Chester Lee Michael

Chester Lee Michael

Male 1906 - 1981  (75 years)

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  • Name Chester Lee Michael 
    Nickname Ted 
    Born 2 Jun 1906  Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    AFN 71CX-TL 
    Buried Nov 1981  Forrest Cem, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Died 21 Nov 1981  Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10
    Person ID I1875  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2015 

    Father Elery Lee Michael,   b. 13 Nov 1878, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1953, Seattle, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elsie Mae Wegner,   b. 23 Apr 1880, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1934, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1900  Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Family ID F553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Goldie Mary Baldwin,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1985, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 2 May 1933  Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Mary Helen Michael,   b. Abt 1934,   d. 1995  (Age ~ 61 years)
     4. Living
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jun 1906 - Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 May 1933 - Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Nov 1981 - Forrest Cem, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Nov 1981 - Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Ted and Elbert Michael with their father about 1929
    Ted and Elbert Michael with their father about 1929
    Grandma Mae and Ted Michael
    Grandma Mae and Ted Michael
    Chester Lee Michael as a baby
    Chester Lee Michael as a baby
    Ted Michael riding a horse
    Ted Michael riding a horse
    Ted Michael
    Ted Michael
    Ted Michael
    Ted Michael
    Ted Michael (2nd from left) and Floyd Michael (on the right)
    Ted Michael (2nd from left) and Floyd Michael (on the right)
    Ted Michael
    Ted Michael
    Ted Michael as a youth
    Ted Michael as a youth
    Ted, Floyd, and Elbert Michael
    Ted, Floyd, and Elbert Michael
    Ted, Floyd, and Elbert Michael on a horse
    Ted, Floyd, and Elbert Michael on a horse
    Ted and Goldie Michael
    Ted and Goldie Michael
    michael-ted-horse.jpg
    michael-ted-horse.jpg
    Ted Michael and Mae at Chas Camp, 1928
    Ted Michael and Mae at Chas Camp, 1928
    Ted Michael sitting on the porch
    Ted Michael sitting on the porch
    Ted Michael in a suit
    Ted Michael in a suit
    Ted Michael in a suit and hat
    Ted Michael in a suit and hat
    Uncle Chester Lee 'Ted' Michael with June Smith, about 13, on the top of the rock, Edward Vern Smith below
    Uncle Chester Lee "Ted" Michael with June Smith, about 13, on the top of the rock, Edward Vern Smith below
    Park in the Woods
    Ted Michael taking supplies to the sheepherders
    Ted Michael taking supplies to the sheepherders
    Ted and Goldie Michael
    Ted and Goldie Michael
    Elsie May (Wegner) Michael and Her Sons
    Elsie May (Wegner) Michael and Her Sons
    Fred (a friend), Elbert, Ted, Floyd, Bee and Mae in front of the Elery Michael home about 1930
    Floyd and Ted Michael
    Floyd and Ted Michael
    Josephine Michael, Elsie Mae, Elery Michael holding Elbert, Mary Eva (Reynolds), Ted, Floyd, and Grace
    Josephine Michael, Elsie Mae, Elery Michael holding Elbert, Mary Eva (Reynolds), Ted, Floyd, and Grace
    Grace and Ted Michael about 1907
    Grace and Ted Michael about 1907
    Ted and Floyd Michael
    Ted and Floyd Michael
    Elery Michael family about 1909
    Elery Michael family about 1909
    Elery, Grace, Elsie Mae; Ted and baby Floyd
    Floyd, Grace, Chester (Ted) and Elbert Michael about 1916
    Floyd, Grace, Chester (Ted) and Elbert Michael about 1916
    Edward Vern Smith & brother, Henry (Hank) and Chester Lee 'Ted' Michael, with June Smith, about 1 year old, in Uncle Ted's arms
    Edward Vern Smith & brother, Henry (Hank) and Chester Lee "Ted" Michael, with June Smith, about 1 year old, in Uncle Ted's arms
    Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon
    Chester and Floyd Michael
    Chester and Floyd Michael
    Floyd, Ted, and Elbert Michael about 1916
    Floyd, Ted, and Elbert Michael about 1916
    Chester (Ted) Michael
    Chester (Ted) Michael
    Michael family
    Michael family
    Elsie, Grace, Ted, Elbert, Floyd, Elery
    Ted and Goldie Michael
    Ted and Goldie Michael
    Elbert, Grace, Ted, and Elery Michael
    Elbert, Grace, Ted, and Elery Michael
    Elbert, Floyd, and Ted Michael riding a horse
    Elbert, Floyd, and Ted Michael riding a horse
    Elbert, Floyd, and Ted Michael dressed up
    Elbert, Floyd, and Ted Michael dressed up
    Elbert, Floyd, and Ted Michael sitting on a bench
    Elbert, Floyd, and Ted Michael sitting on a bench

