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Note: Bev Gudex, a distant cousin mailed me the birth certificate of my grandfather, whose name I had thought was Chester Leonard. The birth certificate clearly shows Leonard Chester. My father, Robert Robinson, Leonard's daughters Della Schmidt and Eva Pernot both were surprised by this. I have not found a single person who knew this fact. Evidently, from childhood, he went by the name Chester or Chet as most everyone called him.
Leonard's birth registration was not completed until October 9, 1903. Under 'Any Additional Circumstances', I assume he name of the registrar is listed: H. C. Dittmer H.O(?), 50 W. Division St.
Registration of Births No. 475
1. Full Name of child: Leonard Chester Starks
2. Color: White
3. Sex: Male
4. Name of other issue living: none
5. Full name of father: George W. Starks
6. Occupation of father: Laborer
7. Full name of mother previous to marriage: Annie Gudex
8. Hour, day of week, of month, and year of birth: 5A.M. July 19, 1903
9. Place, town or township, and county in which born: Fond du Lac, Wis.
10. Birthplace of father: Fond du Lac, Wis.
11. Birthplace of mother: Fond du Lac Co., Wis
12. Name of physician or person signing certificate or affidavit: J. A. Ackermann M.D.
13. Residence of person last named: blank
14. Date of certificate or affidavit: Oct. 9, 1903
15: Date of registration: H. C. Dittmar H. O. 50 W. Division St.
16: Any additional circumstances: blank
Schedule No. 1 --- Population Sheet No 11 Enumeration of the inhabitants in the 2nd Ward of Fond du Lac in the county of Fond du Lac, State of Wisconsin, on the 1st day of June A.D. 1905
F. A. Bartlett, City (signature) Clerk
Number of family in the order of visitation: 224
Columns
1: Name 2: Relation 3: Color or Race 4: Sex 5: Age at Last Birthday 6 Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced 7: Place of birth of this Person 8: Place of birth of Parents of this Person 9: Occupation 10: Months Employed 11: Owned or Rented 12: Owned free or mortgaged 13: Farm or house
1: Stark, George 2: head 3: W 4: M 5: 29 6: M 7: Wisconsin 8: U.S. 9: bus driver 10: 12 11: O 12: F 13: H
1: Stark, Anna 2: wife 3: W 4: F 5: 22 6: M 7: Wisconsin 8. U.S.
1: Stark, Chester 2: son 3: W 4: M 5: 2 6: M 7: Wisconsin 8. U.S.
1910 US Census State: Wisconsin County: Fond du Lac Township or other division of county: Eldorado Township Supervisor's District Number: 5 Enumeration District Number: 45 Sheet No: 2B Enumerated by me on 16th day of April, 1910 (signature) Joseph Williams Number of dwelling house in the order of visitation: 38
Columns
1: Name 2: Relation 3: Sex 4: Color or Race 5: Age at Last Birthday 6: Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced 7: Number of years married 8: Mother of how many Children 9: Number of those children living 10: Birth Place 11: Father's Birth Place 12: Mother's Birth Place 13: Language 14: Occupation 15: Industry 16: Employer, Employee, or Working on own account 17: Out of Work 18: Weeks Without Work 19: Can read 20: Can write 21: Attended School Anytime since September 1, 1909 22: Owned or rented 23: Farm or House 24: Farm Schedule
21: Owned free or mortgaged 22: Farm or house 23: Number of farm schedule
Number of family in the order of visitation: 41
