Elizabeth Deacon1

#6769
Father*William Deacon2
Mother*Nancy Peel2

Family

Nathaniel Chittum b. 1798, d. 1894
Children 1.Mary Ann Chittum1 (c 1827 - )
 2.John Pleasant Chittum1 (c 1828 - )
 3.Elizabeth Jane Chittum5 (c 1829 - )
 4.William Wesley Chittum5 (c 1830 - )
 5.Amanda Frances Chittum5 (c 1832 - )
 6.James Fletcher Chittum5 (c 1834 - )
 7.Matilda Sly Chittum5 (c 1836 - )
 8.Nancy C Chittum1 (c 1838 - )
 9.Nathaniel Anderson Chittum Jr.+5 (c 1840 - )
 10.Henry Jefferson Chittum5 (c 1843 - )
 11.George Washington Chittum5 (c 1845 - )
circa 1820 As of circa 1820,her married name was Chittum.3 
Marriage*15 June 1826She married Nathaniel Chittum, son of John Chittum and Nancy Sly, on 15 June 1826 at Rockbridge Co., VirginiaG.4,3 

Citations

  1. [S694] Nathaniel Chittum Buried ...For The Second Time: Relatives Celebrate The Life Of Their Ancestor, Rockbridge Weekly, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, April 2000, transcription online Ancestry.com, Nathaniel Chittum Buried ...For The Second Time: Relatives Celebrate The Life Of Their Ancestor.
    Nathaniel "Nathan" Chittum's children: Mary Ann "Chittum" Slack, John Pleasant Chittum, Eliza Jane Chittum Nicely, William Wesley Chittum, Amanda Frances "Chittum" Rowsey, James Fletcher Chittum, Matilda Sly "Chittum" Howerton, Nancy C. Chittum, Nathaniel Anderson Chittum, Henry Jefferson Chittum, George Washington Chittum, Sarah Elizabeth, Chittum, Lemuel Preston Chittum. 4 Brothers: William Chittum (no birth date), James Chittum (1778- ), Zachariah R. Chittum (1795-1846), Hezekiah Chittum (1796- ). 4 Sisters: Elizabeth Chittum Moss, Christine Chittum Hicks, Rhoda Chittum Campbell (ca 1794- ), Mary Chittum Green ( - 1846). Father: John Chittum (ca 1775- from England), Mother: Nancy Sly (England).
    Relatives of "Nathan" present at the re-burial ceremony:
    1. The children of Emmett Newton Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Rayburn Odel Chittum and his daughters, Barbara Louise Poff and Marjorie (Margie) Sue Huie.
    2. The children of Russell Lowell Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Doris Chittum Nicely; Retha Wandalee Scialoia.
    3. The children of Clyde Bunyan Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Clyde Keith Chittum and Paul Curtis Chittum, Sr.
    4. The son of Ivy Stella Chittum Muterspaw (great granddaughter, deceased): Clarence Leon Muterspaw.
    5. The son of Eldon Menzo Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Thomas "Tommy" Howard Chittum.
    The children of Celia Katherine Chittum Knick (great granddaughter, deceased): Frances Knick Tolley; Mary Knick Brogan; Elise May Knick Tolley. grandchildren of Celia Katherine Chittum Knick: Larry Wayne Knick, Sr.; James Edwin Knick; Diana Marie Knick Hills; Judy Ann Sheets; Celia Jane Smith; great grandchildren of Celia Katherine Chittum Knick: Larry Wayne Knick, Jr.; Casey Knick Goodbar; Bryan Smith; and Jennifer M. Tarris; great great children Celia Katherine Chittum Knick: Grace Knick Goodbar, Jessica Knick Goodbar.
    The children of Harvey F. Chittum, Sr. (great grandson, deceased): Margery Chittum Myers; Maxine J. Chittum and Harvey F. Chittum, Jr.; grandchild of Harvey F. Chittum, Sr.: Karen Jane LaFon; great grandchild of Harvey F. Chittum, Sr. Christina LaFon;
    The son of Otho Graham Nicely (great grandson, deceased): Calvin Haven Nicely.
    The daughter of James Lewis Estes Chittum (grandson, deceased): Dorothy Chittum Delmar.
  2. [S694] Rockbridge Weekly, April 2000, transcription online Ancestry.com, Born on July 11, 1798, Nathaniel Chittum had four brothers and four sisters and he had thirteen children of his own.