  • Notes 
    • 1906 BIRTH: Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pilot Rock. Chester was known as Ted.

      1910 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Pilot Rock, 25 Apr, Dw84: Chester L Michael 3/OR, son of Ellery G & Elsie M Michael

      HIST: From Grace Michael Smith, sister - Worked on Rugg ranch, shearing sheep (see Hist Umatilla Co OR pg 372 and 374 - Rugg Brothers)

      1920 CENSUS: OR, Umatilla Co-out of Pilot Rk: Anc Img 2 pg 1B,1-14,Farm 1719-Co Rd,Little McKay Acres: Chester L Michael 14/OR, son of Elery L & Elsie M Michael

      1933 MARRIAGE #2: WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla: Goldie Mary Thomas Baldwin married Chester Lee Michael on May 2, 1933, by the Justice of Peace, C W Wilbur.

      1940 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Pendleton: Anc Img 20 pg 10B,4-20, Dw 244-703 SW Hailey:
      MICHAEL, Chester Lee-head 34/OR,8th grade=highest grade, truck
      driver-W PA Rd Trans,renting (12.50); Goldie M-wife 30/OR,
      8th grade=highest grade; Justene M-stepdaughter 11/OR 5th
      grade; Richard-step son 9/OR 2nd grade; Mary H-dau 5/OR;
      Bonnie M-dau 4/OR.

      1965 HIST: Christmas card from Ted & Goldie Michael, living at Mt. Vernon WA, President's Hotel, Apt 303: "Muggie visiting. Have a business, with 16 employees-'the girls treat him like he was their dad'."

      1981 DEATH,BURIAL: Washington,Clark Co-Vancouver Nov 21; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Gresham, Multnomah Co, Oregon
    • c1900 BIR: Family rcds June Smith Hallmark, 1900 birthdate calc from wife's

  • Sources 
    1. [S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
      Chester Lee Michael born 2 June 1906 in Pilot Rock,Umatilla Co, Oregon
      Family group sheet in brown Book of Remembrance in suitcase belonging to Grace Smith. Grace is older sister of Chester [Ted]

    2. [S160] Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pendleton: 1986 Michael Family Tree.
      Ted Michael, son of Ellery Michael [no date or place shown]
      Date: 1986

    3. [S177] Family Rcds: POUND, Iva Wegner Royse.
      Chester Lee Michael born June 2, 1906 [no place shown]
      1955 lttr from Iva Wegner Royce Pound to Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc#87

    4. [S248] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, June B Smith.
      Chester Lee Michael born 2 June 1906 in Pilot Rock,Umatilla, Oregon
      Family group sheet in blue Bk of Remembrance, now in brown suitcase, belonging to Grace Smith

    5. [S248] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, June B Smith.
      Chester Lee Michael buried Forrest Cemetery in Gresham,Oregon [no date shown]
      Family group sheet in blue Bk of Remembrance, now in brown suitcase, belonging to Grace Smith

    6. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      Chester Michael buried Gresham, Multnomah Co, Oregon
      Family Tree-Gensels of PA

    7. [S174] Family Rcds: MICHAEL, Mary Helen.
      Chester Lee [Ted] died in Vancouver, Washington Nov 21, 1981, buried Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham, Oregon
      Date: November 1981