1: Loran A. Wiggins 2: Head 3: M 4: W 5: 30 6: M 7: 6 10: Wisconsin 11: New York 12: Wisconsin 13: English 14: Farmer 15: General Farm 16: Emp 19: Yes 20: Yes 22: R 23: F 24: 33
1: Milla B. Wiggins 2: Wife 3: F 4: W 5: 29 6: M 7: 6 8: 0 9: 0 10: Wisconsin 11: Wisconsin 12: Wisconsin 13: English 14: None 19: Yes 20: Yes
Number of family in the order of visitation: 42
1: George W. Starks 2: Head 3: M 4: W 5: 31 6: M 7: 7 10: Wisconsin 11: New York 12: New York 13: English 14: Laborer 15: General Farm working out 16: W 17: No 18: 16 19: Yes 20: Yes 22: R 23: H
1: Anna M. Starks 2: Wife 3: F 4: W 5: 27 6: M 7: 7 8: 2 9: 2 10: Wisconsin 11: Wisconsin 12: Wisconsin 13: English 14: None 19: Yes 20: Yes
1: Chester L. Starks 2: Son 3: M 4: W 5: 6 6: S 10: Wisconsin 11: Wisconsin 12: Wisconsin 14: None 21: Yes 1: Albion T. Starks 2: Son 3: M 4: W 5: 12/12 6: S 10: Wisconsin 11: Wisconsin 12: Wisconsin 14: None
1920 US Census State: Wisconsin; County: Rock; Name of Incorporated Place: Janesville City; Ward of City: 5; Supervisor's District Number: 1; Enumeration District Number: 120; Sheet No: 7A; Enumerated by me on 23 day of January, 1920 (signature) Bert E. Garey; House Number of Farm: 1612;
1: Name 2: Relation 3: House Owned or Rented 4: If Owned Free or Mortgaged 5: Sex 6: Color or Race 7: Age at Last Birthday 8: Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced 9: Attended School Anytime since September 1, 1919 10: Can read 11: Can write 12: Birth Place 13: Father's Birth Place 14: Mother's Birth Place 15: Can Speak English 16: Occupation 17: Industry 18: Employer, Employee, or Working on own account 19: Number of farm schedule
1:Starck George 2:Head 3:R 5:M 6:W 7:41 8:M 9:No 10:Yes 11:Yes 12:Wisconsin 13:Wisconsin 14:Wisconsin 15:Yes 16:Laborer 17:Railroad 18:W
1:Starck Anna 2:Wife 5:F 6:W 7:37 8:M 9:No 10:Yes 11:Yes 12:Wisconsin 13:Wisconsin 14:Wisconsin 15:Yes 16:Sorter 17:Tobacco Co. 18:W
1:Starck Chester 2:Son 5:M 6:W 7:16 8:S 9:Yes 12:Wisconsin 13:Wisconsin 14:Wisconsin 15:Yes 16:None
1:Starck Alburn 2:Son 5:M 6:W 7:12 8:S 9:Yes 12:Wisconsin 13:Wisconsin 14:Wisconsin 15:Yes 16:None
1921 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L, janitor r 508 S. Pearl
1923 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L, weaver, r 606 S. Walnut
1925 Janesville City Directory
Stark Chester (Erma) mach Rock River Woolen Mills r 102 S Chatham
1929 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L (Erma A) Mech h11 N Main
1930 US Census State: Wisconsin County: Rock Incorporated Place: Janesville City Ward of City: 2nd Enumeration District Number: 53-27 Supervisor's District Number: 13 Sheet No: 7A Page: 109 Enumerated by me on April 7, 1930 (signature) Florence M. Palmer
Street, Avenue, Road: Williams Street House Number (in cities and towns): 541 Number of Dwelling: 147 Number of Family: 156
1: Name 2: Relation 3: Home Owned or Rented 4: Monthly Rental 5: Radio Set 6: Sex 7: Color or Race 8: Age at Last Birthday 9: Marital Condition 10: Age at First Marriage 11: Attended School or College anytime since Sept. 1, 1929 12: Able to Read and Write 13: Person's State of Birth 14: Father's State of Birth 15: Mother's State of Birth 16: Able to Speak English 17: Occupation 18: Industry 19: Class of Worker 20: Employed? 21: Veteran?
