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Chilton family of Missouri

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  John Smith (1750-1836) — of Virginia. Born near Locust Hill, Middlesex County, Va., May 7, 1750. Justice of the peace; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779-83; member of Virginia state senate, 1791-94; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1801-15 (at-large 1801-07, 3rd District 1807-15); served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in Frederick County, Va., March 5, 1836 (age 85 years, 303 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1890 at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Jaquelin) Smith (1714-1764) and John Smith (1715-1771); married to Anna Bull; fourth great-grandfather of Dracos Alexander Dimitry, Jr. (1922-1973); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Chilton, William Parish Chilton and Joshua Chilton; first cousin thrice removed of Commodore Perry Chilton and Shadrach Chilton; first cousin four times removed of Horace George Chilton and Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Chilton (1798-1854) — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., July 30, 1798. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1827-31, 1833-35 (11th District 1827-31, 6th District 1833-35). According to family legend, helped Davy Crockett write his autobiography. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Tex., August 15, 1854 (age 56 years, 16 days). Interment at Montgomery Old Cemetery, Montgomery, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret (Bledsoe) Chilton (1766-1831) and Thomas John Chilton (1769-1840); brother of William Parish Chilton (1810-1871); married, August 10, 1815, to Francis Tribble Stoner (1797-1842); grandfather of Horace George Chilton; granduncle of Arthur Bounds Chilton; first cousin twice removed of John Smith; second cousin of Joshua Chilton; second cousin once removed of Commodore Perry Chilton and Shadrach Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Dimitry (1805-1883) — also known as Tobias Guarneriius — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., February 7, 1805. Newspaper editor; college professor; linguist; as a young man, took part in several duels; Louisiana superintendent of public instruction, 1848-51; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1859-61; Nicaragua, 1859-61. Greek and Alabama Indian ancestry. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., January 30, 1883 (age 77 years, 357 days). Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Andrea Drussakis Dimitry (1775-1852) and Marie Celeste (Dragon) Dimitry (1777-1856); married to Mary Powell Mills (1816-1894; daughter of Robert Mills (1781-1855; architect of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.)); second great-grandfather and great-granduncle of Dracos Alexander Dimitry, Jr. (1922-1973).
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  William Parish Chilton (1810-1871) — also known as William P. Chilton — of Alabama. Born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., August 10, 1810. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1839; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1843; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1852-56; member of Alabama state senate, 1859; Delegate from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 6th District, 1862-65. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., January 20, 1871 (age 60 years, 163 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret (Bledsoe) Chilton (1766-1831) and Thomas John Chilton (1769-1840); brother of Thomas Chilton; married 1829 to Mary Catherine Morgan (1814-1845; sister of John Tyler Morgan); married to Elvira Frances Morgan (1826-1891; sister of first wife); grandfather of Arthur Bounds Chilton; granduncle of Horace George Chilton; first cousin twice removed of John Smith (1750-1836); second cousin of Joshua Chilton; second cousin once removed of Commodore Perry Chilton and Shadrach Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  Chilton County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Chilton (1818-1862) — of Shannon County, Mo. Born in Wayne County, Tenn., September 28, 1818. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1846-55; member of Missouri state senate 24th District, 1860-61. Member, Freemasons. Arrested by Union troops as an alleged Southern sympathizer, and while a prisoner, was shot and killed, near Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., August 28, 1862 (age 43 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Boggs Chilton (1782-1865) and Susannah (Inman) Chilton (1785-1827); married to Elizabeth Chilton (1822-1899); father of Commodore Perry Chilton; uncle of Shadrach Chilton; first cousin twice removed of John Smith (1750-1836); second cousin of Thomas Chilton and William Parish Chilton; second cousin twice removed of Horace George Chilton and Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John T. Morgan John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) — also known as John T. Morgan — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., June 20, 1824. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1860, 1876; delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876, 1900; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1877-1907; died in office 1907. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Washington, D.C., June 11, 1907 (age 82 years, 356 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Morgan (1788-1884) and Frances (Irby) Morgan (1795-1857); brother of Mary Catherine Morgan (1814-1845; who married William Parish Chilton (1810-1871)); married, February 11, 1846, to Cornelia G. Willis (1827-1894); granduncle of Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  Commodore Perry Chilton (1844-1906) — also known as Perry Chilton — of Shannon County, Mo. Born December 6, 1844. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1887-88, 1893-94. Died August 17, 1906 (age 61 years, 254 days). Interment at Chilton Cemetery, Eminence, Mo.
