Draft:Chaires

Disambig page for Chaires or entry on Chaires family? Probably both are needed

Chaires is a surname and may refer to:

Major Chaires 1824 involved in contracting for Seminole rations: https://books.google.com/books?id=PRNFAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22chaires%22+florida&pg=RA1-PA687 Beef rations. Benjamin Chaires apparently https://books.google.com/books?id=G2_XfwGJjvIC&dq=%22chaires%22+florida&pg=PA111

Chaires family in Florida, a prominent family that included brothers Benjamin Chaires, Green Hill Chaires, and Thomas Peters Chaires. Chaires, Florida and the Chaires Historic District include Chaires Elementary School.

Book on Benjamin & family https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/2016/07/09/dripping-history-book-explores-lost-legacy-chaires-verdura/86905434/

Younger Benjamin Chaires x 2 and Martha https://www.tallahasseemagazine.com/a-19th-century-story-of-disloyalty-gunplay-lawsuits-and-a-mysterious-death/

Henderson v. Chaires

Joseph Chaires Plantation Joseph Chaires? https://books.google.com/books?id=LQM_vwEACAAJ land claims suit exuctor of Benjamin Chaires estate. Land claims dating to Soanish period https://books.google.com/books?id=_HU-AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22chaires%22+florida&pg=PA611

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/154903 Chaires Masonic Lodge members 1950 (African American)

Chaires United Methodist Church https://www.flumc.org/churchdetail/638033 Book on church :https://www.google.com/books/edition/Our_Rich_Heritage/8JRcHAAACAAJ?hl=en


 * This draft is in progress as of April 8, 2024.