children John BROWNING b: 17 May 1767 in Culpeper Co., VA.
        Has No Children Anna BROWNING b: 1769
        Has Children William F. BROWNING b: 15 Mar 1770

        Marriage 2 Susannah TEAGUE b: 3 Jan 1729 in Cecil Co., MD.
        Married: 1777
        Change Date: 11 Sep 2009

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