Eugene Herbert Chase (1906 - 1993)

Born 9 Jun 1906 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Feb 1993 at age 86 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

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Biography

In 1910, the Chase family lived at 500 12th Street, Ogden, Utah. All members of the household were born in Utah. The household included Byron Chase, 50, a laborer/railroad track walker, who owned their house without a mortgage; his wife of 15 years (1st marriage for both), Rosa Belle, 41, who had had six children, all of whom were living; their children, all in school, except for the youngest two: Doris E., 15; Frank B., 13; Marjorie H., 10; Belva M., 8, and twins, Harold E. and Eugene H., 3. ^[1]

In 1920, the Chase family lived in Ogden, Utah. All were born in Utah, and all could read and write. The household included Byron Chase, 59, a streetcar conductor; his wife Rose B., 50; their children, Doris E., 24, a stenographer; Frank B., 22, a fireman with a railroad; H. Marjorie, 20, a stenographer; Belva M., 18; and twins, Harold E. and E. Herbert, 13. The three youngest children were in school.^[2]

In 1930, the Chase family lived at 500 12th Street, Ogden, Utah. All household members were born in Utah. The household included Byron Chase, 70, a farmer, not a veteran, who owned their house, valued at $5000, and had a radio, who had married at age 34; his wife, Rosa Belle S. Chase, 61, who had married at age 25; their son, Eugene Chase, 23, yard clerk at a steam depot, who married at age 23; his wife Dee T. Chase, 18, a hotel cashier, who married at age 18; Chase daughter, Marjorie MacFarley, 30, divorced, a stenographer; and her son Donald, 6.^[3]

Eugene H. Chase served in the US Army during WWII. He enlisted on 11 June 1943 at Fort Douglas, Salt Lake, Utah, and he was discharged on 1 December 1945 at Fort Douglas. He was married to Lillie M; and they lived at 623 Ogden Canyon, Ogden, Utah. Eugene was born 9 June 1906 in Ogden, the son of Byron and Rosa Chase, 1140 Adams Ave., Ogden.^[4]

Eugene was in Germany with the Army when his father died in 1945. (Per obit for his father)

1945 home 623 Ogden Canyon, Ogden, Utah. The Chase house was located along Goodale Creek. The old house is gone, and a new one was built on the lot in 1962.^[5]

Eugene Herbert Chase was the twin brother of Harold Edward Chase. Eugene is buried with family at Aultorest Memorial Cemetery, Ogden, Utah.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 US Census, Ogden Ward 3, Weber, Utah (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5X9-K6Q)
2. ↑ 1920 US Census, Ogden Ward 3, Weber, Utah (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P5-7BZ)
3. ↑ 1930 US Census, Ogden, Weber, Utah (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH65-DD3)
4. ↑ Utah, WWII Index to ArmyVeterans of Utah, 1939-1945 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QYW7-S62M)
5. ↑ Realtor.com (https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/623-Ogden-Cyn_Ogden_UT_84401_M25796-74265)
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #164479430