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Rosa Bell Richey
1881 - 1952 (71 years)-
Name Rosa Bell Richey Birth 22 Jan 1881 Dewitt County, Arkansas Gender Female Census 1920 Smallwood Township, Jasper County, Illinois Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=gzhb_4Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace
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YearOccupation Veteran Street 1 1 Alva Chesnut Head M White 1883 37 M Illinois Illinois Illinois Farmer 2 1 Rosa Chesnut Wife F White 1882 38 M Arkansas Virgininia Georgia 3 1 Mabel Chesnut Daughter F White 1908 12 s Mississippi Illinois Arkansas 4 1 Aubrey Chesnut Son M White 1911 9 s Mississippi Illinois Arkansas 5 1 Cecil M Chesnut Son M White 1913 7 s Illinois Illinois Arkansas 6 1 Helen McWillams boarder F White 1916 4 s Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Death 8 Mar 1952 Smallwood Township, Jasper County, Illinois Burial 10 Mar 1952 Honey Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois Person ID I92 American Kindred Last Modified 27 Sep 2023
Father John Wardlaw Richey, b. Abt 1856, Georgia d. Bef 1900, Arkansas (Age < 43 years) Mother Nancy Jennie Smith, b. Abt 1857, Missouri d. 1918 (Age 61 years) Marriage Abt 1880 Family ID F66 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 John Marion Merritt, b. 25 Jun 1870, Dewitt County, Arkansas d. 26 Mar 1946, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas (Age 75 years) Marriage 2 Jul 1894 Arkansas County, Arkansas Divorce 19 Dec 1905 Sunflower County, Mississippi Children 1. Emma Elizabeth Merritt, b. 14 Sep 1897, Dewitt, Arkansas, Arkansas d. 29 Oct 1918, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas (Age 21 years) Family ID F26 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Mar 2024
Family 2 William Alva Chesnut, b. 1 Nov 1882, Illinois d. Mar 1963, Bogota, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 80 years) Marriage 21 Dec 1905 Sunflower County, Mississippi Children 1. Mabel Eleanor Chesnut, b. 19 Jan 1907, Mississippi d. 9 Apr 1984, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 77 years) 2. William Aubrey Chesnut, b. 4 Nov 1910, Sunflower, Mississippi d. 20 Aug 1964, Jasper County Illinois (Age 53 years) 3. Cecil Merritt Chesnut, b. 7 Jan 1913, Jasper County, Illinois d. 26 Mar 1976, Bogota, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 63 years) Family ID F65 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Mar 2024
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Photos William Alva Chesnut and Rosa Bell Richey Chesnet
This was their wedding picture.
Documents Rosa Bell Richey Marriage to Alva Chesnut, 1905 Rosa Bell Richey Merritt Chesnut Death Certificate John Marion Merritt marriage to Rosa Richey, 1894
Headstones William Chesnut and Rosa Bell Richey Chesnut
Obituaries Rosa Bell (nee Richey) Chesnut Obituary