James
Thomas
Chester
Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob C. Chester
and Amanda M (Davis) Chester
Brother of
Sarah Elizabeth Chester, Lucinda Jane (Chester) Parker, Belzadia (Chester) Lawrence, Martha Amanda Chester, John Washington Chester, Robert Chester, Zilpha (Chester) Copeland and Joseph P. Chester
Husband of
Mahalah Caroline (Dalton) Chester
— married
17 Nov 1872 in Ripley Missouri USA
Husband of
Mary Polly (Stubblefield) Chester
— married
29 Dec 1881 in Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Husband of
Matilda Jane (Mock) Chester
— married
4 Sep 1899 in Randolph Co., AR
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Lee Chester, Zilpha Melvina (Chester) Brown, William Elijah Chester, Tola Caroline (Chester) Kirkpatrick, Zillah Newton (Chester) Brown, James Thomas Chester, Edgar Henderson Chester and Verdia (Chester) Eaton
Died
at about age 63
in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2012
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Biography
James Thomas was born in 1851. James Thomas Chester ... He passed away in 1915. [1]
Good Citizen Dies in Little Rock.
J. T. Chester, one of Randolph County's best citizens, died in a hospital in Little Rock Friday afternoon, it is said as the result of an operation for an affliction from which he had been a sufferer for several months. The remains arrived here Saturday and were taken out to the family home, near Elm Store, for burial Sunday. Mr. Chester was about 65 years of age and had been a worthy citizen of Randolph County for many years. He is survived by four sons and four daughters. The sons are R. L., Elijah, Edgar and Ted; the daughters are Mrs. A. N. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Tom Eaton, Mrs. B. E. Brown, and Mrs. J. S. Brown all of whom reside in Randolph County.[2]
Burial:
Stubblefield Cemetery
Dalton
Randolph County
Arkansas, USA
James was born in 1851. He passed away in 1915.
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- Mary A. Vance
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Mary (Rickman) Vance 
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Chester-146 and Chester-970 appear to represent the same person because: Same first/middle/last name, same profile pic, same birth day/month/year/state, same death month/year/city/state, same wife, same kids,same siblings, same parents.
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Rejected matches › Thomas Chester (1852-)
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