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Ezekiel Chester 1811–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1811

Birth Location: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 09 Mar 1885

Death Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States

Father: Britton Chester

Mother: Margaret Helton

Spouse(s): Ruth Cline

Children(s): Elizabeth Chester, Barbara Chester, Sarah Chester, Pinkney Chester, George Chester, William Chester, Sidney Chester, Silas Chester, Laban Chester, Rhoda Chester, Martha Chester

Ezekiel Chester was born in 1811 in Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States, the child of Britton Chester And Margaret Jane Helton. In 1860, Ezekiel Chester resided in , Burke, North Carolina, United States. In 1870, Ezekiel Chester resided in North Carolina, United States. Ezekiel Chester married Ruth Ann Cline, and had children including Barbara Chester, Elizabeth M Chester, George W Chester, Laban Ogburn Chester, Martha Jane Chester, Pinkney Asbury Chester, Rhoda Catherine Chester, Sarah Anne Chester, Sidney Jefferson Chester, Silas Jones Chester, William Franklin Chester. Ezekiel Chester passed away in 1885 in Burke, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Ezekiel Chester was born in 1811 in Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States, the child of Britton Chester And Margaret Jane Helton.
  • In 1860, Ezekiel Chester resided in , Burke, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1870, Ezekiel Chester resided in North Carolina, United States.
  • Ezekiel Chester married Ruth Ann Cline, and had children including Barbara Chester, Elizabeth M Chester, George W Chester, Laban Ogburn Chester, Martha Jane Chester, Pinkney Asbury Chester, Rhoda Catherine Chester, Sarah Anne Chester, Sidney Jefferson Chester, Silas Jones Chester, William Franklin Chester.
  • Ezekiel Chester passed away in 1885 in Burke, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Britton Chester
1775–1850
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
BC
Margaret Helton
1788–1859
Birth Location: Cumberland Co., Virginia
MH

Spouses(s)

Ruth Cline
1821–1896
Birth Location: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
RC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Chester
1860–1942
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Barbara Chester
1861–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
BC
Sarah Chester
1864–1961
Birth Location: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA A
SC
Pinkney Chester
1852–1928
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
PC
George Chester
1840–1862
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
GC
William Chester
1842–1925
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
WC
Sidney Chester
1844–1920
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
SC
Silas Chester
1846–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SC
Laban Chester
1848–1930
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
LC
Rhoda Chester
1850–1919
Birth Location: North Carolina
RC
Martha Chester
1854–1945
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
MC

Ezekiel Chester's Ancestors

Self
Ezekiel Chester
1811–1885
Birth Place: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Britton Chester
1775–1850
South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Jane) Helton
1788–1859
Cumberland Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas (Dale) Chester
1726–1798
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chester
1689–1759
Sarah Cartmell
1700–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Chester
1665–
Patience Stultz
1667–1748
Nathaniel Cartmell
1663–1749
Dorothy Poole
1660–1750

