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About Margaret Jane Chestnut / Chesnut

some one confused her with Margaret Shaver

Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 
Name:	Margaret Chesnut [ Margaret Mckee]  
  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White
  • Death Age: 49
  • Birth Date: abt 1812
  • Birth Place: Laurel
  • Residence Place: Laurel
  • Death Date: 10 Jul 1861
  • Death Place: Laurel, Kentucky, USA
  • Father: W Mckee
  • Mother: Ann Mckee

1. Margaret Jane MCKEE (William "Will" MCKEE1) was born 29 JAN 1813 in London, Laurel, KY, and died 12 SEP 1855. She married John CHESNUT 01 JAN 1829 in Laurel Co., KY, son of Abraham T. CHESNUT and Esther EVANS. He was born 12 FEB 1805 in Laurel Co., KY, and died 31 MAY 1878 in Laurel Co., KY.

Children of Margaret Jane MCKEE and John CHESNUT are:

  • 2 i. William CHESNUT was born ABT 1831 in Prob. Laurel Co., KY.
  • 3 ii. Abraham CHESNUT was born ABT 1833 in Prob. Laurel Co., KY, and died 10 SEP 1859. He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" BUSH 17 APR 1852, daughter of George A. BUSH and Margaret GIBSON. She was born ABT 1835.
  • 4 iii. Esther H. "Hettie" CHESNUT was born ABT 1835 in Prob. Laurel Co., KY.
  • + 5 iv. Arabella Evaline CHESNUT was born 08 JUN 1838 in Laurel Co., KY, and died 19 MAR 1908 in London, Laurel, KY.
  • 6 v. Evan Kincaid CHESNUT was born ABT 1840 in Prob. Laurel Co., KY. He married Sarah "Sallie" PEARL 23 MAR 1865 in Laurel Co., KY, daughter of Alexander PEARL and Malinda Myra BLACK.
  • 7 vi. George VanLear CHESNUT was born ABT 1845 in Prob. Laurel Co., KY.
  • 8 vii. John CHESNUT was born ABT 1848 in Laurel Co., KY, and died BEF 1860 in Died Young.
  • 9 viii. Lucinda CHESNUT was born 1849 in Laurel Co., KY, and died BEF 1860.
  • + 10 ix. Robert M. CHESNUT was born NOV 1852 in Prob. Laurel Co., KY, and died 28 AUG 1903 in of consumption, at home of Barton Baker, Laurel, KY.
  • 11 x. Amanda Elizabeth CHESNUT was born ABT 1855. She married Jasper WATTS 13 MAY 1873 in Laurel Co., KY.
  • 12 xi. Margaret CHESNUT was born ABT 1858 in KY.

NOTE: it is said that they had 14 children, several of whom died young children presumably unnamed

These 2 trees on MyHertiage side have combined 2 different Margaret McKee's together as one Magaret Jane McKee WAS NOT MARRIED to Frederick Shaver - he is of Canadian ancestry as was his wife Margaret Shaver

Margaret Jane Chestnut (born MacKey (McKee))

  • MyHeritage Family Trees
  • MCKEE TREE - 03022016 in McKee Web Site, managed by sheryl ross (Contact)
  • Birth: Jan 29 1813 - Laurel, Kentucky
  • Death: July 10 1861 - Laurel County, Kentucky
  • Parents: William Houston Mackey (Mckee), Anna Mackey (Mckee) (born Van Lear)
  • Siblings: John Van Lear Mackey (Mckee), Nancy Mackey (Mckee), Evalina Hopkins Brown (born Mackey (Mckee))
  • Husband: John Chestnut
  • Husband: Frederick Shaver
  • Children: William Chestnut, Abraham Chestnut, Easter Chestnut, Evan Chestnut, Arbella Eveline Chestnut, George Chestnut, Hester Jane Shaver, William Henry Shaver, John Chestnut, Lucinda Chestnut, Annie M Shaver, Robert M Chestnut, Freeman Bruce Shaver, Amanda Chestnut, Margaret Chestnut, Frederick Charles Duff Shaver, Thomas Chestnut, Hettie Ester Chestnut, Martha Ann Chestnut

Margaret Jane Shaver (born MacKey (McKee))

  • MyHeritage Family Trees
  • Pinker Web Site, managed by Peter Taylor (Contact)
  • Birth: Circa 1822 - Germany
  • Death: July 10 1861 - Laurel County, Kentucky
  • Parents: William Houston Mackey (Mckee), Anna Mackey (Mckee) (born Van Lear)
  • Siblings: John Van Lear Mackey (Mckee), Nancy Mackey (Mckee), Evalina Hopkins Brown (born Mackey (Mckee))
  • Husband: John Chestnut
  • Husband: Frederick Shaver
  • Children: William Chestnut, Abraham Chestnut, Martha Ann Chestnut, Easter Chestnut, Hettie Ester Chestnut, Evan Chestnut, Thomas Chestnut, Arbella Eveline Chestnut, George Chestnut, Hester Jane Howell (born Shaver), William Henry Shaver, Almira House (born Shaver), John Chestnut, Phebe Calister Tallman (born Shaver), Lucinda Chestnut, Annie Margaret Shaver, Robert M Chestnut, Freeman Bruce Shaver, Brince Shaver, Amanda Chestnut, Agnes Shaver, Alexander Shaver, Henrietta Lilas Shaver, Margaret Chestnut, Frederick Charles Duff Shaver
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Margaret Jane Chestnut / Chesnut's Timeline

1813
January 29, 1813
London, Laurel, KY
1831
1831
Prob. Laurel Co., KY
1833
1833
Prob. Laurel Co., KY
1836
March 13, 1836
Laurel Co, KY
1838
June 8, 1838
Laurel Co., KY
1841
1841
KY
1845
1845
Prob. Laurel Co., KY.
1848
1848
Laurel Co., KY
1849
1849
Laurel Co., KY
1852
November 9, 1852
Laurel County, Kentucky, United States