    8. [S248] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, June B Smith.
      Chester Lee Michael died 21 Nov 1981 in Vancouver, Wash.
      Family group sheet in blue Bk of Remembrance, now in brown suitcase, belonging to Grace Smith

    9. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      Chester Michael SS#543-10-8553, Last residence: 98661 Vancouver, Clark Co, WA; bn 2 Jun 1906, died Nov 1981. SS# Oregon before 1951
      Social Security Death Index 1935-Current

    10. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      Chester L Michael died 21 Nov 1981 Vancouver WA, age 75, bn abt 1906, residence Vancouver, male, SSB 543-10-8553, Certif #027602
      WA Death Index

    11. [S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
      Elery Michael of Umatilla County and May Wagner of Umatilla County were by me United in Holy Matrimony, According to the Ordinance of God and the Laws of the State of Oregon at Pendleton on the 27th day of September 1900. Witnesses: J. E. Pollock and Miss Ella Michael, married by John Uren, Paster M.E. Church of Pendleton
      Copy of original Marriage Certificate & family group sheet in brown Bk of Remembrance in suitcase belonging to Grace Michael Smith

      Date: 27 September 1900

    12. [S160] Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pendleton: 1986 Michael Family Tree.
      Ellery Lee md [no name shown], children: Grace, Ted, Floyd, Elbert [no dates or places shown]
      Date: 1986

    13. [S177] Family Rcds: POUND, Iva Wegner Royse.
      Elsie Mae Wegner md Elery Michael (date unknown), 4 children: Grace Mae Michael, Chester Lee, Floyd Lowell, Elbert Russell [no place shown]
      1955 letter from Iva Pound to Mary Marks, Eads doc#87b

    14. [S230] Oregon: State Marriage Rcds.
      Elery Michael md Elsie Wegner 17 Sep 1900, Pendleton OR
      Umatilla Co OR MG Rcds

    15. [S248] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, June B Smith.
      Elery Lee Michael md Elsie Mae Wegner 27 Set 1900 [no place shown]
      Family group sheet in blue Bk of Remembrance, now in brown suitcase, belonging to Grace Smith

    16. [S163] Oregon,Umatilla Co: Marriage Records, Computer.
      Ted Michael & Goldie Baldwin married 2 May 1933, no place shown.
      Date: 1933

    17. [S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
      Chester Lee Michael married Goldie Baldwin [no date or place shown]
      Family group record in brown Book of Remembrance in suitcase belonging to Grace

    18. [S160] Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pendleton: 1986 Michael Family Tree.
      Ted Michael md [no name shown], children: Bonnie, Dick, Justine [no dates or places shown]
      Date: 1986

    19. [S177] Family Rcds: POUND, Iva Wegner Royse.
      Chester Lee Michael md Goldie Baldwin [no date or place shown] 2 daughters: Mary Helen ane Bonnie Jean
      1955 lttr from Iva Wegner Royce Pound to Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc#87

    20. [S248] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, June B Smith.
      Chester Lee Michael md Goldie Mary Baldwin [no date or place shown]
      Family group sheet in blue Bk of Remembrance, now in brown suitcase, belonging to Grace Smith

    21. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com, Image 120, pg 26.
      Groom: Chester Lee Michael, residence: Pendleton OR, age 26, white, batchelor, 1st marriage, born Pilot Rock, Oregon, occupation: farmer. Father: Elery Michael, born Oregon. Mother: May Wagner, born Oregon.

      Bride: Golda Mary Thomas, residence: Pendleton OR, age 23, white, divorced, 2nd marriage, born Enterprise, Oregon. Occupation: housewife. Father: Charles Baldwin, born Missouri. Mother: Katherine De Shazer, born Washington. Name of bride if previously married: Golda Mary Baldwin. Signed: Chester Lee Michael, Golda Mary Thomas.

      Joined in marriage at Walla Walla, Washington 2 May 1933. Witnesses: Chester Crimming, Pendleton and Margaret Crimming, Pendleton. Signed C W Wilbur, Walla Walla Justice of the Peace.
      Washington Marriage Records 1865-2004, Walla Walla County Marriage returns, License #8021, 5-2-1933