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  • Name Chafin, Virginia Jane 
    Nickname Jennie 
    Birth Jan 1813  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1860  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1900  Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I303254  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

    Father Chafin, James George,   b. Abt 1795, Bedford, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1860, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Hamon, Sarah,   b. 1788, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1855, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 13 Apr 1816  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F127243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Skeen, Jonathan,   b. 14 Jan 1814, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1881, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. Skeen, Sally,   b. 1835, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1914, Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Skeens, Joseph,   b. 1836, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1862, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     3. Skeens, Elihu Sr,   b. 1838, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1933, Rock Lick Magisterial District, Buchanan, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
     4. Skeene, Cynthia,   b. Nov 1839, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1921, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
    +5. Skeen, James S.,   b. 1841, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Skeen, William H.,   b. 1844, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1919, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +7. Skeen, Jonathan Jr,   b. 19 Feb 1845, United, Kanawha, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1940, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    +8. Skeen, Jessee Dutch,   b. 1846, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Skeen, Tabitha E.,   b. From 1847 to 1848, Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1891, Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years)
     10. Skeens, John Baxter,   b. 10 Mar 1851, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1899, Wayne, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F118611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Jan 1813 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S158177] Jane Skeene in household of Jonathan Skeene, "United States Census, 1850".