Below is the FGS for Malvina and her parent's family.....
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Family Group Record
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Husband: Jonathan P. CHAMNESS
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Birth: 5 Dec 1806 Buncombe Co. NC
Death: 8 Dec 1875 Crainville, Williamson, Illinois
Burial: Pidgeon Cr. Cem, Williamson Co. IL
REFN: ZH book, p 107
Marriage:
Father: John CHAMNESS (b 6 Jan 1749)
Mother: Sally BERRY (b 1760)
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Wife: Nancy BRIGHT
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Birth: 1810
Death: 1860
REFN: 924
Burial:
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Children
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1 F Elizabeth Jane CHAMNESS
Birth: 1825
REFN: 925
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: Malcolm MCKOWN (m 20 Dec 1847)
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2 F Sophronia Ellen Emily CHAMNESS
Birth: abt 1832
REFN: 927
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: James CAGLE (m 24 Sep 1854)
Spouse: William H. NELSON (m 9 Sep 1866)
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3 M Joseph B. CHAMNESS
Birth: abt 1836 Williamson Co. IL
Death: abt 1910
Burial:
Spouse: Sarah HUFFMAN (m 23 Aug 1857)
Spouse: Catherine MODGLIN
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4 M James Lemen CHAMNESS
Birth: 27 Aug 1837
Death: 5 Jan 1863
REFN: T. SIMMONS, JR
Burial:
Spouse: Louisa E. ROBERTSON (m 24 Jun 1856)
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5 M Wiley Berry CHAMNESS
Birth: 31 Mar 1840 Chamnesstown, Williamson Co., IL
Death: 26 Jan 1924 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co. IL
Burial: Jefferson Co. IL
REFN: 932
Spouse: Mary MODGLIN (m 24 Dec 1862)
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6 F Melissa CHAMNESS
Birth: 1841
REFN: 934
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: Thomas George W. MITCHELL (m 20 Oct 1862)
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7 F Martisha CHAMNESS
Birth: 25 Apr 1842 Williamson Co., IL
Death: 6 Feb 1921 Rt. 3 Carterville, Williamson Co. IL
REFN: 936
Burial:
Spouse: Allen CAGLE (m 19 Dec 1856)
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8 F Malvina Cindarella CHAMNESS
Birth: 1844
REFN: 938
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: John W. BRYANT (m 8 Apr 1866)
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9 M Isiah (Josiah) CHAMNESS
Birth: 1848
Death: 1868
REFN: 940
Burial:
Marriage:
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10 M Jonathan Scott CHAMNESS
Birth: 11 Jun 1850 Williamson Co. IL
Death: 10 Dec 1934 Williamson Co. IL
Burial: Pigeon Creek Cem, Wmson Co. IL
REFN: 941
Spouse: Nancy COPHER (m 9 Mar 1871)
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11 M Harry L. CHAMNESS
Birth: abt 1852 Williamson Co., IL
Death:
Burial:
Marriage:
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Prepared 22 Jan 2005 by:
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FAMILY NOTES
HUSBAND NOTES: Jonathan P. CHAMNESS
Burial: This is in the Crab Orchard Refuge area, west of the old Chamnesstown
School area....
General: According to the ZH book, Jonathan P. Chamness was a physician.
Probably herbs,
etc. not a formal medical training. He was also a farmer..
WIFE NOTES: Nancy BRIGHT
CHILD NOTES: Elizabeth Jane CHAMNESS
General: Birth: Cha1-107. Married: Cha1-107, Cha9-a.
CHILD NOTES: Sophronia Ellen Emily CHAMNESS
General: Birth: Cha1-107, Cha09-a, and Williamson Co. Census. Married: 1860
Census ) he
is 25, TN: she is 28, IL. On the 1870 Census she is m. to Wm. H. Nelson (9
Sep
1866) and the boys are 13, 11, 9, and 7. On the 1880 Census, Nelson is dead,
she
is 48 and Alfred is m.,
and TE is 23, VC is 21, and James 19.
Some say she married James Cagle.
CHILD NOTES: Joseph B. CHAMNESS
General: He had eight children. In the 1860 Census, his wife is listed as
Sarah which
fits with marriage data. In 1880 he is listed as being age 45, wife is
Catherine age 31 with children James 11, John 6, and Thomas 4. Could this be
a
second wife of his?? Census records may have been corrupted by a "crooked"
census taker in 1860, and a new book is to be published by the local group
which
offers some help?? Birth: Cha1-107, and Williamson Co. Census. Married:
Cha1-107, Cha9-a.
CHILD NOTES: James Lemen CHAMNESS
General: According to Theron Simmons, Jr., he was listed as a Civil War
deserter. I
wonder why he died young?? Dr. Wm. Phemister supplied the info that he was a
Pvt. in Co. B., 128th Reg't Illinois Inf. mustered in on 4 Nov. 1862, height
5'
9", dark complexion, eyes, and hair. occupation farmer. He appeared on the
list
of deserters at 21 Jan 1864 in Athens, AL. This company was known for
desertions.. He may have been named Lemen after the Lemen family where the
family attended the Lemen pastors church earlier in
St. Clair Co. IL. Birth: & Marriage: Cha1-107. See also #3916, James L.
Chamness, m. Louisa Elizabeth Robinson, #3917 in a location in MO.
CHILD NOTES: Wiley Berry CHAMNESS
Burial: Buried in unmarked graves, believed to have been next to son, Wiley
G., in Wood Lawn in the Odd Fellows Cem, Jefferson Co. IL. NOTE..There are
several listings of cemeteries in Jefferson Co, these records make no
distinction between Wiley B. Chamness and Wiley B. Chambless who are
two different persons...
General: He was a minèster and a farmer. Cha1-107. He was probably the one
Wiley B.
Chamness who served in the Civil War, Illinois Co. G. 128 Inf. from
Bainbridge
twnshp.
CHILD NOTES: Melissa CHAMNESS
General: Said to have been a twin of Martitia. Cha1-107. Marriage: Cha1-107.
CHILD NOTES: Martisha CHAMNESS
Death: Obit, Marion Daily Republican
General: She was a member of the Pidgeon Creek Baptist Church, loved by all.
CHILD NOTES: Malvina Cindarella CHAMNESS
General: Birth: Cha1-107 and Williamson Co. Census. Marriage:Cha1-107.
CHILD NOTES: Isiah (Josiah) CHAMNESS
General: Died at age 18, never married. Birth: Cha1-107.
CHILD NOTES: Jonathan Scott CHAMNESS
Burial: Cemetery is now inside the Crab Orchard Lake Fed. Preserve.
General: He had nine children. He gave the land for the Chamnesstown School.
Birth:
Cha1-107, Williamson Co. Census, Marriage: Cha1-107. He is immortalized on
the
inscription at the "replica" of the Chamnesstown School in the Crab Orchard
National Wildlife Refuge.
CHILD NOTES: Harry L. CHAMNESS
General: I am not sure about him as being a child of Jonathan P. Chamness??
Will have to check the 1995 revised account of the 1860 census... May be same
as the next Harry L. C. and neither may be valid?? He was a minister and school
teacher.
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