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John Oliver Chesney 1913–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1913

Birth Location: Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: August 21, 1978

Death Location: Hyattsville, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

Father: Alonzo Chesney

Mother: Adelphia Chew

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The story of John Oliver Chesney began in 1913 in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA. John Oliver Chesney passed away in 1978 in Hyattsville, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Oliver Chesney began in 1913 in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA.
  • John Oliver Chesney passed away in 1978 in Hyattsville, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA.

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John Chesney's Ancestors

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John Chesney
1913–1978
Birth Place: Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Alonzo Theodore Chesney
1875–1931
Perry County, Illinois, USA
Adelphia (Della) Chew
1874–1955
Ora, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Bennett) Chew
1830–1912
Jefferson, , Illinois, USA
Mahala (Jane) Deason
1837–1913
Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Chew
1805–1840
Nancy Million
1808–1892
Shepherd Deason
1816–1854
Elizabeth Troop
1823–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Chew
1770–1827
Anna Barthist
1777–1860
William Million
1773–1846
Nancy Tudor
1780–1817
Nancy Thompson
1783–1855
John Sr
1784–1855
Caleb Throop
1784–1846
Elizabeth Gibby
1819–1894

John Chesney's Timeline

2 Records

1913
22 Dec 1913
Birth of John Oliver Chesney in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA
1978
August 21, 1978
Age 65
Death of John Oliver Chesney in Hyattsville, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Hyattsville, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1913
    Event Place: Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 21, 1978
    Event Place: Hyattsville, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

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