WHITE, Vera – Visits Home (1930)
Miss Vera WHITE, who is taking a course in beauty culture at the Linden Circle Beauty Parlor at Memphis, has been visiting home folks here. Source: Chester County Independent, 2 Jan 1930, pg. 5
BOONE, Jack – Home for the Holidays (1930
Jack BOONE, after spending the holidays with home folks, returned to Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Wednesday. Source: Chester County Independent, 2 Jan 1930, pg. 5
HALTOM, Lela – Home for the Holidays (1930)
Miss Lela HALTOM, who is attending Peabody College at Nashville, spent the holidays here with home folks. Source: Chester County Independent, 2 Jan 1930, pg. 5.
DALLAS, Sallie (1929)
Mrs. Sallie DALLAS died Dec. 23 and was laid to rest in New Church Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Later in the issue: On Dec. 23, 1929, the death angel visited the home of Mrs. Sallie DALLAS and claimed her life for his own. Mrs. DALLAS had been ill for quite awhile.
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1895 Map of Chester County
Brief History of Chester County by S.E. Reid (1967)
The TNGenWeb Records Repository contains the full-text to this brief overview of Chester County published in 1967. Visit the site to read more.
WWI Veterans from Chester County
The Tennessee State Library & Archive (TSLA) has compiled an index of WWI veterans of Chester County from the National Archives’ Record Group 36. The online TSLA Index provides you with each serviceman’s name, age or year of birth, birthplace, notes, and page number in the original volume. Additional information regarding
Index to Chester County Confederate Pension Applications
In 1891 Tennessee established the Board of Pension Examiners to determine if Confederate veterans applying for pensions were eligible. Eligibility requirements included an inability to support oneself, honorable separation from the service, and residence in the state for one year prior to application. Confederate veterans applied to the pension board
Index to Lewis Jones’ Cemeteries of Chester County
The TNGenWeb Records Repository has a comprehensive name index for the book Cemeteries of Chester County. This index was compiled by Glenda Parchman.