0434 Chester A. TREFETHEN

Chester Allen TREFETHEN⁰⁴³⁴
(22 April 1883 - 20 January 1946)
Married Josephine DOLEZAL

PARENTS: Alfred Metcalf TREFETHEN⁰⁰⁹¹ (07 May 1839 - 12 December 1916) and Saphronia Ellen MELLOTT & Naomi DALRYMPLE

Events:

Born in Russell, Kansas; or Barnes, Kansas^[FindAGrave], or Washington, Kansas^[WikiTree]
Died in Lucas, Kansas; or Lincoln, Lincoln, Kansas^[WikiTree]. He burned to death in a car accident.
Buried in Rosette Cemetery, Lincoln, Kansas^[FindAGrave]
A Farm Laborer in 1900 (age 17) living in Hanover Township, Kansas ^{[Source 36: Census]}
His wife was born on 28 November 1898 in Russel, Kansas, daughter of John & Anna (TOURITILLOT); and died on 11 June 1983 in Jefferson, Oregon.

SOURCES:

35. LANGLEY, Eileen E.

36. TREFREN, Leitha S.¹³²¹- Correspondence, 135 Clover Lane; Medford, Oregon 97501. Leitha passed away during February, 2001

37. Family Records (Bibles, letters, Albums, etc)

172. Donna Hooton

1900 Census

FindAGrave

WikiTree

Children:

Roy TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸⁰ (27 September 1915, Lincoln, Kansas - 11 February 1972, born in Jefferson, Oregon Married Lorene KELLY. Died of cancer.
Ralph TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸¹ (13 November 1917 - 07 November 1919) Died young: Buried in Rosette Cemetery, Lucas, Lincoln County, Kansas
Victor TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸² (26 July 1919 - 1999)
Bryce W. TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸³ (18 January 1921 - 2010) b. Jefferson, Oregon
Naomi Belle TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸⁴ (September 1922, Kansas - 2011) b. (Jefferson, Oregon). Married Raymond BRANDT
Opal TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸⁵ (05 April 1924 - 1997) b. (Lucas, Kansas) m. Nathaniel Cowan.
Marvin Linn TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸⁶ (28 September 1925 - 2014) b. Jefferson, Oregon
Ray TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸⁷ (25 May 1927 - 2019) Born in Kansas. Married Ora JONES. Denver, Colorado. They have unknown children.

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Chester Allen TREFETHEN0434 (22 April 1883 - 20 January 1946) Married Josephine DOLEZAL

Chester Allen TREFETHEN⁰⁴³⁴
(22 April 1883 - 20 January 1946)
Married Josephine DOLEZAL