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Chester Clifford Wilkes 1923–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Columbia, Tenn.

Death Date: 31 Mar 1978

Death Location: Miami, Dade, Florida, USA

Father: Ernest Wilkes

Mother: Annie Collins

Spouse(s): Frances Affair

Children(s): Chesta Wilkes, Marilyn Wilkes

The story of Chester Clifford Wilkes began in 1923 in Columbia, Tenn.. In 1930, Chester Clifford Wilkes resided in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee. In 1940, Chester Clifford Wilkes resided in Bedford, Tennessee, United States. Chester Clifford Wilkes married Frances Virginia Stephenson Adopted By Williams After Mothers Death Or Product Of Affair, and had children including Chesta Ruth Wilkes, Marilyn Ann Wilkes, Sandra Kay Wilkes. Chester Clifford Wilkes passed away in 1978 in Miami, Dade, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Chester Clifford Wilkes began in 1923 in Columbia, Tenn..
  • In 1930, Chester Clifford Wilkes resided in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Chester Clifford Wilkes resided in Bedford, Tennessee, United States.
  • Chester Clifford Wilkes married Frances Virginia Stephenson Adopted By Williams After Mothers Death Or Product Of Affair, and had children including Chesta Ruth Wilkes, Marilyn Ann Wilkes, Sandra Kay Wilkes.
  • Chester Clifford Wilkes passed away in 1978 in Miami, Dade, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ernest Wilkes
1883–1944
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Annie Collins
1893–1980
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Frances Affair
1923–1968
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
FA

Children(s)

Chesta Wilkes
1944–2005
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Marilyn Wilkes
1943–2022
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
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Chester Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Chester Wilkes
1923–1978
Birth Place: Columbia, Tenn.
Parents
Ernest Wilkes
1883–1944
Arkansas
Annie (May) Collins
1893–1980
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Collins
1858–1931
Maury, Tennessee, United States
Nannie (Green) Roberson
1873–1918
Maury, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Collins
1824–
Elizabeth Horsford
1834–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chester Wilkes's Descendants

1.
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Chester (Clifford) Wilkes (16 Apr 1923–31 Mar 1978) m. Frances (Virginia Stephenson Adopted by Williams after mothers death or product of) Affair (14 Mar 1923–26 Mar 1968)
  1. 1. Chesta (Ruth) Wilkes 1944–2005 m. Marion (Eston) Pyburn 1934–2004
  2. 2. Marilyn (Ann) Wilkes 1943–2022

Chester Wilkes's Timeline

7 Records

1923
16 Apr 1923
Birth of Chester Clifford Wilkes in Columbia, Tenn.
Columbia, Tenn.
1930
1930
Age 7
Chester Clifford Wilkes resided here in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
Chester Clifford Wilkes resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1949
1949
Age 26
Chester Clifford Wilkes resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Chester Clifford Wilkes resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1955
1955
Age 32
Chester Clifford Wilkes resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1978
31 Mar 1978
Age 55
Death of Chester Clifford Wilkes in Miami, Dade, Florida, USA
Miami, Dade, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Columbia, Tenn.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-15.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 410-28-6733; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 2266; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 946.0; FHL microfilm: 2342000.
    [5] Florida Death Index
    [6] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [7] New Jersey, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Additional Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Newark, New Jersey; NAI Number: A4111; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 2266; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 946.0; FHL microfilm: 2342000.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-15.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1957
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Additional Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Newark, New Jersey; NAI Number: A4111; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1978
    Event Place: Miami, Dade, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 410-28-6733; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Florida Death Index
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