Chestene WattsAge: 93 years1916–2009
- Name
- Chestene Watts
- Given names
- Chestene
- Surname
- Watts
- Married name
- Chestene Rokicki
- Married name
- Chestene Atkins
 Birth | June 7, 1916 28 19 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 months)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 18 months)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a brother | William Kermit Watts December 25, 1920 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Harold Atkins March 19, 1933 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Dillard “Dill” Watts May 8, 1937 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Clark Watts November 20, 1938 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Carl M Rokicki — View this family September 25, 1941 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Ann “Anna” Freeman 1959 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Willie May Neal October 26, 1971 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a husband | Carl M Rokicki June 19, 1983 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Kermit Watts October 18, 1998 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | November 29, 2009 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ottawa Hills Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Dillard “Dill” Watts Birth: March 26, 1888 24 19 — Webster, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1937 — Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Willie May Neal Birth: March 22, 1897 — McCracken, Christian, Missouri, United States Death: October 26, 1971 — Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Chestene Watts Birth: June 7, 1916 28 19 — Missouri, United States Death: November 29, 2009 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
William Kermit Watts Birth: December 25, 1920 32 23 — Greene, Missouri, United States Death: October 18, 1998 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| sister |
Private |
| Family with Carl M Rokicki |
| husband |
Carl M Rokicki Birth: March 13, 1915 — Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States Death: June 19, 1983 — Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States |
| herself |
Chestene Watts Birth: June 7, 1916 28 19 — Missouri, United States Death: November 29, 2009 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
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Marriage: September 25, 1941 — Henry, Ohio, United States |
| Family with Private |
| husband |
Private |
| herself |
Chestene Watts Birth: June 7, 1916 28 19 — Missouri, United States Death: November 29, 2009 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
| son |
Robert Harold Atkins Birth: March 19, 1933 16 — Missouri, United States Death: April 12, 2012 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
Chestene Watts has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Claude Everett Watts + Philadelphia Ann “Delphia” Garrett
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Dillard “Dill” Watts - Household
Washington, Greene, Missouri
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Carl M Rokicki - Household
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
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