Brief Life History of George Riley
When George Riley Chaffin was born on 30 October 1864, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Darwin Epaphroditus Chaffin, was 22 and his mother, Victoria Elizabeth Wilson, was 19. He married Rose Mary Walker about 1884, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Farmington Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 29 September 1944, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- G R Chaffin in entry for Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Geo Riley Chaffin, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- G R Chaffin in entry for Augustus W Bartlett and Lucille Chaffin, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
Spouse and Children
1864–1944 Male
1870–1961 Female
Children (7)
1892–1995 Male
1894–1989 Female
1897–1936 Male
1901–1975 Female
1901– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1842–1910 Male
1844–1930 Female
Siblings (8)
1862–1863 Female
1864–1944 Male
1866–1943 Female
1869–1869 Male
1872–1906 Female
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World Events (8)
1865
Age 1
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
Age 5
1886
Age 22
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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