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Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff 1920–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1920

Birth Location: Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 5 January 2000

Death Location: Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Martin Wolff

Mother: Edna Bowman

Spouse(s): Esther Wolff

Children(s): Betty Wolff, Jeanne Wolff

The story of Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff began in 1920 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America. In 1935, Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff resided in Rural, Freeborn, Minnesota. In 1940, Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff resided in Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA. Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff married Esther Marie Wolff, and had children including Betty Marie Wolff, Jeanne Marlys Wolff, Kathleen Fay Wolff, Lawrence Elmer Wolff, Patricia Elaine Wolff. Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff passed away in 2000 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff began in 1920 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America.
  • In 1935, Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff resided in Rural, Freeborn, Minnesota.
  • In 1940, Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff resided in Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA.
  • Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff married Esther Marie Wolff, and had children including Betty Marie Wolff, Jeanne Marlys Wolff, Kathleen Fay Wolff, Lawrence Elmer Wolff, Patricia Elaine Wolff.
  • Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff passed away in 2000 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Chester Wolff's Ancestors

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Chester Wolff
1920–2000
Birth Place: Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
Martin Robert Karl Wolff
1898–1976
Northwood, Iowa
Edna (Mae) Bowman
1900–1993
Dexter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Eli (Emery) Bowman
1873–1945
Liberty, Henry County, Indiana, USA
Luetta (Mae) Shields
1873–1947
Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chester Wolff's Descendants

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Chester (Elmer Bernhard) Wolff (28 Aug 1920–5 January 2000) m. Esther (Marie) Wolff (14 Dec 1921–19 Sep 1989)
  1. 1. Betty (Marie) Wolff 1941–2015 m. Alert (Milford) Knudson 1927–2010
  2. 2. Jeanne (Marlys) Wolff 1944–2002

Chester Wolff's Timeline

5 Records

1920
28 Aug 1920
Birth of Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 15
Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff resided here in Rural, Freeborn, Minnesota
Rural, Freeborn, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 20
Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff resided here in Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff resided here in Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
2000
5 January 2000
Age 80
Death of Chester Elmer Bernhard Wolff in Hollandale, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
Hollandale, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01922; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 24-34
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: 4239; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 24-35
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Freeborn, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01922; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 24-34

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01922; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 24-34

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Glenville, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: 4239; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 24-35

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 2000
    Event Place: Hollandale, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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