Joshua Sabret Choate

1833 - 1910  (76 years)

• Name	Joshua Sabret Choate
  Birth	15 Apr 1833	Ashe Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Feb 1910	Grayson Co, VA
  Burial	Coomes Cemetery, Baywood, Grayson Co, VA   [1]
  Person ID	I42	Christopher 1642
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard "Dickie" S Choate,   b. Est 1801, Sabret Jr Warriors Creek Homesteads, NC d. 1850, NE (Age ~ 49 years)
  Mother	Sarah Edwards,   b. 13 Jan 1809, Ashe Co, NC d. 6 Apr 1897, Hamburg, Fremont Co, IA, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1826
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Fender, (m.Choate),   b. 15 Apr 1837   d. 31 Jan 1898, Grayson Co, VA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1854	Ashe Co, NC
  Children	1. Nancy Cornelia Choate, (m. H.R. Richardson),   b. 13 Nov 1855, Alleghany Co, NC d. 6 Apr 1942, Galax, Grayson Co, VA (Age 86 years) + 2. William Jefferson Choate,   b. 20 Apr 1856, Alleghany Co, NC d. 19 Mar 1947 (Age 90 years) + 3. John Thomas Choate,   b. 13 Apr 1858, Grayson Co, VA d. 19 Oct 1945, Alleghany Co, NC (Age 87 years)   4. Martha Frances Choate (m.Gillispie),   b. 5 Feb 1862, Grayson Co, VA d. 25 Feb 1941 (Age 79 years) + 5. Richard Allen Choate,   b. 19 Oct 1863, Peach Bottom, Grayson Co, VA d. 2 Sep 1946 (Age 82 years)   6. Sarah Jane Choate (m. F.Johnson),   b. 31 May 1866, Grayson Co, VA d. 18 Apr 1959 (Age 92 years)   7. Charity Ann Choate, (m. A.Higgins),   b. 16 Dec 1868, Grayson Co, VA d. 25 Mar 1910 (Age 41 years) + 8. David Crockett Choate,   b. 26 Nov 1870, Grayson Co, VA d. 12 Dec 1954 (Age 84 years)   9. Cora Lee Choate (m.Blevins),   b. 16 Jan 1872, Grayson Co, VA d. 8 Jun 1908 (Age 36 years)   10. Sowell Reid (dsp5) Choate,   b. 24 Apr 1875, Grayson Co, VA d. 24 Apr 1880 (Age 5 years)   11. Mallie McDora Choate, (m. R.L.Cheek),   b. 18 Jun 1877, Grayson Co, VA d. 1 Oct 1962 (Age 85 years)   12. Joseph I Choate,   b. 12 Jan 1881, Grayson Co, VA d. 1 Sep 1906 (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Apr 1833 - Ashe Co, NC Marriage - 19 Sep 1854 - Ashe Co, NC Death - 2 Feb 1910 - Grayson Co, VA Burial - - Coomes Cemetery, Baywood, Grayson Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sept. 19, 1854. Joshua S. CHOATE and Margaret FENDER posted a marriage bond in Ashe Co., NC. Civil War: Joshua S. CHOATE served in the Grayson Militia, Co. C, 63rd VA Infantry. Enlisted Apr. 6, 1862, at Moccasin Gap. Present through Aug. 1864. Name also spelled Shoat. On 1898 Grayson Co. CSA Vets. Roster. Applied for a pension in 1900, but was rejected, he was worth more than $1000 according to the Grayson Co. Pension Board. Pension approved by the Grayson County Pension Board on May 22, 1908. Died 1910 in Grayson Co., VA. (Source: "Grayson Countians in the Civil War" by Jeff Weaver.) 1860 Census, Grayson Co., VA, Peach Bottom P.O., p.186 (HH#11): JOSHUA CHOAT, 22, farmer, $1200, $400, NC -- Margaret, 20, NC -- Nancy, 4, NC -- William, 2, NC -- John, 1, NC Joshua Choate 1870 Census, Grayson Co., VA, Elk Creek Dist. (HH#610): JOSHUA CHOATE, 34, farmer, $1000, $345, NC -- Peggy, 32, NC -- Nancy, 15, VA -- Wm., 12, VA -- John, 9, VA -- Martha, 8, VA -- Richard, 6, VA -- Sarah, 4, VA -- Charity, 2, VA 1880 Census, Grayson Co., VA, Old Town Dist., p.444: SOWELL CHOAT, 45, farmer, NC NC NC, farmer -- Margaret, wife, 42, NC NC NC -- Richard A., son, 16, VA NC NC -- Frances, dau, 18, " " " -- Sarrah, dau, 14, " " " -- Charity, 12, " " " -- D. Crocket, son, 9, " " " -- Cara, dau, 6, " " " -- Malla, dau, 3, " " " 1900 Census, Grayson Co., VA, Elk Creek Dist., p.51 (HH#164): JOSHUA S. SHOAT, Apr. 1833, age 67, wd, NC NC NC -- Charity A., dau, Dec. 1868, age 33, VA NC NC -- Cora L., dau, June 1872, age 28, " " " -- Millie F., dau, June 1877, age 22, " " " -- Joseph I., son, June 1884, age 16, " " " 1902 Confederate Pension List, Grayson Co., VA: J.S. CHOATE Grayson Co., VA, Birth Records, compiled by Billie White: CHOATE, Sarah, b. May 30, 1866, daughter of Joshua S. & Marget CHOATE CHOAT, unnamed, b. Jan. 7, 1874, son of Joshua & Margrett CHOAT CHOAT, Powel R., b. Jan. 15, 1875, in Crab Creek, son of Joshua & Margarett CHOAT CHOAT, Molly M., b. June 27, 1877, in Little River, daughter of Joshua S. & Margarett CHOAT

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] General Public, Find a Grave {findagrave.com}, 85807415. photos on findagrave Married to Margaret Fender. Father of Nancy Cornelia Choate. Parents were Richard S. Choate and Sarah Edwards.