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Title
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Finding Aid for the Chastain Family Collection
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Date
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1840-2006
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Description
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Most of the collection consists of the family records of various interrelated families, including the Allen, Britt, Carroll, Chastain, Morgan, Moseley, Poore, and Parker families, with the Chastain family being a particular focus. Photographs of some families are included as are portraits. Also included are various miscellaneous documents and Civil War-era military records.
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Format
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Portable Document File Format; 390 KB; 6 pages.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Identifier
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MGC 1141
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Chastain Family Collection
Collection Summary
Title
Chastain Family Collection
Date
1840-2006
Extent
Three archival boxes and one oversize box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2041-CFC
Processed by: Lynn Winebrenner, 2017; finding aid created by Lynn Winebrenner, 2017
Name of Creators
Morgan, Robin Neal
Carroll, James Rex
Biographical History
Robin Neal Morgan was born on January 5, 1926 in Benton County, Missouri. He was the seventh of
eight children born to James Lewis Morgan and Bessie Pearl Chastain. He married Ethyle Maxine Allen.
They had three children: Steven, born in 1954, and twins Marilyn and Marcia, born in 1960. He died on
January 21, 1993, survived by his wife, his children, and his grandchildren.
James Rex Carroll was born on August 25, 1933. He married Bonnie Bernita Christian, first cousin to
Robin Neal Morgan. They have three children: Gregory, born in 1956, Steven, born in 1958, and Bradley,
born in 1965. Both Bonnie and James are still living. Much of Carroll’s contributions to the collection are
dated after Robin Neal Morgan’s death.
Scope and Content
Most of the collection consists of the family records of various interrelated families, including the Allen,
Britt, Carroll, Chastain, Morgan, Moseley, Poore, and Parker families, with the Chastain family being a
particular focus. Photographs of some families are included as are portraits. Also included are various
miscellaneous documents and Civil War-era military records.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 32 series.
Series 1, The Allen Family, before 1827 to 1990
Folder 1, Records of the Allen Family, c. 1827-1990
Series 2, The Baer Family (also called Bear or Bare), before 1741 to 1852
Folder 1, Family Records of Jacob Baer, Jr. & Barbara Miller (or Muller, Mueller), dates
unknown
Series 3, The Baker Family, 1754-1968
Folder 1, Photographs of the Baker Family (1880-1960)
Folder 2, Abstract of the Valentine Baker Homestead, 1820-1968
Folder 3, John Baker, 1754-1830
Folder 4, John Valentine Baker, 1848-1880
Folder 5, Memoirs of Dr. Thomas H.B. Baker, 1880-1890
Folder 6, Samuel Baker, 1770-1842
Folder 7, Valentine Baker, 1793-1859
Series 4, The Britt Family (also spelled Brett), 1725-1949, bulk 1725-1891
Folder 1, The Ancestry of Ellenor Britt, 1799-1891
Folder 2, Records of the Britt Family, 1725-1851
Series 5, The Brown Family, before 1757 to 1961
Folder 1, Descendants of Henry Brown, Sr. (?-1757)
Series 6, The Carroll Family, 1720-2002
Folder 1, Ancestors of Sarah Ella Carroll, 2002 November 7
Folder 2, Biography of John G. Carroll, 1889-2006 May 31
Folder 3, Descendants of Spencer Carroll, 1756-1994
Folder 4, Descendants of William Carroll, 1720-1999
Folder 5, Descendants of Zacharie Taylor Carroll, 1755-1986
Folder 6, Pension Application and Will of William Carroll Jr., 1832-2006 May 31
Folder 7, Records of the Carroll Family, c. 1720-1977
