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Chester Calvin Bannister

Born: 30 DEC 1822 at Genessee Co., New York
Died: 9 MAY 1894 at Bloomington, Franklin County, Nebraska
Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery at Bloomington, Franklin County, Nebraska

Married: Hannah M. Briggs on 4 AUG 1853

Born: 29 JUN 1839 in Massachusetts
Died: 4 JAN 1896 at Bloomington, Nebraska
Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery at Bloomington

Children:

  • Miles, b. 23 AUG 1854 at Iowa, d. 8 DEC 1894, bur. unknown
  • Mary E., b. abt 1855 at Iowa, d. unknown, bur. unknown
  • Julia Minerva, b. 13 MAY 1857 at Iowa, d. unknown, bur. unknown
  • Lafayette, b. MAR 1859 at Iowa, d. unknown, bur unknown
  • Isabelle, b. 15 AUG 1863 at Fort Calhoun, NE, d. unknown, bur. unknown
  • Elisha, b. abt 1864 at Fort Calhoun, d. unknown, bur. unknown
  • Chester Calvin, Jr., b. 1 AUG 1865 at Fort Calhoun, d. 31 MAR 1950, bur. unknown
  • William Morrison, b. 21 APR 1870 at Fort Calhoun, d. 18 DEC 1926, bur. unknown
  • Francis Marion, b. 7 NOV 1873, at Fort Calhoun, d. unknown, bur unknown
  • Levi, b. 1876, d. unknown, bur. unknown

  • In 1870, Chester was living and farming in Fort Calhoun. In 1880, he was farming in Burt County, NE. By 1890, he was in Bloomington, NE.

    From the Nebraska Resident Military Roster, June 1, 1891:
    Given Name: Chester
    Surname: Banister
    Rank: Private
    Company: A, 2 Cavalry
    City: Bloomington
    State: Nebraska

    Source: Ruth Moss, Washington County Genealogical Society

     


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