Chester C. Ashley (1901 - 1970)

Born 22 Dec 1901 in Fruitvale, Alameda County, California, USA

Ancestors

Died 12 Apr 1970 at age 68 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

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Biography

Chester C. Ashley, son of Lucius Allen Ashley and Mary (Cuthbert) Ashley, was born on December 22, 1901.^[1] His parents were probably residents of Fruitvale, California at the time, so it is likely that he was born there.

Chester married Edith Taylor sometime before the 1930 US Census. Based on the fact that their first child was born in September 1928,^[2] they were probably married about 1927 or early 1928. Edith's last name is set forth on the birth records for her children.^[3][4][5]

Chester and Edith had the following children:

1. Allen Cedric, b. September 4, 1928 in San Francisco, California,^[3][2][6][7] d. February 7, 1972 in Santa Clara, California^[2]
2. Joan Edith, b. December 25, 1929 in San Francisco, California,^[4][6][7] m. June 26, 1949 Bernard Schweickert in San Mateo, California^[8]
3. Lyman Chester, b. January 11, 1938 in San Francisco, California,^[5][7] m. September 5, 1959 Mary J. McCarthy in San Mateo, California^[9]

The 1930 US Census for Berkeley, California shows a household headed by Chester Ashley and containing Chester (20), his wife Edith (29), son Allen C (1 & 6/12), and daughter Joan E (3/12). Chester's occupation is listed as "mechanical engineer" for the petroleum industry.^[6]

The 1940 US Census shows a household in Redwood City, California headed by Chester C. Ashley and containing Chester (39), wife Edith T (39), son Allen C (11), daughter Joan E (10), and son Lyman C (2). Chester's occupation is listed as "mechanical engineer" in the oil industry.^[7]

Chester died in Berkeley, California on April 12, 1970.^[1]

^{[7] [1] [6] [3] [2] [4] [8] [5] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1BW-YYM : 20 May 2014), Chester Ashley, Apr 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGTS-PV6 : 26 November 2014), Allen C Ashley, 07 Feb 1974; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCX2-S54 : 8 December 2015), Chester Ashley, 1930.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9DK-L4Y : accessed 31 October 2016), Chester C Ashley, Redwood City, Judicial Township 3, San Mateo, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-53, sheet 6B, family 148, 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 331.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.