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Notes for William Harrison Cheairs

Is his full name William Andrew Harrison Cheairs? Need proof.

William and his first wife, Saffronia Hamilton, are 1st cousins once removed. Her mother, Susan Cheairs, is the daughter of Samuel A. Cheairs who is a son of John Francis Cheairs. William is the son of Elijah Cheairs who is another son of John Francis Cheairs. [updates to this database coming soon]


William A. H. Cheairs
b. 1861 [1860?]
Father: Elijah Cheairs
[something is off here - Elijah died in 1859]
[courtesy of Don Cheairs, email, 5 Aug 2005]

William A. H. Cheairs b. 1861 [1860?] is born shortly after the 1860 census above.
Father: Elijah Cheairs [something is off here - Elijah died in 21 Oct 1859. I have decided Elijah date of death is incorrect and needs further research.] [courtesy of Don Cheairs, email, 5 Aug 2005]

Photo of Cheairs Family about 1901 located on Ancestry.com Public Member Trees, Reid Family Tree, submitted by John Reid. In photo: Maudie Lee Cheairs, Mary Mae McGown Cheairs, Lula Cheairs, Carley Cheairs, Lila Cheairs and William Andrew Harrison Cheairs

1860 Crockett PO, Houston Co, Texas 06 June 1860, p216a:
#117/109 Elijah Chears 40 m w farmer $750/325 Al
Elizabeth 34 f w Al
Augusta 13 f w attended school Tx
Nancy 11 f w attended school Tx
Sarah 5 f w Tx
James 2 m w Tx
Andy 22 m w Ar [Andrew, brother of Elijah]

1870 Beat 1, Midway PO, Madison Co, Texas 09 August 1870, p300a:
#122/122 Stevenson C/E.P. 40 m w farmer SC
Tennessee 26 f w keeps house Tn
A.B. 2 f w Tx
Cheers Elizabeth 40 f w Oh [widow of Elijah]
Sallie 15 f w Tx - attended school
James 12 m w Tx - can't write
Harrison 10 m w Tx - can't read/write

1870 Precinct No. 4, Alabama PO, Houston Co, Texas 25 November 1870, p275a:
#165/165 Cheirs Eli 38 m w farmer Ar [brother of Elijah]
Malvina 35 f w keeping house Tn
Syphinas 14 f w at home Tx
Elisabeth 17 f w at home Tx
John 10 m w Tx
Susan 8 f w Tx
Margaret 5 f w Tx
William 2 m w Tx
Cheirs Elisabeth 43 f w at home IL [widow of Elijah]
Sally 15 f w at home Tx
James 12 m w Tx
Harrison 10 m w Tx

1880 Justice Precinct 5, Aurora Township, Wise Co, Texas 1 June 1880, ed129, p192a:
#5/5 Chairs William A.H. w m 19 md farmer Tx Ar IL
Saffronia C. w f 19 wife md keeping house Tx Tn Tx
Scott Elizabeth w f 52 mother widow IL Oh --
Hamilton Susan A. w f 39 boarder widow Tx Tn Ar [Saffronia's mother?]
Martha R. w f 10 boarder single Tx Tn Tx

Texas Marriages, 1837-1973: www.familysearch.org
Harrison Cheairs and Mary McGown were married on 27 September 1891 in Lampasas Co, Texas.
FHL Film #1433157

1900 Precinct No. 7, Burnet Co, Texas 06 July 1900, ed54, p298b:
#262/249 Cheairs William H. head w m Dec 1861 38 md 10 yrs, farmer, rents farm Tx Tx Tn
Mamie A. wife w f Jan 1876 24 md 10 yrs 3 born/2 living Tx - Tx [Mary]
Maud L. dau w f Apr 1895 5 single Tx Tx Tx
Lula M. dau w f Oct 1898 1 single Tx Tx Tx
Carlie M. son w m Aug 1881 11 single Tx Tx Tx [Charlie]
Sam L. son w m Jan 1887 13 single Tx Tx Tx
James Jack J. boarder w m Aug 1873 26 single Tx

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