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Chester Hamilton 1920–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 December 1920

Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 13 December 1988

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Betty Rayburn

Spouse(s): Dorothy Hamilton, Fern Lazelle

Children(s): Chester Jr, James Hamilton, Betty Buxton

Chester Hamilton was born in 1920 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, the child of James Wesley Hamilton And Betty Sophie Rayburn. Chester Hamilton married Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton, Fern Helen Lazelle, and had children including Betty Sue Buxton, Chester Wayne Hamilton Jr, James Jay Jason Hamilton. Chester Hamilton passed away in 1988 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Chester Hamilton was born in 1920 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, the child of James Wesley Hamilton And Betty Sophie Rayburn.
  • Chester Hamilton married Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton, Fern Helen Lazelle, and had children including Betty Sue Buxton, Chester Wayne Hamilton Jr, James Jay Jason Hamilton.
  • Chester Hamilton passed away in 1988 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hamilton
1891–1936
Birth Location: Casey County, Kentucky, USA
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Betty Rayburn
1895–1963
Birth Location: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Hamilton
1914–1989
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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Fern Lazelle
1915–1983
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Chester Jr
1945–2013
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
CJ
James Hamilton
1947–2022
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Betty Buxton
1934–2009
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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Chester Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Chester Hamilton
1920–1988
Birth Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Wesley Hamilton
1891–1936
Casey County, Kentucky, USA
Betty (Sophie) Rayburn
1895–1963
Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chester Hamilton's Descendants

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Chester Hamilton (30 December 1920–13 December 1988) m. Dorothy (Denwood Buxton) Hamilton (31 December 1914–7 January 1989) m. Fern (Helen) Lazelle (8 April 1915–7 August 1983)
  1. 1. Chester (Wayne Hamilton) Jr 1945–2013
  2. 2. James ("Jay" Jason) Hamilton 1947–2022
  3. 3. Betty (Sue) Buxton 1934–2009

Chester Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1920
30 December 1920
Birth of Chester Hamilton in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
1988
13 December 1988
Age 68
Death of Chester Hamilton in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 December 1920
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1988
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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