Chester Henry Staples

1925 - 2004  (79 years)

• Name	Chester Henry Staples  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	13 Apr 1925	Belmont, Waldo, Maine, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Belmont, Waldo, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Hattie M Flagg
  Census	1940	Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Florence Rector
  Education	Abt 1946	Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  		STAPLES-Chester Chester Henry Staples, Eastern Nazarene College, Abt. 1946
  Census	1950	Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1952	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Frances and Chester Staples
  Death	30 Apr 2004	Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I25275	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Willis Staples,   b. 28 Oct 1900, Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, USA d. Jul 1963 (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Florence Geneva Flagg,   b. 8 Aug 1908, Belmont, Waldo, Maine, USA d. Abt 1966, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Mar 1924	Maine, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F10440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances M Bye,   b. 14 Sep 1924, Maine, USA
  Marriage	26 Apr 1945	Maine, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F10576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Apr 1925 - Belmont, Waldo, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Hattie M Flagg - 1930 - Belmont, Waldo, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Florence Rector - 1940 - Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA Marriage - 26 Apr 1945 - Maine, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Residence - Frances and Chester Staples - 1952 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA Death - 30 Apr 2004 - Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  STAPLES-Chester Chester Henry Staples, Eastern Nazarene College, Abt. 1946

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2003;). [S135] Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Eastern Nazarene College; Year: 1946. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Eastern Nazarene College; Year: 1946 [S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 006-18-5776; Issue State: Maine; 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: Belmont, Waldo, Maine; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340575. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Belmont, Waldo, Maine; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340575 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockland, Knox, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01482; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 7-20. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockland, Knox, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01482; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 7-20 [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [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: Falmouth, Cumberland. 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: Falmouth, Cumberland [S4922] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Florence Thurman • Bangor Daily News - 4 Jan 1966, Florence Geneva Flagg Thurman -- The Bangor Daily News; Publication Date: 4 Jan 1966; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine. FLORENCE THURMAN BELMONT — Mrs Florence Thurman 57 died Sunday at a Belfast hospital after a brief illness. Born in Belmont Aug 8 1908 she was the daughter of Fidelphus and Hattie (Jackson) Flagg. She had resided at Belmont most of her life' Surviving are her husband Alva Thurman of Belmont; a son Chester Staples of Belmont; two step-sons, Keith and Rich ard Thurman both of Iowa; two brothers Rudolph and Clarence Flagg of Belfast; a sister Mrs Ethel Way of Belfast; six grandchildren; one aunt; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at the Rackliffe Funeral Home Belfast Wednesday at 2 p m with the Rev Willis P Spaulding, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. Sprjng interment will be at Belmont. https://www.newspapers.com/image/664810851/?article=587a6495-812e-4bbb-a5dd-3f34655822a1&focus=0.8595186,0.42282158,0.97707415,0.5798032&xid=3355