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Family Group Record 0143
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Husband's Name John Cheairs
Born: 1788 Place: North Carolina
Died: 1859 Place: Centerville, Leon, Texas
Married: Place:
Father: Elijah Cheairs
Mother: .......
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Wife's Name Eleanor Bittick
Born: 1792 Place: North Carolina
Died: 1851 Place: Houston County, Texas
Father: Francis Bittick
Mother: Mary Stanfield
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Children
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1. Sex Name
M John Cheairs
Born: 1812 Place: Missouri
Died: Place: Crockett, Houston, Texas
Married: Place: Texas
Spouse: Lucretia Bathsheba Stanley
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2. Sex Name
M Samuel Cheairs
Born: 1814 Place: Missouri
Died: Place:
Married: 02 Dec 1838 Place: Washington County, Texas
Spouse: Lucinda Votau
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3. Sex Name
F Mary Ann Talitha Cheairs
Born: 1816 Place: Missouri
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: Stephen Jefferson Stanley
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4. Sex Name
F Margaret Rebecca Cheairs
Born: 1818 Place: Missouri
Died: Place:
Married: 10 Sep 1837 Place:
Spouse: William Carroll Stanley
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5. Sex Name
M William Harrison Cheairs
Born: 1820 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: 03 Jan 1842 Place:
Spouse: Nancy Caison
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6. Sex Name
M Elijah Cheairs
Born: 1822 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: Elizabeth .......
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7. Sex Name
M Francis Cheairs
Born: 1823 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse:
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8. Sex Name
F Malinda Cheairs
Born: 1825 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: John Moncrief
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9. Sex Name
F Elizabeth Cheairs
Born: 1827 Place: Clark County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: George L. Ramsdale
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10. Sex Name
M Jonathan Cheairs
Born: 1829 Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: Martha A.E. Johnson
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11. Sex Name
M Eli Cheairs
Born: 1831 Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas
Died: Place:
Married: Place:
Spouse: Rachel Melvina Albright
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12. Sex Name
M Andrew Jackson Cheairs
Born: 1833 Place: San Augustine, Texas
Died: 1899 Place: Killeen, Bell County, Texas
Married: Place:
Spouse: Margaret Ann Prather
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Sources of Information: The Cheairs Index by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr.,
no date; Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas, Book II, published
by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, page 294; Census Records:
Houston County, Texas 1850.
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John F. Cheairs, born 1812 ... died Houston County, Texas; married ...
Lucretia Stanley, born June 19, 1803, Alabama, died September 11, 1877,
Montgomery County, Texas. John F. Cheairs, a private. Mrs. Vivian McShan
Gray, No. 7121, Gonzales Chapter, admitted December 18, 1970.
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Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas, Book II, published by the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, page 294.
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Houston County, Texas Query Archives
January 1, 1998 - July 29, 1998
Don R. Cheairs Query, Posted 6/20/98
Cheairs@aol.com
My name is Don Cheairs, orignally of Texas and now removed to Nebraska. My
family had everything to do with the creation of Houston County and the
city of Crockett.
John CHEAIRS and one of his sons signed the petition to create Houston
county when it was known as Mustang Prairie. They fought at the battle of
San Jacinto and were granted land for their participation in the Texas
Revolution and were allowed to keep the grants from Mexico when the area
was under the control of the Mexican Government. The CHEAIRS are still
represented in Austonio. A large plantation was in the area west of
Crockett where my great grandfather Andrew Jackson CHEAIRS grew up prior to
the Civil War in which he fought with the Texas regiment. John CHEAIRS is
buried in the Federal Cemetery and most others are buried in the Boggs and
other cemeteries in the area.
On June the 6th, we held a reunion in Austonio for the Descendants of Jan
De La CHAIRE, the original immigrant from Rouen, France in 1666.
Other families are numerous that have ties to the CHEAIRS family of Houston
County, HAMMONS. ATKINSON, TOWNSEND, LARUE, SWEARINGEN, just to name a few.
Don R. Cheairs
2408 Washington St.
Bellevue, Nebraska 68005-5442
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Houston County, Texas Query Archives
July 29, 1998 - October 1998
Mary Baier Query, Posted 10/11/98
mhbaier@rivendell.vsta.com
All came to Houston Co. early. I descend from Edward Albright and Eli
CHEAIRS, and also Ezekiel HIGDON. Have ALBRIGHT info back to Johnnas
ALBRECHT (ALBRIGHT) to share with others working on it. Also Eli CHEAIRS
back to John Sr. and Elizabeth ADDEE 1625. They came through England to
America. I am looking for HIGDON'S anything would be appreciated.
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ID: I0133
Name: Andrew Jackson CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Birth: 1833 in San Augustine, Texas
Death: 1899 in Killeen, Bell Co., Texas
Note: 1860 Census for Houston County: Andy Cheairs (22) living with brother
Elijah Cheairs and wife Elizabeth and their 4 children.
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
Marriage 1 Margaret Ann PRATHER b: 1845 in Polk Co., Texas
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ID: I0069
Name: Eli M. CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
Marriage 1 Rachel Melvina ALBRIGHT
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ID: I1859
Name: Elijah CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
Marriage 1 Martha A.E. JOHNSON
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ID: I1532
Name: Elizabeth CHEAIRS
Sex: F
Alias: Betty
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
Marriage 1 George RAMSDALE
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ID: I1861
Name: John CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Death: 1859 in Centerville, Leon Co., Texas
Father: Elijah CHAIRES b: Abt. 1761 of Queen Anne's Co., Maryland
Marriage 1 Eleanor BIDDIX
Note: 1830 Hempstead Co., Arkansas Census ...
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ID: I1854
Name: John Francis CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Birth: Abt. 1812 in Hempstead Co., AR
Death: Abt. 1856 in Crockett, Houston Co., Texas
Burial: Crocket, Houston Co., Texas
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
Marriage 1 Lucretia Bathsheba STANLEY b: 19 JUN 1803 in Alabama
Married: Abt. 1835
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ID: I2369
Name: Jonathan CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
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ID: I4412
Name: Margaret Rebecca CHEAIRS
Sex: F
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
Marriage 1 William Carroll STANLEY
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ID: I1864
Name: Samuel CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
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ID: I1863
Name: William Harrison CHEAIRS
Sex: M
Father: John CHEAIRS
Mother: Eleanor BIDDIX
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