  Presumably named for: Oliver Hazard Perry
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Chilton and Elizabeth (Chilton) Chilton (1822-1899); married to Cynthia Emmaline Freeman (1850-1889); double first cousin of Shadrach Chilton; first cousin thrice removed of John Smith (1750-1836); second cousin once removed of Thomas Chilton and William Parish Chilton; third cousin once removed of Horace George Chilton and Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Shadrach Chilton (1847-1926) — of Van Buren, Carter County, Mo. Born in Carter County, Mo., February 8, 1847. Democrat. Farmer; Carter County Probate Judge, 1882; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Carter County, 1907-08, 1911-12. Died in Carter County, Mo., February 23, 1926 (age 79 years, 15 days). Interment at Reed Cemetery, Carter County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Chilton (1805-1874) and Sophia (Chilton) Chilton (1820-1896); married 1869 to Cynthia Coleman (1846-1890); married 1898 to Mary A. Kelly; nephew of Joshua Chilton; double first cousin of Commodore Perry Chilton; first cousin thrice removed of John Smith (1750-1836); second cousin once removed of Thomas Chilton and William Parish Chilton; third cousin once removed of Horace George Chilton and Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace George Chilton (1853-1932) — also known as Horace Chilton — of Tyler, Smith County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Tyler, Smith County, Tex., December 29, 1853. Democrat. Printer; newspaper publisher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1888 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1896; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1891-92, 1895-1901. Accidentally fell over a chair, broke his upper leg, never recovered from the injury, and died three months later, from heart and kidney disease and senility, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 12, 1932 (age 78 years, 166 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Chilton (1828-1884) and Ella (Goodman) Chilton (1835-1916); married, February 20, 1877, to Mary W. Grinnan (1856-1924); grandson of Thomas Chilton; grandnephew of William Parish Chilton; first cousin four times removed of John Smith (1750-1836); second cousin of Arthur Bounds Chilton; second cousin twice removed of Joshua Chilton; third cousin once removed of Commodore Perry Chilton and Shadrach Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Bounds Chilton (1890-1934) — also known as Arthur B. Chilton; "A.B.C." — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born July 14, 1890. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-34. Died, from polycystic kidney disease, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., April 21, 1934 (age 43 years, 281 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Claudius Lysias Chilton (1856-1914) and Mabel Cecelia (Pierce) Chilton (1862-1911); married to Frances Louise Wheeler (1897-1988); grandson of William Parish Chilton; grandnephew of Thomas Chilton and John Tyler Morgan; first cousin four times removed of John Smith (1750-1836); second cousin of Horace George Chilton; second cousin twice removed of Joshua Chilton; third cousin once removed of Commodore Perry Chilton and Shadrach Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dracos Alexander Dimitry, Jr. (1922-1973) — also known as Drake Dimitry — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Missouri, November 24, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1956. Owner of Heights Mfg. Co., which built antenna towers. Injured in an automobile collision on icy roads near Almont, Mich., and died soon after in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., March 23, 1973 (age 50 years, 119 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dracos Alexander Dimitry and Elizabeth Stanton (Bisland) Dimitry; second great-grandson and great-grandnephew of Alexander Dimitry (1805-1883); fourth great-grandson of John Smith.
  Political family: Chilton family of Missouri.
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