Folder 8, Correspondence, email, to James Rex Carroll, 13 July 1999-2 Jan 2000
Series 7, The Chastain Family, 1659-2000 January 2
Subseries 1, Chastain Family Records, 1659-1997
Folder 1a, Chastain Family Records, 1783-1997
Folder 1b, Chastain Family Records, 1660-1997 April 1
Subseries 2, Jacob Chastain, 1783-1873
Folder 1, Jacob Chastain, 1783-1873
Subseries 3, Children of Jacob Chastain, 1809-1973
Folder 1, Ellen Chastain, 1836-1973
Folder 2, John Hopson Chastain, 1830-1969
Folder 3, Joseph Chastain, 1812-1967
Folder 4: Mary Anna Chastain, 1810-1973
Folder 5, Nancy Ann Chastain, 1809-1891
Folder 6, Susan Adelaide Chastain, 1833-1968
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Box 2
Subseries 4, Jeremiah Chastain, 1827-1972
Folder 1, Jeremiah Chastain and his Descendants, 1827-1972
Subseries 5, Family of John Hopson Chastain, 1830-1959
Folder 1, Family of Anna Maud Chastain, 1862-1980
Folder 2, Family of Elizabeth Ellenor Chastain, 1851-1959
Folder 3, Family of Mary Susan Chastain, 1854-1967
Folder 4, Family of William Jacob Chastain, 1857-1983
Subseries 6, Reverend Joseph Chastain, 1780-1944
Folder 1, Family of Reverend Joseph Chastain, 1780-1944
Subseries 7, Pierre (Peter) Chastain Sr., 1660-1728
Folder 1, Pierre (Peter) Chastain Sr., 1660-1728
Subseries 8, Family of Pierre Chastain Sr. (also Chastaing) 1660-1983
Folder 1, Family of Elizabeth Chastain Lesuer, 1711-1843
Folder 2, Family of Jean (John) Chastain, 1696-1800
Folder 3, Family of Judith Chastain Ballew, 1697/8-1733
Folder 4, Family of Magdelaine Chastain Sallee, 1720-1871
Folder 5, Family of Pierre Chastain Jr., 1707-1983
Folder 6, Family of Rene Chastain Sr., 1713-1887
Folder 7, Family of Susanna Chastain Robinson, 1705-1745
Subseries 9, Pierre (Peter) Chastain Jr., 1707-1872
Folder 1, Family of Pierre Chastain Jr., 1707-1872
Subseries 10, Rane (Rene) Chastain, son of Pierre Chastain, Jr., 1748-1891
Folder 1, Family of Rane (Rene) Chastain, 1748-1091
Subseries 11, Children of Rane Chastain, 1766Folder 1 Family of Isham Chastain, 1766-1918
Folder 2, Family of John Chastain, 1778-1925
Folder 3, Family of Joseph Chastain, 1768-1851
Folder 4, Family of Rhoda Chastain, 1775-1851
Folder 5, Family of William Chastain, 1775-1969
Subseries 12, Family of William Jacob Chastain, 1888-1991
Folder 1, Photographs, Family of William Jacob Chastain, 1888-1977
Folder 2, Children of William Jacob Chastain and Clara Belle Carlton, 1889-1991
Folder 3, Newspaper Clippings, 1970-1991
Subseries 13: History of the Chastain Family, 1572-1985
Folder 1, History of the Huguenots, 1572-1749
Folder 2, The Huguenots, From France to Virginia, 1572-1750
Folder 3, Pierre Chastain Sr., from France to England to Virginia, 1660-1964
Folder 4, Pierre Chastain Jr., Goochland County, VA to Buckingham County, VA,
1709-1902
Folder 5, Rane (Rene) Chastain of Buckingham County, VA, 1745-1914
Folder 6, Jacob Chastain, from Buckingham County, VA to Benton County, MO,
1783 to 1973
Folder 7, John Hopson Chastain, from Logan County, KY to Benton County, MO,
1830-1971
Folder 8, Ancestry of Juda Green Davis, 1751-1971
Folder 9, William Jacob Chastain, 1857-1985
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Subseries 14, Chastain Family Photographs, undated
Folder 1, Chastain Family Photographs, undated
Series 8, The Davis Family, 1506-1992
Subseries 1, Ancestry and Descendants of Zachariah Davis and Elizabeth Hill, 1506-1992
Folder 1, Ancestry and Descendants of Zachariah Davis and Elizabeth Hill, 15061992
Subseries 2, The Children of Zachariah Davis and Elizabeth Hill, 1818Folder 1, Family of Braxton Brantley Davis, 1827-1960
Folder 2, Family of James C. Davis, 1834-1922
Folder 3, Family of John H. Davis, 1818-1969
Folder 4, Family of Juda Green Davis, 1832-1973
Folder 5, Family of Marcus W. Davis, 1837-1972
Folder 6, Family of Martha A. Davis, 1824-1969
Folder 7, Family of Priscilla F. Davis, 1821-1919
Folder 8, Family of William C. Davis, 1825-1871
