James Buford Chester

1928 - 1988  (59 years)

• Name	James Buford Chester  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	21 Oct 1928	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Margie
  Death	15 May 1988	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Margie Welker and James Chester, buried together
  		Burial-CHESTER Margie and James Margie Welker and James Chester, buried together - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139572376/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139572389/
  Person ID	I24897	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Norman Arlie Chester, Sr,   b. 21 Jul 1901, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Feb 1981, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Addie Lois Foster,   b. 23 May 1904, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Jan 1988, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Dec 1919	Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F11715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margie Lou Welker,   b. 29 Aug 1932, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Mar 2004, Gateway Medical Center, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F10422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Oct 1928 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Margie - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 15 May 1988 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-CHESTER Margie and James Margie Welker and James Chester, buried together - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139572376/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139572389/

  
  

  People

  CHESTER-Buford James Buford Chester

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 63-10. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 63-10 [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 411-46-1209; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341999. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341999 [S7775] Find a Grave: CHESTER James B 1928-1988, James Buford Chester. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139572376/james-b.-chester [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom