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Esther Cheleatha Dunham 1913–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1913

Birth Location: Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 13 August 1978

Death Location: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James Dunham

Mother: Ether Hall

Spouse(s): orville lawrence, Glen Lawrence, E. Butcher

Children(s): Roger Lawrence, Ronfred Lawrence, Norman Lawrence, Jimmie Lawrence, Dean Lawrence, Sherillyn Lawrence, Ronnie Lawrence, Mitch Macon, Glenda Lawrence, Gerald Lawrence

Esther Cheleatha Dunham was born in 1913 in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Albert Wesley Dunham And Ether Maude Hall. In 1924, Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided in Maryville, Missouri, USA. In 1930, Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas, USA. Esther Cheleatha Dunham married E Arthur Butcher, Glen Mason Lawrence, Orville Mathias Lawrence, and had children including Dean Lawrence, Gerald Dennis Lawrence, Glenda Velorah Lawrence, Jimmie Lawrence, Mitch Lawrence Macon, Norman Lawrence, Roger Dewey Lawrence, Ronfred Orville Lawrence, Ronnie O Lawrence, Sherillyn Lawrence. Esther Cheleatha Dunham passed away in 1978 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Esther Cheleatha Dunham was born in 1913 in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Albert Wesley Dunham And Ether Maude Hall.
  • In 1924, Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided in Maryville, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1930, Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas, USA.
  • Esther Cheleatha Dunham married E Arthur Butcher, Glen Mason Lawrence, Orville Mathias Lawrence, and had children including Dean Lawrence, Gerald Dennis Lawrence, Glenda Velorah Lawrence, Jimmie Lawrence, Mitch Lawrence Macon, Norman Lawrence, Roger Dewey Lawrence, Ronfred Orville Lawrence, Ronnie O Lawrence, Sherillyn Lawrence.
  • Esther Cheleatha Dunham passed away in 1978 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Esther Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Esther Dunham
1913–1978
Birth Place: Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
James Albert Wesley Dunham
1879–1961
Nodaway, Missouri
Ether (Maude) Hall
1887–1923
Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
John (Edwin) Dunham
1850–1933
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Francis (L) Ward
1855–1948
Kansas, USA
William (T) Hale
1842–1907
Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Caroline Brewer
1863–1904
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dunham
1801–1883
Matilda Cooley
1831–1932
James Ward
1816–1869
Elizabeth Robinson
1815–1893
William Hale
1802–1846
Mahala Bennett
1804–1844
Isaac BREWER
1834–1883
Catharine Newman
1837–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Dunham
–1822
Florette Fluerette
1780–
Gordon Cooley
1809–1900
Almira Cooley
1810–1880
Bradford Hale
1781–1846

Esther Dunham's Descendants

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Esther (Cheleatha) Dunham (9 November 1913–13 August 1978) m. orville (mathias) lawrence (28 Aug 1913–26 Jul 1974) m. Glen (Mason) Lawrence (4 APR 1911–20 JUN 1955) m. E. (Arthur) Butcher (31 MAR 1908–26 JAN 1999)
  1. 1. Roger (Dewey) Lawrence 1940–2025
  2. 2. Ronfred (Orville) Lawrence 1935–1997 m. Vicki (Marlene) Albright
  3. 3. Norman Lawrence 1939–1951
  4. 4. Jimmie Lawrence 1943–2019
  5. 5. Dean Lawrence 1945–2018
  6. 6. Sherillyn Lawrence 1947–2019
  7. 7. Ronnie (O) Lawrence 1936–1997
  8. 8. Mitch (Lawrence) Macon 1944–2018
  9. 9. Glenda (Velorah) Lawrence 1936–1994
  10. 10. Gerald (Dennis) Lawrence 1939–2020 m. Concepcion (Manuela) Bravo 1940–2013

Esther Dunham's Timeline

10 Records

1913
9 November 1913
Birth of Esther Cheleatha Dunham in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
1924
9 Oct 1924
Age 11
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in Maryville, Missouri, USA
Maryville, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas, USA
Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri
Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri
1939
1939
Age 26
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in St Joseph, Missouri, USA
St Joseph, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 27
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in Summit Township, Summit, Bates, Missouri, USA
Summit Township, Summit, Bates, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in Missouri
Missouri
1969
Abt 1969
Age 56
Esther Cheleatha Dunham resided here in St. Joseph
St. Joseph
1978
13 August 1978
Age 65
Death of Esther Cheleatha Dunham in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1913
    Event Place: Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1924
    Event Place: Maryville, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: St Joseph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Summit Township, Summit, Bates, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1969
    Event Place: St. Joseph
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nodaway, Missouri
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1978
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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