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Chester Merel Fox 1921 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1921

Birth Location: Bragg City, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 2011

Death Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Father: Barney Fox

Mother: Gertrude Goodman

Spouse(s): Melda Jones

Children(s): Kenneth Fox, Larry Fox, Carolyn Fox, Don Fox, Linda Fox, Dorothy Fox, Gertrude Fox, Doyle Fox, Roberta Fox

The story of Chester Merel Fox began in 1921 in Bragg City, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA. In 1962, Chester Merel Fox resided in Owensville. In 2005, Chester Merel Fox resided in Knobnoster, Missouri. Chester Merel Fox married Melda Lovena Jones, and had children including Kenneth Merle Fox, Larry Chester Fox, Carolyn Lovena Fox, Don Earl Fox, Linda Fay Fox, Dorothy Louan Fox, Gertrude Denise Fox, Doyle William Fox, Roberta Lee Fox. Chester Merel Fox passed away in 2011 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Chester Merel Fox began in 1921 in Bragg City, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1962, Chester Merel Fox resided in Owensville.
  • In 2005, Chester Merel Fox resided in Knobnoster, Missouri.
  • Chester Merel Fox married Melda Lovena Jones, and had children including Kenneth Merle Fox, Larry Chester Fox, Carolyn Lovena Fox, Don Earl Fox, Linda Fay Fox, Dorothy Louan Fox, Gertrude Denise Fox, Doyle William Fox, Roberta Lee Fox.
  • Chester Merel Fox passed away in 2011 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barney Fox
1884 – 1972
Birth Location: Sullivan, Indiana, United States
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Gertrude Goodman
1887 – 1981
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Spouses(s)

Melda Jones
1921 – 2007
Birth Location: Rector, Clay, Arkansas, USA
MJ

Children(s)

Kenneth Fox
1942 – 1942
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
KF
Larry Fox
1943 – 2021
Birth Location: Hermann, Gasconade, Missouri, USA
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Carolyn Fox
1944 – 2022
Birth Location: Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, USA
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Don Fox
1946 –
Birth Location: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
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Linda Fox
1950 – 2010
Birth Location: Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA
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Dorothy Fox
1954 –
Birth Location: –
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Gertrude Fox
1956 –
Birth Location: –
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Doyle Fox
1958 –
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Roberta Fox
1960 –
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Chester Fox's Ancestors

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Chester Fox
1921 – 2011
Birth Place: Bragg City, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
Parents
Barney Walter Fox
1884 – 1972
Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Gertrude Goodman
1887 – 1981
Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Nathan (Levi) Fox
1852 – 1921
Hendricks, Indiana, United States
Annie (Elizabeth) Greenwell
1859 – 1931
Loogootee, Martin, Indiana, USA
Daniel (Webster) Goodman
1862 – 1927
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Ida (Elzora) Keller
1871 – 1962
Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Barnabus Fox
1823 – 1874
Elizabeth Freeman
1823 – 1901
William Greenwell
1830 –
Martha Weakley
1832 – 1909
William Goodman
1806 – 1867
Lucinda Lawson
1826 – 1900
Jackson Keller
– 1900
Christena Knupp
1843 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Allen Fox
1798 –
Sarah Drake
1797 –

