Chesnut Family Information

 

Alexander Chesnut
[son of David Chesnut and Jennett Brown]
born: 4 July 1759 -
died: 9 May 1809 -
buried: Chesnut Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky
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married:
wife: Sarah Meek
[daughter of James Meek and Martha Young]
born: c1760
died: 13 July 1831
buried: Chesnut Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky

Children of Alexander Chesnut and Sarah Meek Chesnut:

1. Samuel Chesnut
born: 14 June 1793 or 1795 - Chester County, South Carolina
died: 5 October 1866 - Todd County, Kentucky
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buried: Chesnut Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky
married: 17 December 1818
wife: Martha "Patsy" B. Weems
[daughter of ? Weems and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of Samuel Chesnut and Martha B. Weems Chesnut:

1.1. William Chesnut

1.2. Samuel Patterson Chesnut
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 13 July 1831 - Todd County, Kentucky
died: 19 June 1889
buried:
never married

2. John Chesnut
born: 26 July 1796 -
died: 1 January 1873
buried: Chesnut Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky
married:
wife: Ruth Vance
[daughter of John Vance and Martha Davidson]
born: 7 November 1812 -
died: 1 January 1873 -
buried: Chesnut Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky

Children of John Chesnut and Ruth Vance Chesnut:

2.1. Franklin Marion Chesnut
born: 23 February 1844 -
died: 8 May 1910 -
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
wife: Josephine Drake
[daughter of Samuel Drake and Lucy Duigiud]
born: 26 November 1843 -
died: 6 April 1925 -
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky

Children of Franklin Marion Chesnut and Josephine Drake Chesnut:

2.1.1. Walter Franklin Chesnut
born: 22 March 1873 -
died: 22 May 1945 -
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
married:
wife: Fannie Wright Meador
[daughter of Alfred Gilmore Meador and Lola Ottie Lewis]
born: 28 May 1896 -
died: September 1972
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
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Children of Walter Franklin Chesnut and Fannie Wright Meador Chesnut:

2.1.1.1. Walter Lewis Chesnut
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
wife: Sarah Bruce Davenport
[daughter of Joseph Clarence Davenport and Sarah Margaret Ewing]
born: 13 May 1916 -
died: 13 May 1998 -
buried:

Children of Walter Lewis Chesnut and Sarah Bruce Davenport Chesnut:

2.1.1.1.1. Judye Davenport Chesnut
husband: Robert Rhea
born:
died: September 14, 2002 - Greeneville, Tennessee

2.1.1.1.2. Frances Elaine Chesnut

2.1.1.1.3. Paul Bruce Chesnut
born: 14 April 1945 - Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
died: 2 September 1994 - Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
buried: Briar Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bremen, Muhlenburg County, Kentucky
wife: Judy Kay Phillips

Children of Paul Bruce Chesnut and Judy Kay Phillips Chesnut:

2.1.1.1.3.1. Michael Bruce Chesnut
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister

2.1.1.2. Franklin Gilmore Chesnut
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
wife: Laurelyn Travillian
[daughter of Laurel Lloyd Travillian and Annie Mae Whitehorn]

Children of Franklin Gilmore Chesnut and Laurelyn Travillian Chesnut:

2.1.1.2.1. Franklin Gilmore Chesnut, Jr.

2.1.1.2.2. Kathryn Lynne Chesnut

2.1.1.3. Lola Duigiud Chesnut
husband: James H. Alexander

2.1.1.4. Paul Chesnut

2.1.1.5. David Earl Chesnut, Sr.
born: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
died: 22 November 2003 - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
wife: Betty Gayle Mitchell
born:
died:
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky

Children of David Earl Chesnut, Sr. and Betty Gayle Mitchell Chesnut:

2.1.1.5.1. Mark Chesnut

2.1.1.5.2. David Earl Chesnut, Jr.

2.1.1.5.3. Nancy Chesnut
husband: ? Moore

2.1.1.6. James Harvey Chesnut
1st wife: Patty Pippin
2nd wife: Ellen ?

2.1.1.7. Marion Elgin Chesnut
wife: Mary Ward

2.1.1.8. Mary Elizabeth "Beba" Chesnut
husband: A. G. Mullins
born:
died: May 22, 2004 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
buried:

2.2. Massena Chesnut
born: 24 March 1842 -
died: 20 August 1865 -
buried: Chesnut Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky


Updated May 28, 2004

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