Chester married Florence Margaret (Johnson) Bell on March 28, 1942 in Farmington, Oakland, Michigan. She was the daughter of William and Minnie (McPhail) Ashby-Johnson.
He married Ruth L. Ditteon on August 19, 1929 in St. Joseph Co., Indiana. She was the daughter of George Ditteon and Margaret Hass (marriage record). Mother was Sarah "Sadie" Margaret Haws, married George Ditteon on October 1, 1906 in Whitley Co., Indiana (George Valentine Ditton)
Chester married Isabelle Leona Bicknell on April 27, 1912 in Indiana.
Son of Charles and Margaret Louise "Louie" (Thornton) Lanning.
(Married Sept. 2, 1893 in Jay Co., Indiana)
Chester was living at 25811 Power in Farmington at the time of his death. Informant was Florence M. Lanning, 20839 Sunnydale. He died from Pneumonia, Myocarditis and Chronic Arteriosclerosis at the Oakland County Infirmary.
Funeral arrangements by the Howard W. Thayer Funeral Home in Farmington (now Thayer-Rock).
His birth year recorded in his funeral home record differs from his WWI Draft Registration Card.
United States Federal Census 1910
Name: Chester Thornton (LANNING)
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Date: 1894 [1894]
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Knox, Jay, Indiana, USA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Name: Louie Hapner
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Ed J Hapner 33 Head
Louie Hapner 32 Wife
Chester Thornton 16 Step Son (LANNING)
Mary Hapner 4 Daughter
Martha Hapner 4 Daughter
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Chester E Lanning
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Saginaw City, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 25 Sep 1895
Birthplace Portland, Indiana, United States
He was married in 1918
United States Census, 1940
Name Chester Lanning
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Age 45
Marital Status Divorced
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Roomer
Birthplace Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Last Place of Residence Same House
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
Della Benn Head F 47 Indiana
Chester Lanning Roomer M 45 Indiana
He married Ruth L. Ditteon on August 19, 1929 in St. Joseph Co., Indiana. She was the daughter of George Ditteon and Margaret Hass (marriage record). Mother was Sarah "Sadie" Margaret Haws, married George Ditteon on October 1, 1906 in Whitley Co., Indiana (George Valentine Ditton)
Chester married Isabelle Leona Bicknell on April 27, 1912 in Indiana.
Son of Charles and Margaret Louise "Louie" (Thornton) Lanning.
(Married Sept. 2, 1893 in Jay Co., Indiana)
Chester was living at 25811 Power in Farmington at the time of his death. Informant was Florence M. Lanning, 20839 Sunnydale. He died from Pneumonia, Myocarditis and Chronic Arteriosclerosis at the Oakland County Infirmary.
Funeral arrangements by the Howard W. Thayer Funeral Home in Farmington (now Thayer-Rock).
His birth year recorded in his funeral home record differs from his WWI Draft Registration Card.
United States Federal Census 1910
Name: Chester Thornton (LANNING)
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Date: 1894 [1894]
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Knox, Jay, Indiana, USA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Name: Louie Hapner
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Ed J Hapner 33 Head
Louie Hapner 32 Wife
Chester Thornton 16 Step Son (LANNING)
Mary Hapner 4 Daughter
Martha Hapner 4 Daughter
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Chester E Lanning
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Saginaw City, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 25 Sep 1895
Birthplace Portland, Indiana, United States
He was married in 1918
United States Census, 1940
Name Chester Lanning
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Age 45
Marital Status Divorced
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Roomer
Birthplace Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Last Place of Residence Same House
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
Della Benn Head F 47 Indiana
Chester Lanning Roomer M 45 Indiana
Chester married Florence Margaret (Johnson) Bell on March 28, 1942 in Farmington, Oakland, Michigan. She was the daughter of William and Minnie (McPhail) Ashby-Johnson.
He married Ruth L. Ditteon on August 19, 1929 in St. Joseph Co., Indiana. She was the daughter of George Ditteon and Margaret Hass (marriage record). Mother was Sarah "Sadie" Margaret Haws, married George Ditteon on October 1, 1906 in Whitley Co., Indiana (George Valentine Ditton)
Chester married Isabelle Leona Bicknell on April 27, 1912 in Indiana.
Son of Charles and Margaret Louise "Louie" (Thornton) Lanning.
(Married Sept. 2, 1893 in Jay Co., Indiana)
Chester was living at 25811 Power in Farmington at the time of his death. Informant was Florence M. Lanning, 20839 Sunnydale. He died from Pneumonia, Myocarditis and Chronic Arteriosclerosis at the Oakland County Infirmary.
Funeral arrangements by the Howard W. Thayer Funeral Home in Farmington (now Thayer-Rock).
His birth year recorded in his funeral home record differs from his WWI Draft Registration Card.
United States Federal Census 1910
Name: Chester Thornton (LANNING)
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Date: 1894 [1894]
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Knox, Jay, Indiana, USA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Name: Louie Hapner
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Ed J Hapner 33 Head
Louie Hapner 32 Wife
Chester Thornton 16 Step Son (LANNING)
Mary Hapner 4 Daughter
Martha Hapner 4 Daughter
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Chester E Lanning
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Saginaw City, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 25 Sep 1895
Birthplace Portland, Indiana, United States
He was married in 1918
United States Census, 1940
Name Chester Lanning
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Age 45
Marital Status Divorced
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Roomer
Birthplace Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Last Place of Residence Same House
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
Della Benn Head F 47 Indiana
Chester Lanning Roomer M 45 Indiana
He married Ruth L. Ditteon on August 19, 1929 in St. Joseph Co., Indiana. She was the daughter of George Ditteon and Margaret Hass (marriage record). Mother was Sarah "Sadie" Margaret Haws, married George Ditteon on October 1, 1906 in Whitley Co., Indiana (George Valentine Ditton)
Chester married Isabelle Leona Bicknell on April 27, 1912 in Indiana.
Son of Charles and Margaret Louise "Louie" (Thornton) Lanning.
(Married Sept. 2, 1893 in Jay Co., Indiana)
Chester was living at 25811 Power in Farmington at the time of his death. Informant was Florence M. Lanning, 20839 Sunnydale. He died from Pneumonia, Myocarditis and Chronic Arteriosclerosis at the Oakland County Infirmary.
Funeral arrangements by the Howard W. Thayer Funeral Home in Farmington (now Thayer-Rock).
His birth year recorded in his funeral home record differs from his WWI Draft Registration Card.
United States Federal Census 1910
Name: Chester Thornton (LANNING)
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Date: 1894 [1894]
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Knox, Jay, Indiana, USA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Name: Louie Hapner
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Ed J Hapner 33 Head
Louie Hapner 32 Wife
Chester Thornton 16 Step Son (LANNING)
Mary Hapner 4 Daughter
Martha Hapner 4 Daughter
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Chester E Lanning
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Saginaw City, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 25 Sep 1895
Birthplace Portland, Indiana, United States
He was married in 1918
United States Census, 1940
Name Chester Lanning
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Age 45
Marital Status Divorced
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Roomer
Birthplace Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Last Place of Residence Same House
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
Della Benn Head F 47 Indiana
Chester Lanning Roomer M 45 Indiana
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