s/o John Austin and Nora (Ludy) Banfill
h/o Violet Elmina Stidham (m. September 30, 1914, Wayne County, Indiana)
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Obit -
Chester R. Banfill
Word has been received here of the death Wednesday of Chester R. Banfill, 72 years old, in Avon Park, Fla. He resided at 124 Chicago street, Eaton, and Frostproof, Fla.
A retired funeral home director, he was a native of Preble county and had lived in Richmond Rock Creek, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Grotto and the Eastern Star in Dayton and the Eaton Methodist church.
He is survived by the widow Elmina; two daughters, Mrs. John Griffith and Mrs. Albert McDaniel, both of Dayton; one son, Roger D., of Columbus, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Gilson and Mrs. Ralph Vore of Fort McKinley, Ohio, Mrs. Roy Bellew of Centerville, Ind., and seven grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Banfill were held Tuesday at the Routsong funeral home in Dayton, Ohio. Burial was in Monroe cemetery near Eldorado, Ohio.
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Other Sources:
1.) Censuses -
a.) 1900 United States Federal Census, Monroe, Preble, Ohio - Chester R., age 8, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
b.) 1910 United States Federal Census, Jackson, Preble, Ohio – Chester, age 18, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
c.) 1920 United States Federal Census, Morgan, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester Banfill, age 28.
d.) 1930 United States Federal Census, Rock Creek, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester R. Banfill, age 38.
2.) Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Wayne County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Records 1860* - 1920 Inclusive Vol.; Book: C- 9, OS Page: 13.
3.) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 @ancestry.com Form 1: / No.: 38 / Name in Full: Chester R. Banfill / Age: 25 / Home Address: Rural Route 13 Richmond Ind / Date of Birth: October 14, 1891 / Natural born citizen / Place of Birth: Eldorado, Ohio, U.S.A. / Occupation: Student Embalming / Employer: Cnty College of Embalming / Place of employment: Cnty General Hospital / Dependants: Wife and child / Marital Status: Married / Race: White / Do you claim exemption from Draft: Yes, Wife and child / 5| 10, Medium built, Gray eyes, Black hair / Bald? No / Signed August 11, 1917.
h/o Violet Elmina Stidham (m. September 30, 1914, Wayne County, Indiana)
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Obit -
Chester R. Banfill
Word has been received here of the death Wednesday of Chester R. Banfill, 72 years old, in Avon Park, Fla. He resided at 124 Chicago street, Eaton, and Frostproof, Fla.
A retired funeral home director, he was a native of Preble county and had lived in Richmond Rock Creek, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Grotto and the Eastern Star in Dayton and the Eaton Methodist church.
He is survived by the widow Elmina; two daughters, Mrs. John Griffith and Mrs. Albert McDaniel, both of Dayton; one son, Roger D., of Columbus, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Gilson and Mrs. Ralph Vore of Fort McKinley, Ohio, Mrs. Roy Bellew of Centerville, Ind., and seven grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Banfill were held Tuesday at the Routsong funeral home in Dayton, Ohio. Burial was in Monroe cemetery near Eldorado, Ohio.
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Other Sources:
1.) Censuses -
a.) 1900 United States Federal Census, Monroe, Preble, Ohio - Chester R., age 8, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
b.) 1910 United States Federal Census, Jackson, Preble, Ohio – Chester, age 18, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
c.) 1920 United States Federal Census, Morgan, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester Banfill, age 28.
d.) 1930 United States Federal Census, Rock Creek, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester R. Banfill, age 38.
2.) Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Wayne County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Records 1860* - 1920 Inclusive Vol.; Book: C- 9, OS Page: 13.
3.) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 @ancestry.com Form 1: / No.: 38 / Name in Full: Chester R. Banfill / Age: 25 / Home Address: Rural Route 13 Richmond Ind / Date of Birth: October 14, 1891 / Natural born citizen / Place of Birth: Eldorado, Ohio, U.S.A. / Occupation: Student Embalming / Employer: Cnty College of Embalming / Place of employment: Cnty General Hospital / Dependants: Wife and child / Marital Status: Married / Race: White / Do you claim exemption from Draft: Yes, Wife and child / 5| 10, Medium built, Gray eyes, Black hair / Bald? No / Signed August 11, 1917.
s/o John Austin and Nora (Ludy) Banfill
h/o Violet Elmina Stidham (m. September 30, 1914, Wayne County, Indiana)
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Obit -
Chester R. Banfill
Word has been received here of the death Wednesday of Chester R. Banfill, 72 years old, in Avon Park, Fla. He resided at 124 Chicago street, Eaton, and Frostproof, Fla.
