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Martha Chester 1906 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1906

Birth Location: Calloway, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1994

Death Location: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Chester

Mother: Lillian Hill

Spouse(s): Cecil Lyles

Children(s): Robert Lyles

Martha Chester was born in 1906 in Calloway, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Socrates Chester and Lillian Mariah Hill. Martha Chester married Cecil Lyles, and had children including Robert Thomas Lyles. Martha Chester passed away in 1994 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Chester was born in 1906 in Calloway, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Socrates Chester and Lillian Mariah Hill.
  • Martha Chester married Cecil Lyles, and had children including Robert Thomas Lyles.
  • Martha Chester passed away in 1994 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Chester
1874 – 1957
Birth Location: Kirksey, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
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Lillian Hill
1872 – 1937
Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cecil Lyles
1904 – 1996
Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Lyles
1934 –
Birth Location: McCreary, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Chester's Ancestors

Self
Martha Chester
1906 – 1994
Birth Place: Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Socrates Chester
1874 – 1957
Kirksey, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Lillian (Mariah) Hill
1872 – 1937
Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Ruben (J) Hill
1833 – 1916
Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Mariah) Johnston
1842 – 1934
Sharpe, Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Johnston
1822 – 1899
Drucilla Staten
1824 – 1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Johnston
1790 – 1836
Charlotte Baker
1794 – 1837

Martha Chester's Descendants

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Martha Chester (3 Mar 1906 – 15 May 1994) m. Cecil Lyles (24 May 1904 – 31 Dec 1996)
  1. 1. Robert (Thomas) Lyles (21 Sep 1934 – ) m. Nona (Evelyn) Karnes (1 Nov 1936 – )
    1. 1. James (K) Lyles (25 May 1959 – )
    2. 2. Christopher (Thomas) Lyles (29 Nov 1962 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Beth) Lyles (17 Oct 1965 – ) m. Jay (David) Leseure (1957 – )
      1. 1. Allyssa (Mariah) Leseure (31 Mar 1995 – )

Martha Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1906
3 Mar 1906
Birth of Martha Chester in Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Calloway, Kentucky, USA
1994
15 May 1994
Age 88
Death of Martha Chester in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Calloway, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1994
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
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