Jerry E. Chaffin

Male9 May 1943–12 February 1982

Brief Life History of Jerry E.

When Jerry E. Chaffin was born on 9 May 1943, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Comer Franklin Chaffin, was 41 and his mother, Clara Ethel Haney, was 39. He died on 12 February 1982, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Dodson Branch, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Comer Franklin Chaffin
1901–1961
Clara Ethel Haney
1903–1984
Mable Lucille Chaffin
1924–2009
Earl D Chaffin
1927–2012
Robert Fowler Chaffin Sr
1930–2016
Comer Frank Chaffin Jr.
1931–2000
Anna R Chaffin Hollows
1935–2023
Roy B Chaffin
1938–1974
Jerry E. Chaffin
1943–1982
Patsy Lou Chaffin
1946–1946

Sources (4)

  • Jere Chaffin, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Jerry Chaffin, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Jerry Chaffin in entry for Mr Earl D Chaffin, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (8)

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World Events (8)

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 1

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

Age 2

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 12

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

English (Dorset and Somerset, of Norman origin): nickname for a bald man, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman French chauf ‘bald(-headed)’ (from Latin calvus).

History: All present-day English bearers of the name Chaffin are descended from John Chaffin (died 1658), a blacksmith of Bruton, Somerset.

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

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