Chestnut - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Morris Chestnut, actor

genestrong1 — 2009-11-11 02:37:15Z

My mother's maiden name is Chestnut and her father was born in Halifax County in 1910,
I have been told there is a strong possibility Morris Chestnut may be family.

Re: Morris Chestnut, actor

tanisham11 — 2009-11-02 19:00:50Z

I have family from farmville n,c can morris chestnut be a decendent from Henry chestnut born April 5 1904.

Looking for William Chestnut and Letitia Brown Chestnut of IRL/PA

gregchestnut — 2009-10-06 19:19:14Z

I'm looking for William Chestnut and Letitia Brown Chestnut. According to the death certificate of Samuel Brown Chestnut (28 Jul 1864 - 18 Nov 1910) of Pennsylvania, these were his parents and both were born in Ireland.

Re: Spear family, Dipper Harbour, NB

carlye7683 — 2009-09-22 04:41:13Z

kinda caught the end of your msg....with the corscadden and mcmichael's...i have both of these names linked in my tree and i know the mcmichael's are cousins w/ the corscadden in my tree, but i don't know exactly how....i don't know what other first names you have that would go along with your tree.

Re: Eleanor CHESTNUT

wkswan_1 — 2009-09-08 01:22:22Z

I was just thinking the other night as to the actual date of my Grandfather's death (1961 0r 1961) When I happen to come across a web site and the first William K. Swan I came across in Huntingdon Pennsylania had a birth date of 02/03/1790 and his father was William Swan and mother was ELEANOR CHESTNUT. Because of items from the family and stories I've always been told and believed that a Grandmother of several generations removed by the name of ELEANOR CHESTNUT was my grandmother.

The fact of the Shade Gap area being involved made it more important because of my own fathers early years were spent in Shade Gap, PA. in a family grocery store. If by chance the same ELEANOR CHESTNUT is related to my Grandfather, WILLIAM K. SWAN and father WILLIAM RHINE SWAN, it would be a pleasure to exchange information.

William K. Swan, born Harrisburg, PA

CHESTNUT Arthur Jr 1926-1935

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-24 23:00:33Z

CHESTNUT Arthur Jr 1926-1935

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,999 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

CHESTNUT Shirley Kay ROGERS 1947 1996 in loving memory

t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX — 2009-08-21 13:24:16Z

CHESTNUT Shirley Kay ROGERS 1947 1996 in loving memory

TeresaSmith photographed this gravestone in the Green Acres Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,999 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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Re: Looking for Chestnuts in Georgetown SC

rebel1153 — 2009-07-29 12:03:17Z

Robert is my father and lives in Georgetown,this is a very old post and you more than likely have the info you need.If not feel free in contacting me.
Regards Paul.

Beulah Marie Chestnut Born 1900 Vermillion Co, In.

LindaHudson49 — 2009-07-24 23:47:43Z

Beulah is my grandmother and was illegitimate. Her mother was a Lonnie? Runyan who conceived a child by a James or John Chestnut. He was from Vermilion or Edgar Co. Il. He gave his name to my grandmother and is even named on the birth certificate. She married a Charles Russell Straw from Edgar,EdgarCo., Il and they had 5 children. My father was the eldest his name is James Russell Straw and is the only surviving of the 5. I am interested in any info, just for infoes sake. Thank You jolin49@yahoo.com

GASTON Hattie CHESTNUT 1883-1965

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-04 16:12:27Z

GASTON Hattie CHESTNUT 1883-1965

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

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Re: John Chestnut/South Carolina

ub4meib4u — 2009-06-10 12:11:26Z

Please see my post about him on Kershaw Message Board. A research of Kershaw records that I did shows that he did not die until 1815-1818, probably it was April 1, 1818. He wrote his Will on June 27, 1815 so thee is no way he died before 1815. His Executors filed his Will with the court on April 20, 1818, so I'm guessing the April 1, 1813 date is a misread of a "3" for an "8".

I regret I do not know anything about his parents.

CHESTNUT J B 1910-

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-09 23:10:38Z

CHESTNUT J B 1910-

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,210 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

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CHESTNUT Loree 1917-2003

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-09 23:10:17Z

CHESTNUT Loree 1917-2003

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,210 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: prudence chestnut

laureen125 — 2009-06-01 18:18:10Z

Thank you so much. That gives me a place to start looking! All the best, Laureen

Re: prudence chestnut

lonepinecreuzer1 — 2009-06-01 15:59:13Z

Oh sorry, I assumed you knew what state the farm was in. Wisconsin on the Minnesota/ Wisconsin border, close to the St. Croix River.

