son of Wytze Dykstra & Antje Tjepkes/Tjepkema
Cook Co., IL marriages index
Chet Dekstra, 25yrs, m. Ida Stienstra, 19yrs, on 29 Aug 1890 Roseland, Cook Co., IL
1900 Remington, Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter b. Mar 1864 Holland m. 9yrs, farmer, came to US in 1888
Ida b. Dec 1870 m. 9 yrs b. Netherlands, 3 children, 3 living, came to US in 1881
William b. Nov 1892 IL
Ettie b. Aug 1894 IN
Annie b. July 1897 IN
1910 Carpenter Twp., Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter 45yrs m. once, 20yrs b. Holland, farmer
Ida 39yrs m. once 20yrs , 5 children, 5 living b. Holland
William 18yrs b. IL, farm laborer
Etta 16yrs b. IN
Anna 12yrs b. IN
Chester 9yrs b. IN
Cornelius 5yrs b. IN
IN death certificate
farmer
Chester Dexter Sr.
widowed
d. Logansport State Hospital
d. pulmonary edema
parents-unknown
Remington Cemetery
The Remington Press
Fri., 17 Feb 1950, pg. 1, col. 3
Chester Dexter Sr. Passes Away
Chester Dexter, Sr., 84, passed sway in s hospital in Logansport on February 11, 1950 after an illness of 18 months.
He was born in Holland in November 1864 and came to this country in 1887 to settle in Chicago. Preferring country life, he left the city and came to this community where he lived for about 55 years engaging in farming.
In 1891, he was united in marriage with Ida Stiemstra. She preceeded him in death in November 1924.
He had been a member of the Remington Presbyterian church for about 35 years and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 351. He retired from farming at the age of 70.
He is survived by five children; three sons, Capt. William Dexter, Great Falls, Montana; Cornelius S. Dexter, Oxford and Chester Dexter Jr. and two daughters, Mrs. Ella Baxter, Wabash and Mrs. Donna Dart of Goodland. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. R. De Groot, Goodland; a brother, Kless Dexter of Chicago, Illinois; twenty three grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the Howard chapel with Rev. Leon DeForrest in charge. Interment in the Remington Cemetery.
Cook Co., IL marriages index
Chet Dekstra, 25yrs, m. Ida Stienstra, 19yrs, on 29 Aug 1890 Roseland, Cook Co., IL
1900 Remington, Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter b. Mar 1864 Holland m. 9yrs, farmer, came to US in 1888
Ida b. Dec 1870 m. 9 yrs b. Netherlands, 3 children, 3 living, came to US in 1881
William b. Nov 1892 IL
Ettie b. Aug 1894 IN
Annie b. July 1897 IN
1910 Carpenter Twp., Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter 45yrs m. once, 20yrs b. Holland, farmer
Ida 39yrs m. once 20yrs , 5 children, 5 living b. Holland
William 18yrs b. IL, farm laborer
Etta 16yrs b. IN
Anna 12yrs b. IN
Chester 9yrs b. IN
Cornelius 5yrs b. IN
IN death certificate
farmer
Chester Dexter Sr.
widowed
d. Logansport State Hospital
d. pulmonary edema
parents-unknown
Remington Cemetery
The Remington Press
Fri., 17 Feb 1950, pg. 1, col. 3
Chester Dexter Sr. Passes Away
Chester Dexter, Sr., 84, passed sway in s hospital in Logansport on February 11, 1950 after an illness of 18 months.
He was born in Holland in November 1864 and came to this country in 1887 to settle in Chicago. Preferring country life, he left the city and came to this community where he lived for about 55 years engaging in farming.
In 1891, he was united in marriage with Ida Stiemstra. She preceeded him in death in November 1924.
He had been a member of the Remington Presbyterian church for about 35 years and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 351. He retired from farming at the age of 70.
