In the 1900 census Chester (age 11), Farmer Laborer, was the son of Robert H Mullins in Stanton, Miami, Kansas.[1]
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↑1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #16950659 (accessed 26 February 2023), Chester L Mullins (11), single son, Farmer Laborer, in household of Robert H Mullins (49) in Stanton, Miami, Kansas. Born in Kansas, USA; citing Year 1900, Census Place Stanton, Miami, Kansas, Roll 490, Page 1, Enumeration District 0134, FHL microfilm 1240490.
Final rites for Chester L. Mullins were held Tuesday (October 21) in Eddy Funeral Home. Mr. Mullins, 87, died Saturday (October 18), in the Miami County Hospital, Paola
Born Sept. 28, 1888 at the Mullins homestead northwest of Osawatomie, he was the son of Robert H. and Florence A. Roberts Mullins. He attended Stockwell School and was a 1909 graduate of Osawatomie High School
He attended Kansas State College at Manhattan, later joining a surveyor team in Colorado. He later returned to the farm
Mr. Mullins was a member of Company D of the National Guard and was with the unit in 1904 when Theodore Roosevelt dedicated the John Brown Memorial Park
He served during World War I in England and France
Following the war, he returned to the Mullins farm and was married to Alma Reynolds Feb. 4, 1920 in Osawatomie. They were parents of three sons
Mr. Mullins was a member of the United Methodist Church; Veterans of World War I; and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Among the survivors are the widow, Alma, of the home; three sons, John Robert Mullins, Osawatomie, Fred Mullins, Seattle, Wash., and Richard Mullins, Denver, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Adelaide Barels, Whittier, Calif., and Mrs. Ruth Douglas, Kansas City, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren
The Rev. Clayton Pittman officiated at the services. Mrs. Glenn Ricketts and Mrs. Charles Heckert sang, accompanied by Mrs. Ida Phares, organist. Active pallbearers were Carl Dudley, Joseph Whiteford, Merle Ensle, Vern ensle, Randall Mullins and Loren Mullins. Honorary pallbearers were Mark Manly, Wayne Diediker, Laverne Diediker, Emmett Mullins, Richard Eastwood and George Hunsperger. Military services were conducted at the graveside by Hanlin-Kelley Post No. 2258, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/52179235/chester-l-mullins: accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Chester L. Mullins (28 Sep 1888–18 Oct 1975), Find A Grave: Memorial #52179235, citing Osawatomie Cemetery, Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Thomas & Darlene (contributor 47024881).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Chester 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 Chester: