They were listed in the census from 1890 to 1930. They were listed in the 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census'. Fred was born on September 17, 1895 and died in March 1980. Mary Bates Chatham was born June 7, 1896 and died in October 1968. They were married July 8, 1917 by Reverend Bartow A. Phillips. They belonged to Providence Baptist Church until the late 1930's and then joined Mt. Oliver Baptist Church. Fred was a Deacon at Mt. Oliver Church on Hardscrabble Road and a lifetime farmer. (Granddaddy used to say "I was born in 1895 and born-again in 1905.")
They lived on the corner of Rucker Road and Crabapple Road from about1947 until their deaths. They are buried at Providence Cemetery.
Children:
James Howard Chatham
born: 5/21/1921, founder of Chathambilt Homes and Northside Realty. He built his first house for his dad and mother in 1947 where they liver and dug the foundation with a plow and a mule. He is a deacon also.
Florence Willene Chatham
born: 3/26/1925 and died November 29, 1930.
Marvin Fred Chatham
born April 11, 1929, a builder and realtor all his life and a Minister beginning in 1950. He was pastor of many northern Georgia churches. Marvin Chatham died April 27, 2009.
Martha Kate Chatham
born April 11/1929 and died July 26,1930.
Aubry Raymond Chatham
born December 18, 1933, builder/plumbing contractor most of his life. He was a Deacon also. He recently passed away.
Sibyl Marie Chatham born August 3,1935 and died October 18, 1935
Mary Joyce Chatham born: April 5, 1939. Joyce spent her entire working life with her brother Howard in his office. She is married to a Deacon.
I am their grandson.
Myron Chatham