Timeline: 1600-1998
States: Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona
General Genealogical Consensus
John Chisum ancestory goes as follows:
Alexander Chisum born about 1677.
Son William Chisum born about 1697.
Grandson Richard Cheesome....
Richard Josiah Cheesome
-Margaret Isham 1615, Virginia Colonies
James C. Chisholm (Chisam) (Cheasum) 1657
-Anne Carter 1657
John Chisum / Chisholm Sr. 1681-ca. 1734
-Elizabeth Bradley, ca. 1683-ca. 1777
John Chisum II 1704-1792
-Ellender Girlington/Gillington/Gillentine 1716-1804
John Chisum III 1732-1789
-Margaret Davis Chisholm 1750-1798
Documented Line:
Elijah Kaufman Chisum Sr. 1779-1860
Nacogdoches, Texas
-Elizabeth “Betsy” Walling 1768-1841
Elijah Kaufman Chisum Jr. 1815-1865
-Delilah George 1820-1870
James C. Chisum 1852-1928
-Martha Elizabeth Hairston 1858-1931
Walter Alexander Chisum 1876-1916
-Laura Elvira Pitts 1877-1958
James Claiborne Chisum 1901-1980
-Jetty Belle Sorrells 1903-1998