Re: prudence chestnut

laureen125 — 2009-06-01 15:32:01Z

Thank you. What state is this in? I got into this posting, but didn't know where it started so long ago. Found a cousin in Washington State, 7 we're both happy to have new info. Laureen

Re: prudence chestnut

lonepinecreuzer1 — 2009-06-01 13:33:06Z

The Seed farm(don't know which SEED brother lived in that farm I think it was James.I don't have my old plat book, cause we had a house fire and I lost all of my genealogy. The farm was located one section south of our house.(We don't live there any more as the house burnt down) It was in section 22 of the 2000 plat book, on 140th St. of St Croix Falls township.So that makes it 1 mile north of highway 8. It says Elroy and Arlys Petzel 140 acres on the 2000 plat book.They no longer own that section of land some one else owns it. the old barn and one old shed is still standing. There is a old house there too but don't know if that was the original house. I think so.someone is living there but is kind of run down. I hope this helps you. Or this is the info you wanted.

Darlene Creuzer

Re: prudence chestnut

laureen125 — 2009-06-01 03:37:51Z

I know this is an older post, but the names are familiar. can you tell me where you or this land is located. A cousin and i are interested in Alexander and james seeds. Any information you can pass on will be welcome. Thanks. Laureen

Elizabeth Chestnut - Enterprise Alabama

CRusso1947 — 2007-04-18 20:11:38Z

I've been on a long dead ending search for my father, Clarence R. Wilkeron's, family.
It seems that my Grandfather Homer/Oklahoma-(Oklahoma is the given name on his WW1 draft card taken in Columbus, GA.)-was born in Enterprise, AL. May 7, 1900. In the 1900 US Census he is named, Son, of Tom and Elizabeth Wilkerson. The census says Toni mispelled. My G Grandfather is Thomas and my G Grandmother is Elizabeth Chestnut.
Other siblings, included Everett, Ila Belle, Willie, Sallie, Frankey, Foy, Clarkie, Connie, & my Grandfather, Son.
My GFather's sister Foy married a Cecil Crook.
Their children are: Blanche, Ralph, Rudolph. Cecil Crook is the son of William H. Crook. I know that they lived on what I remember was a farm, maybe peanuts, but I was very young. I do remember the unforunate death of Blanche maybe early 1950's. She had two sons, but I don't remember her married name.
If I can get some information from this post it could lead me to someone living with information about this line of the Wilkerson's and the Crook's who I knew as a child.

Thanks, Carol Wilkerson Russo

Re: Harry Chestnut Emma Warren Chestnut

gator1000 — 2007-05-18 16:17:26Z

Hi, Johnson Chestnut's son, Lawrence, was born circa 1853 in Kershaw County, South Carolina near Camden. Johnson migrated to Alachua County, Florida before or soon after the end of the Civil War. Only, if your Lawrence lived in Florida could there be a possible connection. Jerry

Uriah Chestnut

BettyeBrown34 — 2007-08-05 20:24:18Z

Seeking information on the ancestors of Uriah Chestnut who married Cynthia Burgess 20 Dec. 1855 in Lowndes Co. Mississippi. When and where did he die? They were living in Pickens Co. Alabama according to the 1860 census, but then she was living in Maury Co., Tennessee according to the 1870 census with two children.

Re: Adeline and Benjamin Chestnut of Randolph County, NC

coffinc — 2008-12-11 05:44:56Z

They were my great grandparents too. My grandmother was Delia Chestnut Coffin and she had six children: Comilla, Lloyd, Claudie, Etrulia, Ashley and my Dad, Charles Monroe. I don't ever recall hearing about anybody with the last name of Chestnut in the Asheboro or Piney Ridge communities that I visited all of my life. I grew up in Philadelphia and I graduated from NC A&T in 1976. I am very knowledgeable about all of my first cousins. My name is Chuck Coffin, Centreville, VA.

chestnut marriage

grendav2001 — 2008-12-19 14:58:35Z

for chestnut researchers....

northern daily mail
west hartlepool
england
09 september 1916

chestnut - emerson

on august 23rd, at canton, new york, by the reverend f b cowan, of the first presbyterian church, robert chestnut, of auckland, new zealand, to sarah louise emerson, of york road, west hartlepool.

