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Chester Winfield Willis 1862–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1862

Birth Location: Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 4 APR 1929

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Father: Ezra Willis

Mother: Julia Mitchell

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Chester Winfield Willis was born in 1862 in Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States, the child of Ezra Willis And Julia Minerva Mitchell. In 1870, Chester Winfield Willis resided in Walton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. Chester Winfield Willis passed away in 1929 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • Chester Winfield Willis was born in 1862 in Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States, the child of Ezra Willis And Julia Minerva Mitchell.
  • In 1870, Chester Winfield Willis resided in Walton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States.
  • Chester Winfield Willis passed away in 1929 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.

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Chester Willis's Ancestors

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Chester Willis
1862–1929
Birth Place: Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Parents
Ezra Willis
1814–1893
Greene, Chenango, New York, United States
Julia (Minerva) Mitchell
1835–1911
Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Grandparents
Dexter Mitchell
1797–1875
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Malancy Kingman
1799–1857
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cushing Mitchell
1781–1847
Electra Morton
1776–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mitchell
1749–1837
Elizabeth Ward
1756–1839

Chester Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1862
1862
Birth of Chester Winfield Willis in Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 8
Chester Winfield Willis resided here in Walton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Walton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
1929
1929
Age 67
Burial of Chester Winfield Willis in Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
1929
4 APR 1929
Age 67
Death of Chester Winfield Willis in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Walton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 APR 1929
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

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