Leland D. CHAVIS

1926 - Bef 1945  (18 years)

• Name	Leland D. CHAVIS
  Birth	14 Jul 1926	Washoe County, Nevada, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Apr 1930	Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA   [2]
  	No. 596 Indian Settlement
  	1950 Census Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 596 Indian Settlement Louis CHAVIS, head, rent, home value 0, Indian, 28, mar, Nevada, mixed blood, Chippewa, section labour, steam railroad, wages (employed Rosie CHAVIS, wife (H), Indian, 29, mar, Nevada, mixed blood, Paiute Catherine CHAVIS, daughter, Indian, 10, single, attended school, Nevada, mixed blood, Chippewa Leland CHAVIS, son, Indian, 4 1/12, single, Nevada, mixed blood, Chippewa, Clarence CHAVIS, son, Indian 2 1/12, single. Nevada, mixed blood, Chippewa All can read and write, and speak English except Leland and Clarence. [2]
  Census	1 Apr 1934	Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA   [3]
  	Reno-Sparks Reservation, Carson Agency.
  	1934 Indian Census Reno, Washoe County, Nevada Sparks Indian Colony Louis Chavez, 33, Paiute, 1/2, head, Roll 216, Rosie Chavez, 33, Paiute, 1/2, wife, Roll 217 Katherine Chavez, 12, Paiute, 1/2, daughter, Roll 218 Leland D. Chavez, 8, Paiute, 1/2, son, Roll 219 Clarence Chavez, 7, Paiute, 1/2, son, Roll 220 All members of the family were enrolled at Pyramid Lakes, 1930 Census All allotment, annuity, and ID numbers - unavailable. [3]
  Military Service	c 1945  [4]
  	US Navy - seaman, first class
  Death	Bef 9 March 1945  [4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: killed in action
  	Reno (Nevada) Gazette-Journal 9 March 1945 p. 18b Indian Sailor Reported Missing Listed as missing in action is Leland C. Chavez, seaman, first class, parents of the well-known Indian youth, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Chavez of Reno, received a telegram from the navy department this week advising them of their son's disappearance and adding that details were unavailable at this time. A second son, Pfc. Clarence Chavez, is fighting with the 4th marine division on Iwo Jima. Both boys attended the Reno schools. [4]
  Person ID	I341	Clan Campbell Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Louis Deloy CHAVEZ,   b. 2 Feb 1902, Colorado, USA d. 9 Aug 1972, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Rose,   b. 19 Nov 1902, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
  Marriage	Between 16 March 1921- 29 Feb 1928  [1]
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Indian census rolls (USA), 1 January 1937., p. 61. Carson Tribe, Palute Area Reservation, Carson Agency, Nevada. CHAVIS, Louis [head]. RN: NN-754. NAID 595276. [S69] Census records (USA), 1 Apr 1930, SN 8A. [Stamped 226]. Indian Settlement, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. CHAVIS, Louis (head) (Visitation 24 April 1930). DN 38. FN 39. ED 16-30. SD 1. [S72] Indian census rolls (USA), 1 April 1934., p. 14. Reno-Sparks reservation, Carson jurisdiction, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. CHAVEZ, Louis [head]. RG 75. Roll: M595. NAID 595276. [S76] Reno (Nevada) Gazette-Journal, 9 Mar 1945, 18b. Indian Sailor Reported Missing. [S67] Nevada State Journal, 14 Mar 1945, p. 14b. . Wounded at Iwo [Jima]. [S84] US Navy Department, compiler., Combat Connected Naval Casualties World War II by States: Volume 2 Montana through Wyoming and other areas., ((1946)), p. 3. CHAVEZ, Leland D.