Re: Harry Chestnut Emma Warren Chestnut

lorettalugo — 2007-06-26 03:18:16Z

I too am searching for family Chestnut. Most of mie are in Scotland. only my grandfather Harry Burton and his father Henry Chestnut came to the US the rest were i Scotland and Australia. You might check the cesus. for a lot of info. I was able to get back to 1811 w/ family in Scotland. you might also try leaving the out between Ches nut. That was some help to me as well
good luck. Harriet

Re: help me im lost

lorettalugo — 2007-06-24 01:58:54Z

We are family. My grandfather is Harry Burton Chestnut, his brother is John Hardie (your grandfather)both were born in Chester Pa. in the USA. They had a sister Alice Chestnut born in Scotland. Their father was Henry Chestnut and the mother was Annie. I am your cousin Harriet. I have become aquainted with your aunt Jenny and your Uncle Robert before he passed and your cousin Kaye. I have our family tree posted on the ancestry.com website.

Hope to hear from you soon. Harriet

Re: chestnut family tree

JeanieWiesler — 2008-04-07 04:37:08Z

I have descendants of Patience Gumm, but not her ancestors.

Re: chestnut

JeanieWiesler — 2008-04-07 04:31:22Z

Elijah Lewis Chestnut(1878-1936) was my great grandfather. Do you know all of his brothers and sisters. I'm missing at least 2.

Re: Elijah Chestnut

JeanieWiesler — 2008-04-07 04:26:02Z

Julius C. Chesnut had 21 children by 3 wives we were always told. I only have info on 19 of the children. I would be interested to see if anyone has anything about the other two.

Re: elijah and john chestnut

JeanieWiesler — 2008-04-07 04:13:41Z

John Chesnut (born 1746 in Virginia, died 1805 in Kentucky) is my gggg grandfather. Is this the same John Chesnut/Chestnut? I'm hoping to find more information on his grandson Julius C. Chesnut and his children.

Re: Chestnut

JeanieWiesler — 2008-04-07 03:59:38Z

I am also descended from John Chesnut (b. 1746 VA) and Patience Gumm (b. 1745 VA). Do you have more information on her family?

Re: Chestnut from WV

hamrickjr — 2007-07-21 01:17:34Z

Adair,
Get off the Posting boards and write direct.
You will get more infomstion.
hamrickjr at comcast.net

Joseph(joe) S. Chestnut and Janie F. Bruner

lisashivel — 2007-08-25 03:55:14Z

I am searching for info on Joseph S. Chestnut and Janie F. Bruner both born in Mississippi (Smith County) according to 1920 census records and later moved and settled in Oak Grove La.(West Carroll Co.) They were my Great Grandparents and i just started researching them. Haven't been able to get any further.Any info would be greatly appreciated. Am willing to share what little i have.
Thanks'
Lisa Chestnut Shivel

Harry & Anna ( Norton ) Chestnut

johnjwalsh2306 — 2008-01-21 01:34:25Z

Would like to chat with any decendents of Harry & Anna ( Norton ) Chestnut. You can contact me at apa224vp16@comcast.net Thank you
John J. Walsh
2745 Dalton Ln
Toms River, NJ 08755-2537

Re: Chestnut from WV

adairable — 2007-07-21 15:30:02Z

Testy! I just e-mailed you!!!
:)
talk to you soon

Chestnut from WV

adairable — 2007-07-20 21:10:57Z

I am looking for any ancestors of my great grandmother Cornelia(Nelia) Florence Chestnut. Thanks for any and all information!!
Adair
:)

Re: Updated web pages - Ireland

gatotten — 2009-04-11 13:03:17Z

I tried to go to the web page but got the following display;

"Pages withdrawn for updating"

Is there a functional site for this or has it been taken down?

Thanks.

Re: Margaret Chestnut

gatotten — 2009-04-11 13:01:00Z

Do either of these two "fit" your search?

Margaret Louise Chesnut
Birth: 12 Dec 1874
Daviess Co, IN
Death: 21 Sep 1950
, Daviess, Indiana, USA

or

Margaret Chesnut
Birth: 1763
Augusta, VA

Re: Patience Chestnut

gatotten — 2009-04-11 12:56:09Z

I hope that your email is still active. Contact me and I can send you the information that you are seeking.

(Patricia)Patience Chesnut b. 1812 dau of Benjamin Chesnut and Mahala Howard. Benjamin< John< William< Alexander< Alexander (1665-1690)

George and Pauline Chestnut

Vickii_Dettrey — 2008-01-21 03:57:23Z

I am looking for any information on the descendents of George and Pauline Chestnut of Philadelphia, Pa. I believe they had 12 children, these are the names I have so far:

Frances
Annie
Pauline
Katie
Pearl (possibly married to William Mackabain)
Edna
Helene(possibly)
Eleanor (married John Dettrey)
George
Charlie
Phillip
Anthony

Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

John Chestnut/South Carolina

bethnichols1 — 2008-03-20 13:30:24Z

Seeking information on John Chestnut's parents. He was born abt 1743 in VA. Had a plantation in Kershaw, SC, married Sarah Cantey and died 1813. Any information would be appreciated.