A retired funeral home director, he was a native of Preble county and had lived in Richmond Rock Creek, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Grotto and the Eastern Star in Dayton and the Eaton Methodist church.
He is survived by the widow Elmina; two daughters, Mrs. John Griffith and Mrs. Albert McDaniel, both of Dayton; one son, Roger D., of Columbus, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Gilson and Mrs. Ralph Vore of Fort McKinley, Ohio, Mrs. Roy Bellew of Centerville, Ind., and seven grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Banfill were held Tuesday at the Routsong funeral home in Dayton, Ohio. Burial was in Monroe cemetery near Eldorado, Ohio.
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Other Sources:
1.) Censuses -
a.) 1900 United States Federal Census, Monroe, Preble, Ohio - Chester R., age 8, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
b.) 1910 United States Federal Census, Jackson, Preble, Ohio – Chester, age 18, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
c.) 1920 United States Federal Census, Morgan, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester Banfill, age 28.
d.) 1930 United States Federal Census, Rock Creek, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester R. Banfill, age 38.
2.) Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Wayne County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Records 1860* - 1920 Inclusive Vol.; Book: C- 9, OS Page: 13.
3.) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 @ancestry.com Form 1: / No.: 38 / Name in Full: Chester R. Banfill / Age: 25 / Home Address: Rural Route 13 Richmond Ind / Date of Birth: October 14, 1891 / Natural born citizen / Place of Birth: Eldorado, Ohio, U.S.A. / Occupation: Student Embalming / Employer: Cnty College of Embalming / Place of employment: Cnty General Hospital / Dependants: Wife and child / Marital Status: Married / Race: White / Do you claim exemption from Draft: Yes, Wife and child / 5| 10, Medium built, Gray eyes, Black hair / Bald? No / Signed August 11, 1917.
h/o Violet Elmina Stidham (m. September 30, 1914, Wayne County, Indiana)
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Obit -
Chester R. Banfill
Word has been received here of the death Wednesday of Chester R. Banfill, 72 years old, in Avon Park, Fla. He resided at 124 Chicago street, Eaton, and Frostproof, Fla.
A retired funeral home director, he was a native of Preble county and had lived in Richmond Rock Creek, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Grotto and the Eastern Star in Dayton and the Eaton Methodist church.
He is survived by the widow Elmina; two daughters, Mrs. John Griffith and Mrs. Albert McDaniel, both of Dayton; one son, Roger D., of Columbus, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Gilson and Mrs. Ralph Vore of Fort McKinley, Ohio, Mrs. Roy Bellew of Centerville, Ind., and seven grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Banfill were held Tuesday at the Routsong funeral home in Dayton, Ohio. Burial was in Monroe cemetery near Eldorado, Ohio.
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Other Sources:
1.) Censuses -
a.) 1900 United States Federal Census, Monroe, Preble, Ohio - Chester R., age 8, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
b.) 1910 United States Federal Census, Jackson, Preble, Ohio – Chester, age 18, enumerated in household of John A. Banfill.
c.) 1920 United States Federal Census, Morgan, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester Banfill, age 28.
d.) 1930 United States Federal Census, Rock Creek, Ashtabula, Ohio - Chester R. Banfill, age 38.
2.) Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Wayne County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Records 1860* - 1920 Inclusive Vol.; Book: C- 9, OS Page: 13.
3.) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 @ancestry.com Form 1: / No.: 38 / Name in Full: Chester R. Banfill / Age: 25 / Home Address: Rural Route 13 Richmond Ind / Date of Birth: October 14, 1891 / Natural born citizen / Place of Birth: Eldorado, Ohio, U.S.A. / Occupation: Student Embalming / Employer: Cnty College of Embalming / Place of employment: Cnty General Hospital / Dependants: Wife and child / Marital Status: Married / Race: White / Do you claim exemption from Draft: Yes, Wife and child / 5| 10, Medium built, Gray eyes, Black hair / Bald? No / Signed August 11, 1917.
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