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Walter Lee Rochester 1911–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Aug 1911

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson Co AL

Death Date: Jun 1976

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN

Father: Susan Reid

Mother: John Rochester

Spouse(s): Alberta Bishop

Children(s): Dewey Rochester

In 1911, Walter Lee Rochester entered the world in Birmingham, Jefferson Co AL, born to Susan Gurley Reid And John Rochester. Walter Lee Rochester married Alberta Bishop, Nancy Haynes, and had children including Dewey E Rochester, Tommy Rochester. Walter Lee Rochester passed away in 1976 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Walter Lee Rochester entered the world in Birmingham, Jefferson Co AL, born to Susan Gurley Reid And John Rochester.
  • Walter Lee Rochester married Alberta Bishop, Nancy Haynes, and had children including Dewey E Rochester, Tommy Rochester.
  • Walter Lee Rochester passed away in 1976 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Rochester's Ancestors

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Walter Rochester
1911–1976
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson Co AL
Parents
Susan Gurley Reid
1870–1943
AL
John Rochester
1868–1930
Coalburg, Jefferson County, Alabama
Grandparents
Jarrard (Ralph) Reid
1832–1890
Green County, Alabama
Martha (Jane) Tyler
1839–1882
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Thaddeus Reid
1745–1840
Abbigail Diffey
1795–1870
Randal Tyler
1810–1880
Elizabeth Ritch
1819–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Rochester's Descendants

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Walter (Lee) Rochester (02 Aug 1911–Jun 1976) m. Alberta Bishop (abt 1913–)
  1. 1. Dewey (E) Rochester 1928–1997 m. Ella (B) Sexton 1935–2009

Walter Rochester's Timeline

2 Records

1911
02 Aug 1911
Birth of Walter Lee Rochester in Birmingham, Jefferson Co AL
Birmingham, Jefferson Co AL
1976
Jun 1976
Age 65
Death of Walter Lee Rochester in Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN
Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1911
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson Co AL
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 522-16-4574; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1976
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 522-16-4574; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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