The 1886 birth year on his stone is wrong. According to his death certificate and family records he was born in 1889. His WWI draft card reads 1888. Regardless, all census's show him to be the second son.
1st marriage to Anne Henrietta Kurtz in Nov 1910, they separated before 1917, no children.
2nd marriage to a lady named Cora who he's with in the 1920 San Francisco census, no known children.
3rd marriage to Laura Ione Rowley on 25 Sept 1924 at Glenwood, Iowa. They separated in the mid '30's.
Chester and Ione are my paternal grandparents.
1st marriage to Anne Henrietta Kurtz in Nov 1910, they separated before 1917, no children.
2nd marriage to a lady named Cora who he's with in the 1920 San Francisco census, no known children.
3rd marriage to Laura Ione Rowley on 25 Sept 1924 at Glenwood, Iowa. They separated in the mid '30's.
Chester and Ione are my paternal grandparents.
The 1886 birth year on his stone is wrong. According to his death certificate and family records he was born in 1889. His WWI draft card reads 1888. Regardless, all census's show him to be the second son.
1st marriage to Anne Henrietta Kurtz in Nov 1910, they separated before 1917, no children.
2nd marriage to a lady named Cora who he's with in the 1920 San Francisco census, no known children.
3rd marriage to Laura Ione Rowley on 25 Sept 1924 at Glenwood, Iowa. They separated in the mid '30's.
Chester and Ione are my paternal grandparents.
1st marriage to Anne Henrietta Kurtz in Nov 1910, they separated before 1917, no children.
2nd marriage to a lady named Cora who he's with in the 1920 San Francisco census, no known children.
3rd marriage to Laura Ione Rowley on 25 Sept 1924 at Glenwood, Iowa. They separated in the mid '30's.
Chester and Ione are my paternal grandparents.
Inscription
CHESTER A
CROWDER
CALIFORNIA
MR SIG ELEC
310 AERO SQ
WORLD WAR I
FEBRUARY 22 1886
MARCH 29 1958
