Chance, Jefferson Davis b. 2 Aug 1861 Waverly, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jul 1941 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA: Fiegenbaum Family Database

1861 - 1941 (79 years)

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Name	Chance, Jefferson Davis
Born	2 Aug 1861	Waverly, Tennessee, USA [1, 2]
	The current information on his birth comes from his death certificate. The source of that information was not recorded on the certificate.
Gender	Male
Died	22 Jul 1941	Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA [3]
	According to information on his death certificate, Jeff Davis Chance died at 3:00 p.m. on 22 July 1941 at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri at the age of 79 years, 11 months, 20 days. The immediate cause of death was recorded as "Cerebral Hemorrhage" and "Myocardial Failure." Jeff's usual residence is listed as 605 Merriwether, at Cape Girardeau.
Buried	Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA
	According to information on his death certificate, the body of Jeff Davis Chance was to be removed by the Cobb Funeral Home, of Blytheville, Arkansas, for burial at Blytheville.
Person ID	I8202	Fiegenbaum
Last Modified	30 Jun 2018

Family Barrett, Jimmie Vriner, b. Abt 1869–1870, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Married Y [4, 5]

According to information on his death certificate, Jeff Davis Chance was married at the time of death. His wife's name may have been Jennie or Jimmie; the handwritting is not very legible.

Census (family) 1940 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA [6]

According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Jeff Chane [sic] (age 79) and Jemny [sic] Chane [sic] (age 70) lived at 615 Merriwether, in Ward 7, with their son-in-law's family: George Heath, head of household, age 34, a full-time driver for the Kimbell Truck Lines; Lucille Heath, age 36, working in the home; Dauss [sic] Heath, age 11, in fifth grade; and, Helen Heath, age 9, in fourth grade.
On 1 April 1935, all the members of this household lived in Mississippi County, Arkansas. They did not live on a farm, but the location had a population of less than 2,500 people (and did not warrant being named on the census form). It is not clear whether or not all of the member of this household lived in the same dwelling in 1935.

Children

+	1. Chance, Mamie Lucile, b. 13 Nov 1902, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA , d. 15 Jan 1972, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 6 Aug 2018

Family ID F2649 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Jeff Davis Chance; Cape Girardeau County; 1941; Standard Certificate of Death #24736.
( https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1941/1941_00024727.pdf ) Accessed in June 2018. Missouri State Board of Health, Standard Certificate of Death #24736. For Jeff Davis Chance. A white, male born on 2 August 1961 at Waverly, Tennessee. Father's name: unknown; born unknown. Mother's maiden name: unknown; born unknown. The source of all personal information was identifed.
See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.
[S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
NARA microfilm T627, roll 2,093, page 14A. Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Cape Township, Cape Girardeau, Ward 7, Supervisor’s District 75, Enumeration District 16-15B, census sheet 14A, enumerated on 15 April 1940; George Heath household, 615 Merriwether, household 307, lines 27-32. Access through Ancestry.com (library edition) in May 2018.
In the household was: 31) Chane [sic], Jeff; father-in-law; male; white; age 79; married; born in Tennessee.
By calculation from the information provided, Jeff Chane [sic] would have been born about 1860-1861. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.
[S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Jeff Davis Chance; Cape Girardeau County; 1941; Standard Certificate of Death #24736.
( https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1941/1941_00024727.pdf ) Accessed in June 2018. Missouri State Board of Health, Standard Certificate of Death #24736. For Jeff Davis Chance. A white, male born on 2 August 1961 at Waverly, Tennessee. Father's name: unknown; born unknown. Mother's maiden name: unknown; born unknown. Died at 3:00 p.m. on 22 July 1941 at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri at the age of 79 years, 11 months, 20 days. His usual residence was 605 Merriwether, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. He had lived in the community for 1 year. He was married at the time of death to "Jennie[?]," age 71 years. His usual occupation was "Farming." Immediate cause of death was "Cerebral Hemorrhage" and "Myocardial Failure" (duration not recorded). Removal was to be on 22 July 1941 to Blytheville, Arkansas. The funeral director was Cobb Funeral Home, of Blytheville, Arkansas. The source of all personal information was not identifed. [Chase?] [T?] [We---?], M.D., of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, had attended the deceased from 1940 to 22 July 1941, had last seen him alive on 22 July 1941, and signed the death certificate on 22 July 1941. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 22 July 1941.
[S69] Doss Robert Heath, Genealogical research.
Mamie Lucile Chance, daughter of Jefferson Davis Chance and Jimmie Vriner Barrett. Born 13 November 1902 in Humphreys County, Tennessee.
[S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Jeff Davis Chance; Cape Girardeau County; 1941; Standard Certificate of Death #24736.
( https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1941/1941_00024727.pdf ) Accessed in June 2018. Missouri State Board of Health, Standard Certificate of Death #24736. For Jeff Davis Chance. A white, male born on 2 August 1961 at Waverly, Tennessee. Died at 3:00 p.m. on 22 July 1941 at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri at the age of 79 years, 11 months, 20 days. His usual residence was 605 Merriwether, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. He had lived in the community for 1 year. He was married at the time of death to "Jennie[?]," age 71 years. The source of all personal information was not identifed.
See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.
[S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
NARA microfilm T627, roll 2,093, page 14A. Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Cape Township, Cape Girardeau, Ward 7, Supervisor’s District 75, Enumeration District 16-15B, census sheet 14A, enumerated on 15 April 1940; George Heath household, 615 Merriwether, household 307, lines 27-32. Access through Ancestry.com (library edition) in May 2018.
The household consisted of: 27) Heath, George; head of household, at 615 Merriwether, rented, at $20 per month; did not live on a farm; male; white; age 34; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; first year of high school was highest grade completed; born in Tennessee; residence on 1 April 1935 had less than 2,500 inhabitants (not on a farm) in Mississippi County, Arkansas; during the week of 24-30 March, was employed in private industry or nonemergency govt. work; during the week of 24-30 March, worked 50 hours; occupation=driver, for Kimbell Truck Lines; wage worker in private industry; worked 52 weeks in 1939; earned $1,200 in 1939; did not receive $50 or more from other than wages. 28) Heath, Lucille; wife; female; white; age 36; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; third year of high school was highest grade completed; born in Tennessee; residence on 1 April 1935 had less than 2,500 inhabitants (not on a farm) in Mississippi County, Arkansas; during the week of 24-30 March, was not working in emergency work; during the week of 24-30 March, was not seeking work; during the week of 24-30 March, did not have a job or business; during the week of 24-30 March, was working at home. 29) Heath, Dauss [sic]; son; male; white; age 11; single; attended school since 1 March 1940; fifth grade was highest grade completed; born in Arkansas; residence on 1 April 1935 had less than 2,500 inhabitants (not on a farm) in Mississippi County, Arkansas. 30) Heath, Helen; daughter; female; white; age 9; single; attended school since 1 March 1940; fourth grade was highest grade completed; born in Arkansas; residence on 1 April 1935 had less than 2,500 inhabitants (not on a farm) in Mississippi County, Arkansas. 31) Chane [sic], Jeff; father-in-law; male; white; age 79; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; sixth grade was highest grade completed; born in Tennessee; residence on 1 April 1935 had less than 2,500 inhabitants (not on a farm) in Mississippi County, Arkansas; during the week of 24-30 March, was not employed in private industry or nonemergency govt. work; during the week of 24-30 March, was not working in emergency work; during the week of 24-30 March, was not seeking work; during the week of 24-30 March, did not have a job or business; during the week of 24-30 March, was unable to work; worked 0 weeks in 1939; earned $0 in 1939; received $50 or more from other than wages. 32) Chane [sic], Jemny [sic]; mother-in-law; female; white; age 70; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; eighth grade was highest grade completed; born in Tennessee; residence on 1 April 1935 had less than 2,500 inhabitants (not on a farm) in Mississippi County, Arkansas; during the week of 24-30 March, was not employed in private industry or nonemergency govt. work; during the week of 24-30 March, was not working in emergency work; during the week of 24-30 March, was not seeking work; during the week of 24-30 March, did not have a job or business; during the week of 24-30 March, was unable to work; worked 0 weeks in 1939; earned $0 in 1939; received $50 or more from other than wages.