Ezekiel Chester's Descendants

1.
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Ezekiel Chester (25 Aug 1811–09 Mar 1885) m. Ruth (Ann) Cline (21 Jun 1821–05 Apr 1896)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (M.) Chester 1860–1942
  2. 2. Barbara Chester 1861–
  3. 3. Sarah (Anne) Chester 1864–1961
  4. 4. Pinkney (Asbury) Chester 1852–1928 m. Prudence (Matilda) Bush 1852–1920
    1. 1. Florence (S) Chester 1876–1877
    2. 2. Della (M) Chester 1894–1894
    3. 3. Nancy (Louise) Chester 1874–1941 m. Samuel (Lawrence) Lackey 1868– m. Rufus (McCamie) Washam 1862–1941
      1. 1. Jesse (M) Washam 1906–
      2. 2. Marvin (Alfonzo) Lackey 1894–1970
    4. 4. Minnie (Matilda) Chester 1880–1964 m. John (Baxter) Brown 1872–1943
      1. 1. Hubert (Pinkney) Brown 1907–1973
      2. 2. Vinson (Benjamin) Brown 1903–1968
      3. 3. Wilbern (Clegg Brown) Sr 1909–1978
    5. 5. Augusta (Lee) Chester 1890–1964 m. James (Marshall) Cooke 1878–1956
      1. 1. John (E.) Cooke 1911–1982
      2. 2. Moses (P.) Cooke 1914–1988
      3. 3. Triplett (Chester) Cooke 1915–1984
      4. 4. Prudence (Asenath) Cooke 1912–1997
    6. 6. Edward (Bush) Chester 1882–1964 m. Annie (Leona) Milholland 1887–1977 m. Daisy (Nola) Williford 1882–1927
      1. 1. Pauline Chester 1904–1990
      2. 2. Ruth Chester 1916–1921
    7. 7. Henrietta Chester 1892–1972 m. Carl (Burnis) Walters 1891–1967
      1. 1. Charles Walters 1916–2004
    8. 8. Amanda (Elizabeth) Chester 1878–1954 m. John (Calvin) Kistler 1867–1941
      1. 1. Minnie (Lee) Kistler 1904–1983
      2. 2. Clarence (McAuley) Kistler 1903–1975
      3. 3. Nina (Elizabeth) Kistler 1901–1953
      4. 4. Calvin (Pinkney) Kistler 1914–1979
      5. 5. Ida (Eugenia) Kistler 1907–2002
    9. 9. Pinckney (Jones) Chester 1885–1963 m. Bertha (C) Cochran 1895–1976
      1. 1. Carolyn (C.) Chester 1930–2010
    10. 10. Walter (Franklin) Chester 1887–1954 m. Alvah (Blanche) Howard 1891–1973
      1. 1. Mary (Shelton) Chester 1918–1955
      2. 2. Willis (Wesley) Chester 1910–1997
      3. 3. Eugene (Franklin) Chester 1911–1962
      4. 4. Annie (Lee) Chester 1916–1991
    11. 11. William (Lorane) Chester 1872–1925 m. Hattie (Jane) Holder 1876–1950
      1. 1. Mary (Myrtle Pauline) Chester 1903–1957 m. Julian (N) Hunt 1901–1958
        1. 1. Martha (Rhyne) Hunt 1923–2015 m. William (Beck) Jr. 1923–2013
        2. 2. Infant Hunt 1922–1922
      2. 2. Prudence (Alee) Chester 1898–1963 m. William (Cornelius) Vanderford 1894–1958
        1. 1. Johnsie (Lee) Vanderford 1917–1918
      3. 3. Robert (Pinkney) Chester 1900–1984 m. Evelyn (Louvenia) Sloop 1900–1975
  5. 5. George (W) Chester 1840–1862
  6. 6. William (Franklin) Chester 1842–1925
  7. 7. Sidney (Jefferson) Chester 1844–1920
  8. 8. Silas (Jones) Chester 1846–
  9. 9. Laban (Ogburn) Chester 1848–1930
  10. 10. Rhoda (Catherine) Chester 1850–1919
  11. 11. Martha (Jane) Chester 1854–1945

Ezekiel Chester's Timeline

5 Records

1811
25 Aug 1811
Birth of Ezekiel Chester in Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 49
Ezekiel Chester resided here in , Burke, North Carolina, United States
, Burke, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 59
Ezekiel Chester resided here in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 69
Ezekiel Chester resided here in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
1885
09 Mar 1885
Age 74
Death of Ezekiel Chester in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Burke, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 30 June 2019, 20:46), entry for Ezekiel Chester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LK4P-T38
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 September 2017), Ezkial Chester, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 51, sheet 539B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 May 2019), Ezekil Chester in entry for Ogleeson L. Chester, 06 Apr 1930; citing Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, refer
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 July 2017), Ezekial Chester in entry for Lizzie Chester Vanderford, 15 Jan 1942; citing China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina, fn 2321 cn
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 July 2017), Ezekiel Chester in entry for Martha Jane Prestwood, 19 Jan 1945; citing Hudson Twnshp., Caldwell, North Carolina, v 0A cn
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 June 2019), Ezekiel Chester, 1870.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2017), Ezekiel Chester, 1860.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Ezekiel Chester, Catawba county, part of, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing family 868, NARA microfilm
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, 1850 United States Federal Census
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: , Burke, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 30 June 2019, 20:46), entry for Ezekiel Chester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LK4P-T38
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 30 June 2019, 20:46), entry for Ezekiel Chester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LK4P-T38
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
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