KILBURN, Chester, born Dec 1895, Wayne County, Tennessee, son of Carroll and Lydia Jane COPELAND KILBURN. He married on 7 April 1918, to Emma BERRY, daughter of James E. and Essa Amanda DAVIS BERRY. They lived for a time in Wayne County, Tennessee farming and working in the lumber industry. Later they moved to Flint, Michigan where Chester was employed at Chevrolet and Emma worked at Fisher Body Div. They had sex children: James Carroll KILBURN 1920-1983, Chester Leon KILBURN born 22 Dec 1921; Edgar Berry KILBURN, born 16 Dec 1923; Freddie L. KILBURN, 10 Sep 1926 – 6 July 1928; Richard Boyd KILBURN and Donna Jean KILBURN.

After retirement they moved back to Wayne County, Tennessee but were unhappy since most of their family was still in Michigan. They returned to their old home in Michigan and both died ther