He is survived by five children; three sons, Capt. William Dexter, Great Falls, Montana; Cornelius S. Dexter, Oxford and Chester Dexter Jr. and two daughters, Mrs. Ella Baxter, Wabash and Mrs. Donna Dart of Goodland. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. R. De Groot, Goodland; a brother, Kless Dexter of Chicago, Illinois; twenty three grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the Howard chapel with Rev. Leon DeForrest in charge. Interment in the Remington Cemetery.
son of Wytze Dykstra & Antje Tjepkes/Tjepkema
Cook Co., IL marriages index
Chet Dekstra, 25yrs, m. Ida Stienstra, 19yrs, on 29 Aug 1890 Roseland, Cook Co., IL
1900 Remington, Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter b. Mar 1864 Holland m. 9yrs, farmer, came to US in 1888
Ida b. Dec 1870 m. 9 yrs b. Netherlands, 3 children, 3 living, came to US in 1881
William b. Nov 1892 IL
Ettie b. Aug 1894 IN
Annie b. July 1897 IN
1910 Carpenter Twp., Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter 45yrs m. once, 20yrs b. Holland, farmer
Ida 39yrs m. once 20yrs , 5 children, 5 living b. Holland
William 18yrs b. IL, farm laborer
Etta 16yrs b. IN
Anna 12yrs b. IN
Chester 9yrs b. IN
Cornelius 5yrs b. IN
IN death certificate
farmer
Chester Dexter Sr.
widowed
d. Logansport State Hospital
d. pulmonary edema
parents-unknown
Remington Cemetery
The Remington Press
Fri., 17 Feb 1950, pg. 1, col. 3
Chester Dexter Sr. Passes Away
Chester Dexter, Sr., 84, passed sway in s hospital in Logansport on February 11, 1950 after an illness of 18 months.
He was born in Holland in November 1864 and came to this country in 1887 to settle in Chicago. Preferring country life, he left the city and came to this community where he lived for about 55 years engaging in farming.
In 1891, he was united in marriage with Ida Stiemstra. She preceeded him in death in November 1924.
He had been a member of the Remington Presbyterian church for about 35 years and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 351. He retired from farming at the age of 70.
He is survived by five children; three sons, Capt. William Dexter, Great Falls, Montana; Cornelius S. Dexter, Oxford and Chester Dexter Jr. and two daughters, Mrs. Ella Baxter, Wabash and Mrs. Donna Dart of Goodland. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. R. De Groot, Goodland; a brother, Kless Dexter of Chicago, Illinois; twenty three grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the Howard chapel with Rev. Leon DeForrest in charge. Interment in the Remington Cemetery.
Cook Co., IL marriages index
Chet Dekstra, 25yrs, m. Ida Stienstra, 19yrs, on 29 Aug 1890 Roseland, Cook Co., IL
1900 Remington, Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter b. Mar 1864 Holland m. 9yrs, farmer, came to US in 1888
Ida b. Dec 1870 m. 9 yrs b. Netherlands, 3 children, 3 living, came to US in 1881
William b. Nov 1892 IL
Ettie b. Aug 1894 IN
Annie b. July 1897 IN
1910 Carpenter Twp., Jasper Co., IN
Chet Dexter 45yrs m. once, 20yrs b. Holland, farmer
Ida 39yrs m. once 20yrs , 5 children, 5 living b. Holland
William 18yrs b. IL, farm laborer
Etta 16yrs b. IN
Anna 12yrs b. IN
Chester 9yrs b. IN
Cornelius 5yrs b. IN
IN death certificate
farmer
Chester Dexter Sr.
widowed
d. Logansport State Hospital
d. pulmonary edema
parents-unknown
Remington Cemetery
The Remington Press
Fri., 17 Feb 1950, pg. 1, col. 3
Chester Dexter Sr. Passes Away
Chester Dexter, Sr., 84, passed sway in s hospital in Logansport on February 11, 1950 after an illness of 18 months.
He was born in Holland in November 1864 and came to this country in 1887 to settle in Chicago. Preferring country life, he left the city and came to this community where he lived for about 55 years engaging in farming.
In 1891, he was united in marriage with Ida Stiemstra. She preceeded him in death in November 1924.
He had been a member of the Remington Presbyterian church for about 35 years and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 351. He retired from farming at the age of 70.
He is survived by five children; three sons, Capt. William Dexter, Great Falls, Montana; Cornelius S. Dexter, Oxford and Chester Dexter Jr. and two daughters, Mrs. Ella Baxter, Wabash and Mrs. Donna Dart of Goodland. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. R. De Groot, Goodland; a brother, Kless Dexter of Chicago, Illinois; twenty three grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the Howard chapel with Rev. Leon DeForrest in charge. Interment in the Remington Cemetery.
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