My Grandfather William Hall Chenault

Will was born in Castillian Springs, Tennessee on the family property known as Greenfields. This home was built in 1840 by David Chenault, Will's grandfather, and was inherited by Will's father, William. The home place included about 800 acres but by the Civil War was about 2000 acres of land.

Around the turn of the century the home was sold and they lived for a while in Gallatin, Tennessee. After a few years Will and two of his brothers went to Texas to seek a more prosperous life. They decided on Brazoria County, Texas. They bought 330 acres of land. They returned to Tennessee, rented a train to bring almost all of the family and their possessions, including livestock, back toTexas where they settled in the small town of Sweeny, Texas. There they raised their families and lived the remainder of their lives.

Will worked in the oil business and farmed. He and his wife Lillian had eight children, two of whom died shortly after birth.

William Chenault