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Chester Leaman Myers

Chester Leaman Myers



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  1. 1.  Chester Leaman MyersChester Leaman Myers was born on 30 Apr 1891 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Feb 1982 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Chester L Myers
    • Name: Chester L Myers
    • Name: Chester L Myers
    • Name: Chester Laman Myers
    • Residence: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 2, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Little Neversink Street; Age: 9; Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 5; CanRead: No; CanWrite: Yes; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 7, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Physical Description: 1917, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; DraftBoard: 3; EyeColor: Black; HairColor: Black; Height: Tall; PhysicalBuild: Slender
    • Military Draft: 1917, 1725 7th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 26; MaritalStatus: Married
    • Residence: 1923, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1924, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1926, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Grape street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 48; Occupation: Mantance Man; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 7; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 22-38; GradeCompleted: High School, 1st year; HomeOwnership: Rented; HoursWorked: 70; Income: 1200; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 22.50; WeeksWorked: 52; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
    • Residence: 1942, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    William Howard Day

    Family/Spouse: Mary Potter. Mary (daughter of George W. Potter and Martha Green) was born on 17 Aug 1898 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Nov 1992 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Chester married Adaline Emily Hatchett on 26 Jun 1916 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Adaline (daughter of Nelson Hatchett and Rebecca Morrison) was born in Nov 1898 in Virginia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1930 in Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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