Willis
Leroy
Chaffee
Born in Holt, MI
Ancestors 
Brother of
George Chaffee and Ora Howard Chaffee
Husband of
Grace Elizabeth (Rogers) Chaffee
— married
28 Jan 1904 (to 15 Dec 1950) in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
Husband of
Mary Eva (McGinnis) Chaffee
— married
2 Jan 1952 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Leroy Chaffee, Florence E (Chaffee) Long, Reginold Roger Chaffee, Elmer VanAlstine Chaffee, Grace Melissa (Chaffee) Parker, Donald George Chaffee, Lyle Wilcox Chaffee and Lucille Glendalyn Chaffee
Died
at age 75
in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2015
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Biography
Cause of death = Prostate Cancer
Sources
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72575154
- Obit https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9N9-42V?i=529&cc=2215693
- 1920 Census - Mount Pleasant Ward 3, Isabella, Michigan
- 1940 Census - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis 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 Willis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis 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 Willis:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Marie (Ortowski) Vierson 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T273347 [compare], FTDNA kit #384893
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Lydia Vierson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member v_ierson
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T242904 [compare], FTDNA kit #349443
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Fredrick Vierson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HU6624171 [compare], Ancestry member fvierson
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~0.78%
Bobi Toward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A972319 [compare], Ancestry member Bobi45
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A972319 [compare]
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