Coffin plate · primary-source record
Roy A Chafin
abt 1888 – 13 Feb 1889
5 Months · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
13 Feb 1889
Date of birth
abt 1888
Age at death
5 Months
Plate found in
Worcester, Mass United States
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Roy A Chafin
Died Feb 13th 1889
Aged 5 Months
About this record
As poor little Roy died so young he missed the census. So I went and had a hunt for Massachusetts Chafins in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below. Now we do not know for sure that Roy was from Mass. Just because his coffin plate was found in Mass does not mean that he was from that state.
— Brian, Ancestors at Rest
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Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census
⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm relation to Roy.
1880 US Federal Census
Census household: Fredrich J Chafin (self, ~30), Martha A Chafin (wife, ~25), Harry P Chafin (son, ~1)
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts · abt 1850, Massachusetts
1880 US Federal Census
Census household: Prentis H Chafin (self, ~54), Maria T Chafin (wife, ~52), Julia G Chafin (daughter, ~12), Arthur P Chafin (son, ~10)
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts · abt 1826, Vermont
1880 US Federal Census
Census household: Wm. H. Chafin (self, ~32), Georgianna Chafin (wife, ~35, parents Alphieus & Rhoda Emmons), Wm. H. Chafin (son, ~4)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts · abt 1848, Newfoundland
Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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- Image vs transcription
- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
Citation: "Coffin plate of Roy A Chafin (abt 1888 – 13 Feb 1889)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/chafin-roy-a-1889/ : accessed [your access date]).
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