Son of Lilburn Henderson Reilly and Ella Rash. Date of birth found in "Births, etc. 1848 to 1920 (Over 7,500 Names) Gathered from Old School Records, Obits and Other Sources", researched by Evelyn Jewell and typed by Sondra Morrison, Hickman County, Kentucky Historical Society, 1998, page 112. Book found in Hickman County Historical Society, Clinton, Hickman, KY.

Chester married Virginia Walters on 2 Sep 1908 in Moscow, Hickman Co., KY. They had 2 children: Lilburn and Daisy.

1910 census, Hickman Co., KY, Clinton MDist. 2, ED 92, T624-480, pg. 4A, #66/67, 23 Apr 1910:
Reilly, Chester H., Head, m, w, 26, m. 2 yrs, KY, KY, KY, farmer
Reilly, Virginia, wife, f, w, 25, m. 2, children 1/, TN, TN, TN
Reilly, Lilburn M., son, m, w, 9/12, KY, KY, TN

Chester H. Reilly was also enumerated a second time in 1910 next door to his father's family in Moscow MDist. 5, Hickman Co., KY, ED 97, T624-480, pg. 77B, #160/162, 25 Apr 1910:
Reilly, Chester, Head, m, w, 26, m. 2 yrs, KY, KY, VA, farmer
Reilly, Virginia, wife, f, w, 25, m. 2, children 1/1, TN, TN, TN
Reilly, Lilburn M., son, m, w, 9/12, KY, KY, TN

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Chester Henderson Reilly
County: Hickman; State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1883
Race: White
Age: 35
Nearest Relative: Virginia Reilly
Source Citation: Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Hickman; Roll: 1653444
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

1920
Unable to locate family in 1920 in KY or TN. They are not in Moscow Dist. 110 or Clinton District 105.

1930 census, Hickman Co., KY, Moscow Twp, T626-751, ED 8, pg. 76A, #74/75, 8 Apr 1930:
Reilly, Chester, Head, m, w, 46, m, age 26 first marriage, KY, KY, KY, Farmer
Reilly, Virginia H., Wife, f, w, 35, m, age 19 first marriage, KY, KY, KY
Reilly, Mitchel, Son, m, w, 20, s, KY, KY, KY, Laborer, farm
Reilly, Daisy, Dau, f, w, 14, s, KY, KY, KY

1940 census, Hickman Co., KY, Mowcow Dist, Mag. Dist. 5, ED 53-8, pg. 7B, 29 Apr 1940:
Reilly, Chester, Head, w, m, 55, highest grade 6, KY
Reilly, Virginia, wife, w, f, 57, highest grade 5, KY
Reilly, Mitchel, son, w, m, 31, highest grade 6, KY

Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
Name: Chester H Reilly
Death Date: 30 Sep 1973
Death Place: Hckmn
Age: 89
Residence: Hickman
Volume: 46
Certificate: 22880
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.