William Roscoe Chalk

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William Roscoe Chalk was born 28 Aug 1816 in Hertford County, N.C. He moved from Hertford County to Maury County, TN
in 1822. He married Francis C. Omsby Blackburn 27 Sep 1838 in Maury County.≤/line>≤line />≤line />≤line>He is on the 1850 census of Lewis County, TN, Civil District #6, 2 Sept, p. 395:≤/line>≤line />≤line>William R. Chalk, 34, farmer, b: NC
Frances C., wife, 29, b: TN
Robert L., son, 8, b: TN
John W. D., son, 4, b: TN
Nancy E., dau, 2, b: TN≤/line>≤line />≤line />≤line>After the death of his father William Chalk in 1851 he moved to Bell County, Texas, from Lewis Co., TN. He landed in Houston
TX, on 25 December, 1851. He was ordained a Methodist Episcopal Minister, Master Mason and carpenter. While in Bell
County he was appointed to the Home Guard during the Civil War.≤/line>≤line />≤line />≤line>1860 Census Bell Co., TX, 21 July, p. 78:≤/line>≤line />≤line>W. R. Chalk, 44, farmer, b: N.C.
Francis O., 39, wife, b: TN
Robert L., son, 18, b: TN
John W. D., son, 15, b: TN
Nancy E., dau, 12, b: TN
Virginia O., dau, 10, b: TN
Ellis B., son, 6, b: TX
Mary F., dau, 3, b: TX≤/line>≤line />≤line>Is on the 1870 census of Bell County, TX, p. 6, taken 20 July, 1870. He
is 54, Francis 49, and children Virginia, 19, Ellis, 16, Mary, 13, Valery,
9, and Florence 5.≤/line>≤line />≤line>1880 census, Bell Co., TX, Belton, 8 June, p. 33 (left), p. 270 (right), S. D. #4, E. D. #1:≤/line>≤line />≤line>W. R. Chalk, carpenter, age 64, b: NC NC NC
Florence Chalk, daughter, age 15, b: TX NC TN
Mary Thorp, daughter, age 23 b: TX NC TN≤/line>≤line />≤line>Obit in "Dallas Morning News" newspaper, page 6, dated 7 March 1893: "Belton, TX, March 6, - W. R. Chalk died Saturday night. He was 78 years old and had lived in this county since 1852."