U.S. WWI Draft Registration card
Registered June 5, 1917
Roy Chesnut, 28, of Reserve, Kans.
Born May 3rd, 188(8/9*) in Salem, Neb.
Farmer with wife & 3 children.
Married, caucasian, medium height & build.
Brown eyes, brown hair.
Reserve precinct, Brown Co., KS
(*9 written over an 8, or vice versa)
Jan 1, 1920 census. CHESNUT household.
Reserve, Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, head, 29, b.NE, parents b.MO, farmer.
Emma, wife, 23, b.Iowa, parents b.MO.
Robert R., son, 7, b.KS.
Lester L., son, 5, b.KS.
Laurane F., dau, 4?, b.KS.
Avery F., son, 1 4/12, b.KS.
Apr 1, 1930 census. Chesnut household.
Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, 40, b.NE
Emma, 37, b.Iowa
Robert R., 17, b.KS
Lester L., 16, b.KS
Laurene F., 14, b.KS
Avery F., 11, b.KS
Homer E., 9, b.KS
Maxine T., 7, b.KS
Roy Chesnut Commits Suicide
Reserve—Roy Chesnut, livestock buyer who lived on farm near Reserve, shot, killed himself with 4:10 shotgun at Falls City, Nebr., Monday noon. His body was discovered by Warren Parker, W. Kratz. No notes or letters telling why he committed suicide were found on Chesnut. Richardson county attorney John Wiltse said that Chesnut had committed suicide, after making an investigation.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Mon. Jan. 22, 1940, p.1.
Chesnut Funeral Wednesday Afternoon
Reserve—The funeral of Roy Chesnut, Reserve stock buyer, will be held in Reserve church at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. The body will be at the church from 1 o'clock. Burial will be in Cornelison cemetery near Reserve. Mr. Chesnut is survived by his wife, sons, Homer of Lawrence, Robert, Avery of Reserve, Lester of Falls City, 2 daughters, Mrs. Lorence Grush of Falls City, Maxine Chesnut of Reserve.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Tue. Jan 23, 1940, p.1.
All of Reserve community were grieved by the death of Roy Chesnut Monday. We extend our deepest sympathy to the family.
Roy Chesnuts funeral was held at Reserve Christian church Wednesday, at 2:30 p. m., at which there was a large crowd, altho the snow-blocked roads, cold, prevented many more from coming.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Fri. Jan 26, 1940, p.2.
Registered June 5, 1917
Roy Chesnut, 28, of Reserve, Kans.
Born May 3rd, 188(8/9*) in Salem, Neb.
Farmer with wife & 3 children.
Married, caucasian, medium height & build.
Brown eyes, brown hair.
Reserve precinct, Brown Co., KS
(*9 written over an 8, or vice versa)
Jan 1, 1920 census. CHESNUT household.
Reserve, Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, head, 29, b.NE, parents b.MO, farmer.
Emma, wife, 23, b.Iowa, parents b.MO.
Robert R., son, 7, b.KS.
Lester L., son, 5, b.KS.
Laurane F., dau, 4?, b.KS.
Avery F., son, 1 4/12, b.KS.
Apr 1, 1930 census. Chesnut household.
Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, 40, b.NE
Emma, 37, b.Iowa
Robert R., 17, b.KS
Lester L., 16, b.KS
Laurene F., 14, b.KS
Avery F., 11, b.KS
Homer E., 9, b.KS
Maxine T., 7, b.KS
Roy Chesnut Commits Suicide
Reserve—Roy Chesnut, livestock buyer who lived on farm near Reserve, shot, killed himself with 4:10 shotgun at Falls City, Nebr., Monday noon. His body was discovered by Warren Parker, W. Kratz. No notes or letters telling why he committed suicide were found on Chesnut. Richardson county attorney John Wiltse said that Chesnut had committed suicide, after making an investigation.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Mon. Jan. 22, 1940, p.1.
Chesnut Funeral Wednesday Afternoon
Reserve—The funeral of Roy Chesnut, Reserve stock buyer, will be held in Reserve church at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. The body will be at the church from 1 o'clock. Burial will be in Cornelison cemetery near Reserve. Mr. Chesnut is survived by his wife, sons, Homer of Lawrence, Robert, Avery of Reserve, Lester of Falls City, 2 daughters, Mrs. Lorence Grush of Falls City, Maxine Chesnut of Reserve.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Tue. Jan 23, 1940, p.1.
All of Reserve community were grieved by the death of Roy Chesnut Monday. We extend our deepest sympathy to the family.
Roy Chesnuts funeral was held at Reserve Christian church Wednesday, at 2:30 p. m., at which there was a large crowd, altho the snow-blocked roads, cold, prevented many more from coming.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Fri. Jan 26, 1940, p.2.