Folder 9, Family of Zachariah Tompkins Davis, 1839Subseries 3, Davis Family Photographs, undated
Folder 1, Davis Family Photographs, undated
Box 3
Series 9, The Floyd Family, 1748-1999
Subseries 1, Ancestors and Family Records of the Floyd Family, 1748-1999
Folder 1, Ancestors and Family Records of the Floyd Family, 1748-1999
Subseries 2, Floyd Family Newspaper Clippings, 1914-1991
Folder 1, Floyd Family Newspaper Clippings, 1914-1991
Subseries 3, Will of George Arthur Floyd, 1893-1999
Folder 1, Will of George Arthur Floyd, 1893-1999
Subseries 4, Floyd Family Photographs, undated
Folder 1, Floyd Family Photographs, undated
Series 10, The Jackson Family, 1811-1977
Folder 1, Jackson Family Tree, 1811-1977
Series 11, Jesse James, 1677-1971
Folder 1, Ancestry of Jesse James, 1677-1971
Series 12, The McNeal (McNeil) Family, 1774-1980
Folder 1, McNeal Family Records, 1774-1980
Series 13, The Miller Family, 1969-1973
Folder 1, Miller Family Photographs, 1969-1973
Series 14, The Morgan Family, 1588-1992
Folder 1, Morgan Family Records, 1588-1992
Folder 2, Lineage from Johann Peter Mueller to Robin Neal Morgan, 1703-1976
Series 15, The Moseley Family, 1655-1928
Folder 1, Moseley Family Records, 1655-1928
Series 16, The Parker Family, 1530-1971
Folder 1, Parker Family Records, 1530-1971
Folder 2, Parker Family Photographs, undated
Series 17, Pocahontas, 1595-1914
Folder 1, Pocahontas and her Descendants, 1595-1914
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Series 18, The Poore Family, 1585-1969
Folder 1, Poore Family Records, 1585-1969
Series 19, The Prince (Printz) Family, 1741-1971
Folder 1, Prince (Printz) Family Records, 1741-1971
Series 20, The Shirley Family, 1741-1983
Folder 1, Valentine Shirley, 1741-1983
Series 21, The Reasoner Family, 1680-1974
Folder 1, Reasoner Family Photographs, c. 1915
Folder 2, Reasoner Family Records, 1680-1974
Series 22, The Reynolds Family, 1735-1990
Folder 1, Reynolds Family Records, 1735-1990
Series 23, The Stamm Family, 1769-1978
Folder 1, Stamm Family Records, 1769-1978
Series 24, The Walker Family, 1827-1967
Folder 1, Walker Family Records, 1827-1967
Series 25, The Wright Family, 1829-1959
Folder 1, Family of Nancy Parker Wright, 1829-1959
Series 26, Combined Family Records, 1655-1972
Folder 1, Baker and Chastain Lineages, 1655-1966
Folder 2, Carroll and Floyd Family Records -2006
Folder 3, Reasoner and Kisner Relations, 1798-1972
Series 27, Military Records
Subseries 1, Records of the Fourteenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry, 1861-1987
Folder 1, History of the Fourteenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry, 1861-1987
Folder 2, Infantry Roster of the Fourteenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry,
1861-1865
Subseries 2, Pension Records, 1862-1917
Folder 1, Arkansas Confederate Pension Application Records, 1892-1939
Folder 2, Petition for The Pension of William C. Short, 7th State Militia, Missouri
(with muster roll), 1862-1917
Series 28, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), 25 March 1970-18 April 1970
Folder 1, Application of Nella Rose Earnest for the Daughters of the American
Revolution, 25 March 1970-18 April 1970
Series 29, Miscellaneous Photographs, c. 1896
Folder 1, Miscellaneous Photographs, c. 1896
Series 30, Research Notes, 1646-1991
Folder 1, Research Notes, 1646-1991
Series 31, Miscellaneous Documents, 1840-1995
Folder 1, Miscellaneous, 1840-1995
Series 32, Family Portraits, 1842-1923
Folder 1, Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton Carleton, 1842-1866
Folder 2, Portrait of John Hopson Chastain (“Hop”) and Judy Green Davis, 1830-1923
Folder 3, Portrait of Sarah Elizabeth (Parker) Carlton and John Burl Carlton, undated
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders and archival boxes. Series 31 and 32 are stored in
oversize folders in a separate box.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Chastain Family Collection: Chastain Family Documents
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