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He was a traveling jewelry salesman. He was killed in a tornado in Murphysboro, Illinois. To our knowledge, his body or possessions were never found.
There was a tornado March 18, 1925 that went through Murphysboro, Illinois. It was one mile wide and killed nearly 700 in three states. Winds were 62 miles an hour. 234 died in Murphysboro. We don't know if this was the tornado that killed Joseph or not. There is a more tri-state newspaper report in the Arnsmeyer File Folder.

Wanda Gines: GenForum entry on April 2, 2004

I was always told I have Cherokee blood. My great grandmother, Henrietta Farmer Chaver, was supposed to be the grand daughter of a full-blood cherokee. My grandfather had proof including all the paper work. His wife was very prejudiced against the Indians and after her husbands death, burned everything. I've been searching ever since but unsuccessfully. My Chaver was Joseph Chaver. He was supposedly killed in a tornady in Murphysboro, Illinois in 1925. He was a jewelry salesman. His possessions and body were never found

Birth:
According to Marriage Cert, the County in Tennessee does not to match a list of known counties. Best guess is that it is referring to Carroll county.

JOSEPH married FARMER HENRIETTA S E on 13 Aug 1880 in John B. Farmer Residence. HENRIETTA (daughter of FARMER John Brausen and MATTHEWS MARY Anne) was born on 22 Jul 1857 in Richview, Illinois; died on 10 Feb 1935 in Nashville, Washington, Illinois; was buried on 12 Feb 1935 in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, Washington, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

1. SCHAFER FRANK GUY TRUMAN was born on 15 Sep 1881 in Richwiew, IL; died on 8 Feb 1953 in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois; was buried on 11 Feb 1953 in St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed, Nashville, IL.

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Friday, 6 Mar 1914:
DEATH OF AGED RESIDENT
Stearling Schavers, aged 94 years, and who mostly likely was the oldest living resident of Pulaski County, died last week Wednesday at his home on the Ozment farm where he resided. The cause of his death was pneumonia. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon and interment was made at Shiloh Cemetery.
The deceased was a farmer by occupation and had been a resident of Pulaski County for over forty years.
He is survived by his wife and two sons and many relatives through this county.

Died, at his home one mile south of Bryan, Mr. Sterling Chavers, an old soldier and one of the oldest citizens in the county. He was somewhere in the nineties. He leaves an aged wife. (Bryan) From http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgssi/Pulaski/obits_1914.html

Sterling married SPICE Ellen. [Group Sheet]