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Chester Van "Willie" Wells 1905–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1905

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 6 October 1964

Death Location: Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Father: Sylvester Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Sweed

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Chester Van "Willie" Wells was born in 1905 in Texas, the child of Sylvester Savers Wells And Elizabeth Lizzie Sweed. Chester Van "Willie" Wells passed away in 1964 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Chester Van "Willie" Wells was born in 1905 in Texas, the child of Sylvester Savers Wells And Elizabeth Lizzie Sweed.
  • Chester Van "Willie" Wells passed away in 1964 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA.

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Chester Wells's Ancestors

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Chester Wells
1905–1964
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Sylvester (Savers) Wells
1885–1953
Washington County, Texas, USA
Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Sweed
1888–1981
Texas
Grandparents
THOMAS Sweed
1867–1940
Washington County, Texas, USA
Fannie Sweede
1872–1960
Texas
Great-Grandparents
MAXIMILLION Sweed
1846–
Dora Colbert
1845–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Spann
1826–1888
Mollie Gates
1881–
Georgia Boatner
1810–

Chester Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1905
18 Aug 1905
Birth of Chester Van "Willie" Wells in Texas
Texas
1964
6 October 1964
Age 59
Death of Chester Van "Willie" Wells in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1964
    Event Place: Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

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