FATHER: Henry Chesnut 1830-1911
MOTHER: Elizabeth Cherrington 1846-1887

WIFE: Harmond Gertrude STREET 1883-1925
Married: 15 May 1897 Chui-Chuppa, Mexico
(this marriage ended in divorce or abandonment)

WIFE: Almira Wilson 1890-1923
Married: 18 October 1911 Escalante, Garfield, Utah.

WIFE: Emma Barry Wolfe.
Married: 20 Mar 1937
Sevier County, Utah, United States


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. Alma's Father Henry had been a widower for six months with young children to support. He married Elizabeth in July 1876. 1876 was a rough year for this young Chesnut family. Their Mother, Euphemia had died in Dec. 1875 and before 1877, three of the four young ones also had died.
. In December of 1879, Alma' father took two wives, making three wives in plural marriage. This lasted but a short time, both of these wives divorce him, it lookes like the children from these marriages, were entertwined throughout their lives.
. Alma was born just 9 days before his half brother William. Grace's only child. Alma and William's lives were interwoven, as they lived in Millford Co. Utah,in Mexico, during the Mexican Revolution, they returned to the States, Ferron, Escalante and Fruita, Utah.
Both William and Alma held property in Fruita. He lived in Fruita, when Almira passed away. Both families are together in the 1930 Census.
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Alma Chesnut, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Name: Alma Chesnut
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Duchesne County, Emery County, Garfield County, Grand County, Iron County, Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 07 Jun 1880
Birthplace: United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 001983884
Digital Folder Number: 005243487
Image Number: 03516

NOTE: Original Record continues:
Alma was 5'11" Blue Eyes Brown Hair.
He had lost his Right Eye
He was a Farmer
His permanent residence: Salt Gulch, Escalante, Garfield, Utah
Salt Gulch was also his place of Employment or Bussiness.
Nearest Relative: Almira Chesnut Salt Gulch Bar, Escalante, Garfield, Utah


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Children of Harmond and Alma: [Possible]
.Caroline Elizabeth Chestnut: 1898-1901
.Romola Caroline Chestnut Womak: 1900-1992
.Frances Alma Chestnut: 1902-1904
.George Warren Chestnut: 1904-1910

{Marriage to Harmond Gertrude Street, may have ended in Divorce. Familysearch shows she married:Harry Guerdon Ross Beck
1 Aug. 1905, in El Paso Texa}
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Alma Chestnut, "Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966"
Name: Alma Chestnut
Birth Date: 1878
Birthplace:
Age: 33
Spouse's Name: Almira Wilson
Spouse's Birth Date: 1890
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 21
Event Date: 15 Oct 1911
Event Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah
Father's Name:

NOTE: Nothing is Indexed beyond this point.

Children of Almira and Alma:
.Anthony Burns Chesnut 1912-2002
.Glen Chesnut 1917-1975
.Oma Chesnut Chappell 1918-2007
.Richard Alma Chesnut 1921-1966
.Alta Chesnut Smith
{15 years old in 1930 Fruita, Wayne, Utah; 25 years in 1940 Census)

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Alma Chesnut, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
Name: Alma Chesnut
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Mar 1937
Event Place: Sevier, Utah, United States
Age:
Race:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Father's Name: Henry Chesnut
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Cherington
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Emma Sterling Monroe
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
Spouse's Father's Name: James Barry
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Mckay
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film number: 482248
Digital Folder Number: 004540876
Image Number: 00846


Alma and Emma spent some time in Napa Valley, and then to Sacramento. Possible there were no children born to this relationship. They were together untill Alma died in 1947.

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