William Howard Chaisson (1931 - 2011)

Born 11 Mar 1931 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Mar 2011 at age 80 in Harris, Texas, United States

Biography

Bill Chaisson was born in 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jack Chaisson and Lucille Rouselle. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He ws an extremely gifted pianist, having studied under Edwine M. Behre, making his debut at Carnegie Hall 12 Mar 1953. He was both a performer and a teacher with over 5000 students under his tutelage over the years teaching both privately and at Rice University, Dominican College and Galveston College. He passed away in 2011 in Harris County, Texas at the age of 80. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V83B-G9H : 1 January 2015), William Howard Chaisson, 11 Mar 1931; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2Q-X8K : 1 June 2020), William Howard Chaisson in household of Jack Chaisson, Area B, Port Arthur, Justice Precinct 2, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123-96, sheet 12B, line 78, family 253, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4079.
3. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPJC-FZQ : 21 November 2019), William H Chaisson, 2001-2008.
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK2P-W44B : accessed 12 December 2021), William Chaisson Award, Texas, United States, 20 Mar 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Houston Chronicle, born-digital text.