Robert Ransom Chastain b. 1832 Stockton, Greene Co., IN d. Apr 1880 Halbert Twp., Martin Co., IN: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1832 - 1880 (48 years)

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Name	Robert Ransom Chastain
Birth	1832	Stockton, Greene Co., IN
Gender	Male
Death	Apr 1880	Halbert Twp., Martin Co., IN
Person ID	I2038	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Father	John Chastain, b. 1800, Franklin Co., VA d. Martin Co., IN
Mother	Elizabeth Toney, b. 1809, Franklin Co., VA d. Martin Co., IN
Marriage	11 Jan 1827	Washington Co., IN
Family ID	F0620	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Perlina Franklin, b. 1835, Stockton, Greene Co., IN d. AFT. 1866 (Age > 32 years)

Marriage 7 Sep 1854

Children

	1. Amanda J. Chastain, b. 1853, Stockton, Greene Co., IN
	2. Unknown Chastain, b. BEF. 1855, Stockton, Greene Co., IN
	3. Elizabeth Chastain, b. 1857, Stockton, Greene Co., IN
	4. Catherine Chastain, b. 1860, Stockton, Greene Co., IN
	5. John W. Chastain, b. 1861, Stockton, Greene Co., IN
	6. James M. Chasteen, b. 1863, Stockton, Greene Co., IN
	7. William Clark Chasteen, b. 4 Mar 1866, Stockton, Greene Co., IN d. 20 Jul 1934, Stephens Co., OK; burial: Rock Creek Cem., Duncan, Stephens Co., OK (Age 68 years)

Family ID F2510 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Jun 2026

Notes

Source:
Dorman L. Chasteen, Jr.:
From 2019: "Description: Robert Ransom Chastain 1832-1880 (Indiana) was in Civil War. Kicked in head by mule and was addled. His wife died when--
William Clark Chasteen (1866-1934) was too young to know how to spell his name. Abducted and taken to Arkansas. One of his sons was--
William Columbus Clark Chasteen (1896-1932. One of his boys was Dorman Chasteen 1921-2009 (Army, Navy, and Marine in WWII)
I am his boy Dorman Jr. 1949 (Marine in Vietnam and Army). "

Source:
Dorman L. Chasteen, Jr.:
From 2018: "Robert R. Chastain's wife died while William Clark Chastain was very young. Robert was a Civil War soldier (1Lt) from Indiana. He was kicked in the head by a mule and was addled. Another family from Arkansas (Doc??) took (from a note in 2006) the boy (William Clark Chastain) before he was old enough to know how to spell his name. William later made contract with his family in Indiana after he was an adult and was spelling his name as 'Chasteen'."

Source:
Dorman L. Chasteen, Jr.:
Chastain, William (2-Pierre, Jr., 1-Pierre), PCD, vol. 1, page 37. Served as County Lieutenant of Second Battalion of Militia in the Revolutionary War. A record exists regarding his promotion from Ensign of Second Brigade. Possibly served earlier in the Indian War. Not listed at DAR. He died around 1790 born around 1740 so did not get listed in DAR. His son is Robert Ransom Chastain born 1770 and his son is John Chastain. His son is Robert Ransom Chastain (again) (1834 died 1884). His son is Wiliam Clark Chastain/Chasteen(suspect grandfather or ggf was Wm Clark (1866-1934)). His son was Columbus Clark Chasteen (1897-1932). His son was Dorman Chasteen, Sr. (1921-2009).

Source:
SEE TERRY, TIM & TRACY CHASTAIN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://www.chastaincentral.com/content/war.html
CHASTAIN CENTRAL;
TERRY, TIM AND TRACY CHASTAIN:
Chastain, William (2-Pierre, Jr., 1-Pierre), PCD, vol. 1, page 37. Served as County Lieutenant of Second Battalion of Militia in the Revolutionary War. A record exists regarding his promotion from Ensign of Second Brigade. Possibly served earlier in the Indian War. Not listed at DAR.

Source:
SEE MIKKI MCBRIDE'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mikki9&id=I03047
The Robinson Family Tree:
Mikki McBride:
ID: I03047
Name: Robert R. CHASTAIN
Sex: M
Birth: 1832 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
Death: APR 1880 in Halbert Twp., Martin Co., Indiana
Father: John CHASTAIN b: 1799 in Franklin City, Virginia
Mother: Elizabeth TONEY b: 1809 in Franklin Co., Virginia
Marriage 1 Perlina FRANKLIN b: 1835 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
Married: 7 SEP 1854
Children
Amanda J. CHASTAIN b: 1853 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
Unknown CHASTAIN b: BEF. 1855 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
Elizabeth CHASTAIN b: 1857 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
Catherine CHASTAIN b: 1860 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
John W. CHASTAIN b: 1861 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
James M. CHASTAIN b: 1863 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
Christopher Columbus Clark CHASTEEN b: 4 MAR 1866 in Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana

Source:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9H4K-9KP
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9H4K-9NC : accessed 25 May 2018), entry for Robert R. CHASTAIN; file (2:2:2:MM95-FX8), submitted 12 November 1999 by mmcbride2710530 [identity withheld for privacy].
ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File Number
3H3R-57W
PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE
Person Count
7,055
Submission ID
MM95-FX8

Robert R. CHASTAIN
Sex
Male
Birth
1832
Stockton, Greene Co., Indiana
Death
April 1880
Halbert Twp., Martin Co., Indiana

PARENTS
Mother
Elizabeth TONEY
Father
John CHASTAIN

MARRIAGES (1)
Spouse
Perlina FRANKLIN
Marriage
7 September 1854

CHILDREN:
Donna Forney Clark: I've re-arranged the children from the original source by birthdate.
Amanda J. Chastain 1853-
Unknown Chastain 1855-
Elizabeth Chastain 1857-
Catherine Chastain 1860-
John W. Chastain 1861-
James M. Chastain 1863-
Christopher Columbus Chastain 1866-1934