Brief Life History of John Benz
When John Benz Chafin was born on 1 January 1879, in Nashville, Washington Township, Brown, Indiana, United States, his father, Isaac Chafin, was 29 and his mother, Mary Catherine Woods, was 18. He married Katherine Wise on 15 September 1901, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Judicial Township 18, Fresno, California, United States in 1920 and Judicial Township 15, Kern, California, United States in 1940. He died on 12 November 1960, in Kern, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States.
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- John Chafin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Benz Chafin - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: John Benz Chafin
- John B Chaffin, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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English: variant of Chaffin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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