Chester was born in 1849. He was the son of Job Clarke. He passed away in 1925.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 April 2020), memorial page for Chester Smedley Clarke (15 Jul 1849–23 Oct 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #81124022, citing Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Jon Saunders (contributor 47674050) .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY9-R6T : 4 April 2020), Chester S Clark in household of Job B Clark, Scott, Cortland, New York, United States; citing family 220, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QH-Y7V : 13 March 2018), Chester S Clark in household of J B Clark, Scott, Cortland, New York, United States; citing p. , line #21, family #12, county clerk of...
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC1-PTL : 20 August 2017), Chester S Clark, Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 16, sheet 249A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,809.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6Q-YD9 : accessed 26 April 2020), Chester B Clarke, Alfred Township Alfred village, Allegany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet...
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5Q9-778 : accessed 26 April 2020), Chester S Clarke, Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 1B, family 32, NARA ...
"New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6H8-QJS : 28 March 2019), Chester S Clark in entry for Ford Stillman Clark, 7 Sep 1913, Allegany, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 1,006,581.
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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 test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
Samuel Washington :
Mitochondrial DNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c1b1a1, MitoYDNA ID Z12301[compare]
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Chester: