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Chester Willard Jacobs 1916–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1916

Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1970

Death Location: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA

Father: John Jacobs

Mother: Nora Heath

Spouse(s): Louise Wakley

Children(s):

Chester Willard Jacobs was born in 1916 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA, the child of John Nile J N Jacobs And Nora Bell Heath. Chester Willard Jacobs married Louise L Sue Wakley, and had children including Cheryl Elaine Jacobs. Chester Willard Jacobs passed away in 1970 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Chester Willard Jacobs was born in 1916 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA, the child of John Nile J N Jacobs And Nora Bell Heath.
  • Chester Willard Jacobs married Louise L Sue Wakley, and had children including Cheryl Elaine Jacobs.
  • Chester Willard Jacobs passed away in 1970 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA.

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Chester Jacobs's Ancestors

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Chester Jacobs
1916–1970
Birth Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Nile "J.N." Jacobs
1878–1943
Gilson, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Nora (Bell) Heath
1885–1961
Yates City, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Commodore (Perry) Jacobs
1848–1906
Port Jefferson, Shelby, Ohio, USA
Anna (Rebecca) Stevenson
1851–1922
(Knox) Illinois USA
Gilman (W) Heath
1833–1915
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret (Jane) Grubaugh
1847–1931
Perryville, Ashland, Ohio, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chester Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1916
25 Dec 1916
Birth of Chester Willard Jacobs in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
1970
18 Dec 1970
Age 54
Death of Chester Willard Jacobs in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1970
    Event Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA

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