Chester Fox's Descendants

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Chester (Merel) Fox (11 Jan 1921 – 20 Mar 2011) m. Melda (Lovena) Jones (04 Nov 1921 – 08 Jan 2007)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Merle) Fox (16 Mar 1942 – 19 Mar 1942)
  2. 2. Larry (Chester) Fox (03 May 1943 – 24 Apr 2021) m. Meredith (Dorothy) Eilerts (03 Jun 1942 – 15 Oct 2013)
    1. 1. Chester (Matthew) Fox (03 Feb 1966 – 24 Nov 1995)
    2. 2. Christopher (Lee) Fox (18 Jul 1967 – ) m. Kim
    3. 3. Robert (Wesley) Fox (04 May 1969 – 13 Sep 2003)
  3. 3. Carolyn (Lovena) Fox (19 Jun 1944 – 17 Dec 2022) m. Wilbert (Leo) Roberson (02 Oct 1939 – )
    1. 1. Kimberly (Michelle) Roberson (08 Jul 1964 – ) m. Paul (Mitchell) Tyree m. Daniel (Wayne) Sparks (18 Oct 1963 – 22 Dec 2020)
      1. 1. Alisha (Nicole) Tyree (21 Mar 1983 – ) m. Sheldon Anderson m. Abioden (Ibrahim) Adekunele (1983 – )
        1. 1. Makenna (Renee) Anderson (26 Nov 2006 – )
        2. 2. Samarcus (Aden) Anderson (24 Jan 2008 – )
        3. 3. Jamila (Tiwalade) Adekunele (21 Nov 2018 – )
      2. 2. Jessica (Lynn) Tyree (01 Jan 1985 – ) m. Ryan (Morgan) Evans (03 Jul 1984 – )
        1. 1. Konner (Matthew) Evans (12 Jul 2004 – )
        2. 2. Kylie (Michelle) Evans (28 Dec 2005 – )
        3. 3. Kenzie (Marie) Evans (05 Mar 2008 – )
        4. 4. Killlian (Morgan) Evans (19 Oct 2015 – )
      3. 3. Thomas (Samuel) Sparks (19 May 2009 – )
    2. 2. Kevin (Marshall) Roberson (03 Feb 1968 – ) m. Sherrie (Lynn) Oliver (15 Apr 1969 – )
      1. 1. Kayla (Marie) Roberson (07 Jan 1990 – ) m. Patrick (William) King (26 Jan 1989 – ) m. William (Peter) Muder (20 Dec 1985 – )
        1. 1. Avalynn (Marie) Muder (11 Jul 2018 – )
      2. 2. Kylen (Marshall) Roberson (10 May 1992 – )
      3. 3. Kasey (Michelle) Roberson (06 Aug 1995 – ) m. Billy (Dean) Hurtie (17 Nov 1995 – )
        1. 1. Wyatt (Dean) Hurtie (13 Apr 2021 – )
        2. 2. Gracie (Rae) Hurtie (10 Sep 2023 – )
    3. 3. Kristopher (Michael) Roberson (11 Mar 1974 – ) m. Cara (Maleena) Conner (27 Nov 1973 – )
      1. 1. Elijah (Yinghua) Roberson (19 Oct 2000 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Yanghai) Roberson (03 Jul 2003 – )
      3. 3. Zoe (Renee) Roberson (14 Sep 2013 – )
  4. 4. Don (Earl) Fox (09 Jan 1946 – ) m. Judith (Mae) McQueen (08 Jan 1947 – )
    1. 1. Michelle (Dawn) Fox (02 Mar 1971 – ) m. Chet (Matthew) Heughan (01 Sep 1971 – )
      1. 1. Makaley (Faith) Heughan (01 Dec 1993 – )
      2. 2. Makenzie (Hope) Heughan (01 Feb 1999 – )
      3. 3. McCord (Matthew) Heughan (17 May 2002 – )
    2. 2. Matthew (Todd) Fox (25 Jul 1975 – ) m. Melissa (Lynn) McManus (23 Apr 1978 – )
      1. 1. Emily (Grace) Fox (28 Jul 2000 – )
      2. 2. William (Grant) Fox (16 May 2003 – )
  5. 5. Linda (Fay) Fox (08 Mar 1950 – 10 May 2010) m. Lloyd (Russell) Burden (17 Sep 1946 – 25 Jul 2020)
    1. 1. Lovena (Margaret) Burden (08 Mar 1971 – ) m. Jeffrey DeCamp
    2. 2. Lonnie (Ray) Burden (10 Feb 1973 – ) m. Tammy (Lynn) Lee (30 Sep 1970 – )
      1. 1. Tiffany (Lynn) Howe (06 Nov 1986 – )
      2. 2. Amanda Howe (23 Oct 1987 – )
      3. 3. Amber Howe (23 Oct 1987 – )
      4. 4. William Howe (25 Apr 1990 – )
      5. 5. Jasmine (Mae) Howe (13 Sep 1993 – )
    3. 3. Larry (Matthew) Burden (25 May 1974 – ) m. Misty (Fawn) Cohen (03 Jun 1977 – )
      1. 1. Emily (May) Burden (05 Feb 1997 – )
      2. 2. Bryan (Allen) Burden (10 Jul 1998 – )
    4. 4. Leonard (Michael) Burden (24 Feb 1981 – )
    5. 5. Lisa (Marie) Burden (14 Feb 1983 – )
  6. 6. Dorothy (Louan) Fox (20 Aug 1954 – ) m. Holger (Berndt) Graub (08 Jun 1953 – )
    1. 1. Ryan (Paul) Graub (26 Feb 1977 – )
      1. 1. Ian (Anderson David) Graub (13 Jul 1998 – )
    2. 2. Kelly (Michael) Graub (06 Aug 1982 – )
  7. 7. Gertrude (Denise) Fox (16 Jun 1956 – ) m. Gregory (Dale) Houston (12 Feb 1956 – 17 Mar 2018)
    1. 1. Dustin (Shawn) Fox (20 Feb 1978 – )
    2. 2. Leota (Rochelle) Houston (23 Jun 1980 – )
    3. 3. John (Bradley) Houston (13 Dec 1983 – )
  8. 8. Doyle (William) Fox (24 Oct 1958 – ) m. Mary (Jo) Burns (18 Mar 1958 – )
    1. 1. Twila (Dawn) Fox (15 Oct 1977 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Nicole) Fox (21 Jun 1985 – ) m. Ryan Kemp
  9. 9. Roberta (Lee) Fox (03 Mar 1960 – ) m. Eddie (Dennis) Sohn (18 May 1958 – )
    1. 1. Jared (Nickolas) Sohn (01 Jan 1982 – )
    2. 2. Erica (Lauren) Sohn (23 Sep 1985 – )

Chester Fox's Timeline

5 Records

1921
11 Jan 1921
Birth of Chester Merel Fox in Bragg City, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
Bragg City, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
1962
1962
Age 41
Chester Merel Fox resided here in Owensville
Owensville
2005
24 Aug 2005
Age 84
Chester Merel Fox resided here in Knobnoster, Missouri
Knobnoster, Missouri
2011
20 Mar 2011
Age 90
Death of Chester Merel Fox in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
2011
2011
Age 90
Burial of Chester Merel Fox in Knob Noster Cemetery, Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Knob Noster Cemetery, Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Bragg City, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Owensville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Publication Date: 25/ Jan/ 1962; Publication Place: Owensville, Missouri, USA; ,0.2243232,0.9506918,0.47063527&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Knobnoster, Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Leake, Mississippi; Roll: 1154; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 172.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Publication Date: 25/ Jan/ 1962; Publication Place: Owensville, Missouri, USA; ,0.2243232,0.9506918,0.47063527&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 2011
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2011
    Event Place: Knob Noster Cemetery, Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States
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