Martha Ellen Chastain

Brief Life History of Martha Ellen

When Martha Ellen Chastain was born on 14 June 1857, in Vernon Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, her father, William A Chastain, was 29 and her mother, Keziah Wright, was 32. She married George W. Reynolds on 12 November 1882, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Lawrenceport, Bono Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died on 6 February 1955, at the age of 97, and was buried in Lawrenceport Cemetery, Lawrenceport, Bono Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George W. Reynolds
1853–1929
Martha Ellen Chastain
1857–1955
Marriage: 12 November 1882
Grace May Reynolds
1883–1967
Josephine Reynolds
1888–1979
Lola Blanche Reynolds
1890–1961
Edith Edna Reynolds
1893–1985

Sources (18)

  • Martha Reynolds in household of Lola Kindred, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Martha E Chastain, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Martha Ellen Chastain Reynolds, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Lawrence, Indiana, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

French:

(southern): variant of Chastang .

nickname from Old French chastain ‘chestnut’ (a nut), possibly for someone with chestnut-colored hair. Compare Chasteen , Chesteen , Chastine , and Shasteen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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