    Records on his life are a bit scanty. He was the youngest child of John and Nancy Sly Chittum and was born in Goochland County on July 11, 1798. Apparently he moved with his parents to a South Buffalo Creek farm in 1817 It is known that he married Elizabeth Betsy Deacon (daughter of William and Nancy Peel Deacon) from the Collierstown North Buffalo) area about 1820. The couple had eleven children (see page 14A). He traveled extensively, but his profession wasn't known. Some think he might have been a blacksmith or a cabinet maker, but there are no records known to substantiate this. He moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee, to Cole County, Missouri, to Fayette Co., Kentucky and returned to Botetourt County in 1841. In an account of his death in the Rockbridge County News (a newspaper that later merged with the News-Gazette), it was noted that "All these long journeys were made in a common road wagon."

    Chittum married Margaret Kessler of Botetourt County in 1851 and fathered two more children. He later moved to Bedford County where he lived until 1878 and later came back to Rockbridge County after the death of his second wife. At the time of his death, the newspaper indicated that he was "probably the oldest man in the county and certainly the oldest in this section" when he died at the residence of his son-in-law, John A. Nicely.
  3. [S694] Rockbridge Weekly, April 2000, transcription online Ancestry.com, Nathaniel Chittum Buried ...For The Second Time: Relatives Celebrate The Life Of Their Ancestor

    Nathaniel "Nathan" Chittum's children:

    * Mary Ann "Chittum" Slack

    * John Pleasant Chittum

    * Eliza Jane Chittum Nicely

    * William Wesley Chittum

    * Amanda Frances "Chittum" Rowsey

    * James Fletcher Chittum

    * Matilda Sly "Chittum" Howerton

    * Nancy C. Chittum

    * Nathaniel Anderson Chittum

    * Henry Jefferson Chittum

    * George Washington Chittum

    * Sarah Elizabeth Chittum

    * Lemuel Preston Chittum

    * * *

    4 Brothers:

    * William Chittum (no birth date)

    * James Chittum (1778- )

    * Zachariah R. Chittum (1795-1846)

    * Hezekiah Chittum (1796- )

    4 Sisters:

    * Elizabeth Chittum Moss

    * Christine Chittum Hicks

    * Rhoda Chittum Campbell (ca 1794- )

    * Mary Chittum Green ( - 1846)

    Father:

    * John Chittum (ca 1775- from England)

    Mother:

    * Nancy Sly (England)

    Relatives of "Nathan" present at the re-burial ceremony:

    The children of Emmett Newton Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Rayburn Odel Chittum and his daughters, Barbara Louise Poff and Marjorie (Margie) Sue Huie.

    The children of Russell Lowell Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Doris Chittum Nicely; Retha Wandalee Scialoia.

    The children of Clyde Bunyan Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Clyde Keith Chittum and Paul Curtis Chittum, Sr.

    The son of Ivy Stella Chittum Muterspaw (great granddaughter, deceased): Clarence Leon Muterspaw.

    The son of Eldon Menzo Chittum (great grandson, deceased): Thomas "Tommy" Howard Chittum.

    The children of Celia Katherine Chittum Knick (great granddaughter, deceased): Frances Knick Tolley; Mary Knick Brogan; Elise May Knick Tolley. grandchildren of Celia Katherine Chittum Knick: Larry Wayne Knick, Sr.; James Edwin Knick; Diana Marie Knick Hills; Judy Ann Sheets; Celia Jane Smith; great grandchildren of Celia Katherine Chittum Knick: Larry Wayne Knick, Jr.; Casey Knick Goodbar; Bryan Smith; and Jennifer M. Tarris; great great children Celia Katherine Chittum Knick: Grace Knick Goodbar, Jessica Knick Goodbar.

    The children of Harvey F. Chittum, Sr. (great grandson, deceased): Margery Chittum Myers; Maxine J. Chittum and Harvey F. Chittum, Jr.; grandchild of Harvey F. Chittum, Sr.: Karen Jane LaFon; great grandchild of Harvey F. Chittum, Sr. Christina LaFon;

    The son of Otho Graham Nicely (great grandson, deceased): Calvin Haven Nicely.

    The daughter of James Lewis Estes Chittum (grandson, deceased): Dorothy Chittum Delmar.

    If any reader is in possession of this kind of information or other related data on Nathaniel "Nathan" Chittum, please contact Mr. Harvey Franklin Chittum, Jr. of Denmark (Kerrs Creek), Rockbridge.
  4. [S695] Virginia Marriages 1740-1850, Ancestry.com. Original data: Jordan R. Dodd, et al. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers., Nathan Chittum and Elizabeth Deacon, 15 Jun 1826, Rockbridge.
  5. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Nathan (52), farmer, b. VA.