Rhoda Chestnut dau of Samuel and Sarah Hudson born in MO

gbrooks2165 — 2009-02-10 05:10:13Z

Her father was born in OH and served in the Union Army. He married Sarah Hudson in Gatewood MO. Rhoda Chestnut married Samuel Ross 03-07-1898 and died within a few years after having two kids. Am looking for a picture and any info on her and Sam Ross.

Chestnut Mother search

candylover2 — 2007-05-05 23:32:58Z

Subject: Chestnut search

Greetings,

I am looking for my birth Mother. I was put up for adoption in 1966 and I am trying to find my birth Mother, here’s what I have:

My Mother left Pennsylvania to stay with her Uncle and Aunt in Riverside, CA in March 1966 when I was placed for adoption with the Childrens home society.

My Mother’s last name is Chestnut; I do not have her first name.

My Mother is approx. 62 or 63 years old now and grew up in Pennsylvania.

My Mom had a previous daughter who is now approx. 43 years old.

My father was from New Jersey and is now approx. 68 years old.

My Mother is described as 5’ 5”, 140 lbs with blonde hair and blue eyes.
My Mother has Aunt's which are identical twins and both are 5' 3' with stout builds, curly hair, hazel eyes and both from Pennsylvania.

If you think you have any information that may help identify my Mother, I would be very grateful.
Thanks in advance.

candylover2@myway.com

Adeline and Benjamin Chestnut of Randolph County, NC

wjesseb — 2008-10-30 15:38:27Z

They were my great grandparents, my grandmother was Rosa A. Chestnut who married James Herbert Spinks in Ramseur, North Carolina, Randolph County. His youngest son, William Clayton Spinks is my father.

Anyone care to add information or to correspond, please reply.

Re: Harry Chestnut Emma Warren Chestnut

Cheyenne_Turner — 2007-05-08 17:42:28Z

Hi,
My great great great grandfather's name was Lawrence Chestnut, he had a daughter named Agusta...could this be the same Lawrence???

Re: Need help

charla1971 — 2007-06-20 02:45:53Z

I have a George Franklin Chestnut m. Martha Louise Johnson. He was born Feb 10, 1902 in Illinois. He went by the name of Frank. His parents were William David Chesnutt & Helen May Clark.

Charla

Re: Chesnut, Chesnutt, Chestnut Web Page

charla1971 — 2007-05-19 02:56:10Z

Do you have any info on a Wiiliam M. Chesnutt born abt 1825 in MS. Died in Brown Co., Il. Married Sarah Ann Orr in Brown Co., Il. He had a son named William David Chesnutt.
Appreciate any info you may have. I have hit a brick wall.
Thanks.
Charla

Need help

zuy174 — 2007-06-19 23:49:18Z

I've hit a dead end. My line is stuck at George Chestnut m. Irene "rena" Gutshall. Please help.

Re: Need help

zuy174 — 2007-06-20 03:36:16Z

This George was from PA. His wife's name ranges from Irene to Rena to other oddities, depepnding on the Census report.

William Chestnut b. abt 1811

zuy174 — 2008-02-22 11:47:02Z

Looking for any info on a William Chestnut born about 1811. I found only one record listing him residing with his son John (b. abt 1840) in Cumberland County, PA in 1880.

CHESTNUT Family of Ripley County, MO

Becky Pyland Davis — 2009-01-24 02:59:55Z

As I was searching for my family, I ran across this forum. I started a Ripley County MO and Allied Families website at MyFamily.com. And some of the surnames that I have found include CHESTNUT family.

I was also able to finally find the Chestnut Cemetery there in Ripley County, MO & get all the tombstones that I could find, photographed. The cemetery is in terrible condition and I know for a fact that there are many stones that are covered with brush and debris that I am afraid will never be able to be found.

We are growing and have several folks researching families from Ripley County, MO
If you would like to become a member, please contact me privately at: becdavis@centurytel.net I will gladly send you an invitation and once you log in you then become a member.

It is a free site to members and you can post anything and everything you want regarding genealogy.

Thank you for taking time to read this post.

Becky Pyland Davis Marshfield, MO