U.S. WWI Draft Registration card
Registered June 5, 1917
Roy Chesnut, 28, of Reserve, Kans.
Born May 3rd, 188(8/9*) in Salem, Neb.
Farmer with wife & 3 children.
Married, caucasian, medium height & build.
Brown eyes, brown hair.
Reserve precinct, Brown Co., KS
(*9 written over an 8, or vice versa)
Jan 1, 1920 census. CHESNUT household.
Reserve, Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, head, 29, b.NE, parents b.MO, farmer.
Emma, wife, 23, b.Iowa, parents b.MO.
Robert R., son, 7, b.KS.
Lester L., son, 5, b.KS.
Laurane F., dau, 4?, b.KS.
Avery F., son, 1 4/12, b.KS.
Apr 1, 1930 census. Chesnut household.
Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, 40, b.NE
Emma, 37, b.Iowa
Robert R., 17, b.KS
Lester L., 16, b.KS
Laurene F., 14, b.KS
Avery F., 11, b.KS
Homer E., 9, b.KS
Maxine T., 7, b.KS
Roy Chesnut Commits Suicide
Reserve—Roy Chesnut, livestock buyer who lived on farm near Reserve, shot, killed himself with 4:10 shotgun at Falls City, Nebr., Monday noon. His body was discovered by Warren Parker, W. Kratz. No notes or letters telling why he committed suicide were found on Chesnut. Richardson county attorney John Wiltse said that Chesnut had committed suicide, after making an investigation.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Mon. Jan. 22, 1940, p.1.
Chesnut Funeral Wednesday Afternoon
Reserve—The funeral of Roy Chesnut, Reserve stock buyer, will be held in Reserve church at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. The body will be at the church from 1 o'clock. Burial will be in Cornelison cemetery near Reserve. Mr. Chesnut is survived by his wife, sons, Homer of Lawrence, Robert, Avery of Reserve, Lester of Falls City, 2 daughters, Mrs. Lorence Grush of Falls City, Maxine Chesnut of Reserve.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Tue. Jan 23, 1940, p.1.
All of Reserve community were grieved by the death of Roy Chesnut Monday. We extend our deepest sympathy to the family.
Roy Chesnuts funeral was held at Reserve Christian church Wednesday, at 2:30 p. m., at which there was a large crowd, altho the snow-blocked roads, cold, prevented many more from coming.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Fri. Jan 26, 1940, p.2.
Registered June 5, 1917
Roy Chesnut, 28, of Reserve, Kans.
Born May 3rd, 188(8/9*) in Salem, Neb.
Farmer with wife & 3 children.
Married, caucasian, medium height & build.
Brown eyes, brown hair.
Reserve precinct, Brown Co., KS
(*9 written over an 8, or vice versa)
Jan 1, 1920 census. CHESNUT household.
Reserve, Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, head, 29, b.NE, parents b.MO, farmer.
Emma, wife, 23, b.Iowa, parents b.MO.
Robert R., son, 7, b.KS.
Lester L., son, 5, b.KS.
Laurane F., dau, 4?, b.KS.
Avery F., son, 1 4/12, b.KS.
Apr 1, 1930 census. Chesnut household.
Hamlin Twp., Brown Co., KS
Roy, 40, b.NE
Emma, 37, b.Iowa
Robert R., 17, b.KS
Lester L., 16, b.KS
Laurene F., 14, b.KS
Avery F., 11, b.KS
Homer E., 9, b.KS
Maxine T., 7, b.KS
Roy Chesnut Commits Suicide
Reserve—Roy Chesnut, livestock buyer who lived on farm near Reserve, shot, killed himself with 4:10 shotgun at Falls City, Nebr., Monday noon. His body was discovered by Warren Parker, W. Kratz. No notes or letters telling why he committed suicide were found on Chesnut. Richardson county attorney John Wiltse said that Chesnut had committed suicide, after making an investigation.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Mon. Jan. 22, 1940, p.1.
Chesnut Funeral Wednesday Afternoon
Reserve—The funeral of Roy Chesnut, Reserve stock buyer, will be held in Reserve church at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. The body will be at the church from 1 o'clock. Burial will be in Cornelison cemetery near Reserve. Mr. Chesnut is survived by his wife, sons, Homer of Lawrence, Robert, Avery of Reserve, Lester of Falls City, 2 daughters, Mrs. Lorence Grush of Falls City, Maxine Chesnut of Reserve.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Tue. Jan 23, 1940, p.1.
All of Reserve community were grieved by the death of Roy Chesnut Monday. We extend our deepest sympathy to the family.
Roy Chesnuts funeral was held at Reserve Christian church Wednesday, at 2:30 p. m., at which there was a large crowd, altho the snow-blocked roads, cold, prevented many more from coming.
—The Hiawatha Daily World (Hiawatha, KS)
Fri. Jan 26, 1940, p.2.
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