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Chester Elbert Smith 1925–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 AUG 1925

Birth Location: Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio

Death Date: 12 APR 1988

Death Location: Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio

Father: John Smith

Mother: Corintha Estep

Spouse(s): Marjorie Betts

Children(s):

The story of Chester Elbert Smith began in 1925 in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio. In 1930, Chester Elbert Smith resided in Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States. In 1930, Chester Elbert Smith resided in Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States. Chester Elbert Smith married Marjorie Lucille Betts, and had children including Bonnie Jean Smith, Chester Elbert Smith, Jeffery Lynn Smith, Nancy Ruth Smith. Chester Elbert Smith passed away in 1988 in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of Chester Elbert Smith began in 1925 in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio.
  • In 1930, Chester Elbert Smith resided in Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States.
  • In 1930, Chester Elbert Smith resided in Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States.
  • Chester Elbert Smith married Marjorie Lucille Betts, and had children including Bonnie Jean Smith, Chester Elbert Smith, Jeffery Lynn Smith, Nancy Ruth Smith.
  • Chester Elbert Smith passed away in 1988 in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Chester Smith's Ancestors

Self
Chester Smith
1925–1988
Birth Place: Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio
Parents
John Russell Smith
1886–1958
Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Corintha (Ann) Estep
1894–1941
Johnson Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Leander (Francis) Smith
1860–1949
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Araminta Thompson
1869–1905
Little Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky
Cornelius (Harrison) Estep
1866–1951
Johnson Co., Kentucky
Emily (Jane) Fyffe
1871–1954
Johnson Co., Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Lilburn Estep
1835–1904
Rachel Lemaster
1834–1912
Andrew Fyffe
1838–1891
Sarah Estep
1842–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Estep
1813–1889
Frances Chase
1812–1870
Richard Lemaster
1807–1887
Rebecca Christian
1813–1878
Samuel Fyffe
1814–1880
Hannah Burchett
1825–1880
Elijah Estep
1813–1889
Frances Chase
1812–1870

Chester Smith's Timeline

11 Records

1925
23 AUG 1925
Birth of Chester Elbert Smith in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio
Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio
1930
1930
Age 5
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States
Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States
1930
1930
Age 5
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States
Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States
1935
1935
Age 10
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in Same House
Same House
1935
1935
Age 10
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 15
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in Franklin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States
Franklin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States
1940
1940
Age 15
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in Franklin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States
Franklin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States
1985
BET 1 AUG 1985 AND 1 JAN 2004
Age 60
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in chillicothe, ohio, united states
chillicothe, ohio, united states
1985
BET 1 AUG 1985 AND 1 JAN 2004
Age 60
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in chillicothe, ohio, united states
chillicothe, ohio, united states
1988
12 APR 1988
Age 63
Chester Elbert Smith resided here in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States
Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States
1988
12 APR 1988
Age 63
Death of Chester Elbert Smith in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio
Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 AUG 1925
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 July 2017, 21:28), entry for Chester Elbert Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRV3-8FY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Chester E Smith, 12 Apr 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), Chester E Smith, 12 Apr 1988; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2010); citing vol. 27276, certificate number 030818, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 May 2014), Chester E Smith, Residence, Chillicothe, Ohio, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013." Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 December 2017), Chester E Smith and Margie Louise Betts, 23 May 1949; citing Marriage, Ross, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 March 2018), Chester Smith in household of John R Smith, Franklin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-10, sheet 8B, line 52, family 152, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3137.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 4 February 2019), Chester Smith in household of John Smith, Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 3A, line 16, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1864; FHL microfilm 2,341,598.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 APR 1988
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 July 2017, 21:28), entry for Chester Elbert Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRV3-8FY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013." Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 APR 1988
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 July 2017, 21:28), entry for Chester Elbert Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRV3-8FY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Chester E Smith, 12 Apr 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 December 2014), Chester E Smith, 12 Apr 1988; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2010); citing vol. 27276, certificate number 030818, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013." Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 July 2017, 21:28), entry for Chester Elbert Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRV3-8FY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013." Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 July 2017, 21:28), entry for Chester Elbert Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRV3-8FY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013." Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Franklin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 July 2017, 21:28), entry for Chester Elbert Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRV3-8FY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013." Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1 AUG 1985 AND 1 JAN 2004
    Event Place: chillicothe, ohio, united states
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 09 July 2017, 21:28), entry for Chester Elbert Smith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRV3-8FY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013." Chester E Smith Sr in the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Chester Elbert Smith in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jun. 2017. <

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Franklin, Ross, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Franklin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1 AUG 1985 AND 1 JAN 2004
    Event Place: chillicothe, ohio, united states

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