1: Starks Chester 2: Head 3: Rent 4: $20 5: Yes 6: Male 7: White 8: 26 9: married 10: 20 11: No 12: Yes 13: Wisconsin 14: Wisconsin 15: Wisconsin 16: Yes 17: Mechanic 18: Woolen Mill 19: W 20: Yes 21: No
1: Erma 2: Wife-H 6: Female 7: White 8: 25 9: married 10: 19 11: No 12: Yes 13: Wisconsin 14: Wisconsin 15: Wisconsin 16: Yes 17: None
1: Della 2: daughter 6: Female 7: White 8: 5 8/12 9: single 11: No 13: Wisconsin 14: Wisconsin 15: Wisconsin 16: Y 17: None
1: George 2: son 6: Male 7: White 8: 3 10/12 9: single 11: No 13: Wisconsin 14: Wisconsin 15: Wisconsin 17: None
1: Clarence 2: son 6: Male 7: White 8: 2 9/12 9: single 11: No 13: Wisconsin 14: Wisconsin 15: Wisconsin 17: None
1: Doris 2: daughter 6: Female 7: White 8: 9/12 9: single 11: No 13: Wisconsin 14: Wisconsin 15: Wisconsin 17: None
1931 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L (Erma A) h715 S Jackson
1934 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L (Erma A) lab h221 Glen
1939 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L (Erma A) firmn Rock River Woolen Mills h1401 Barham av
1940 US Census State: Wisconsin County: Rock Incorporated Place: Janesville City Ward of City: 14th Supervisor's District Number: 1 Enumeration District Number: 53-45 Sheet No: 4A Enumerated by me on April 1, 1940 (signature) Golden L. Vick Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Barham Street House Number: 1401 Number of Household in order of visitation: 72 Home Owned (O) or Renter (R): R Value of Home if Owned or monthly rental if rented: 13 Does this household live on a farm? (Yes or No): No 1: Name 2: Relationship 3: Sex 4: Color or Race 5: Age at Last Birthday 6: Marital Status (Single S, Married M, Widowed Wd) 7: Attended School or College any time since March 1, 1940? 8: Highest Grade of School completed 9: State of Birth 10: Residence April 1, 1935 City 11: Residence April 1, 1935 Farm? 12: Was this person at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Government work during week of March 24-30? 13: If not was he at work or assigned to public emergency work (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc) during week of March 24-30? 14: Was this person seeking work? 15: If not seeking work, did he have a job, business, etc? 16: Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), in School (S), unable to work (U) 17: If at private or nonemergency government work (Yes is column 12) Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940 18: Occupation 19: Industry 20: Class of Worker - (Private Work PW) 21: Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks) 22: Income in 1939 (12 month ending December 31, 1939) Amount of money, wages, or salary received (including commissions) 23: Income in 1939 (12 month ending December 31, 1939) Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money, wages, or salary
Supplementary Questions for only those enumerated on lines 14 and 29. Luckily Chester was on line 29!
24: Name 25: Place of birth of Father 26: Place of birth of Mother 27: Mother Tongue 28: Veteran 29: Social Security - Does this person have a Federal Social Security Number? 30: Were Deductions for Federal Old-Age Insurance or Railroad Retirement made from this person's wages or salary in 1939? 31: If so, were deductions made from (1) all (2) one-half or more (3) part but less than half of wages or salary 32: Usual Occupation 33: Usual Industry 34: Usual Class of Worker
1: Starks, Chester L. 2: Head 3: M 4: W 5: 36 6: M 7: NO 8: 8 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No 12: Yes 17: 40 18: Assistant Mechanic 19: Woolen Mills Factory 20: PW 21: 50 22: 1156 23: No 24: Starks, Chester L. 25: Wisconsin 26: Wisconsin 27: English 28: No 29: Yes 30: Yes 31: Yes (crossed out) above this looks like a 5 which doesn't make sense. Is this a dollar amount? 32: Assistant Mechanic 33: Woolen Mills Factory 34: PW
1: Starks, Erma A. 2: Wife 3: F 4: W 5: 35 6: M 7: No 8: 8 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No 12: No 13: No 14: No 15: No 16: H 21: 0 22: 0 23: No
1: Starks, Della B. 2: Daughter 3: F 4: W 5: 15 6: S 7: Yes 8: 7 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No 12: No 13: No 14: No 15: No 16: S 21: 0 22: 0 23: 0
1: Starks, George A. 2: Son 3: M 4: W 5: 13 6: S 7: Yes 8: 6 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No
1: Starks, Clarence L. 2: Son 3: M 4: W 5: 12 6: S 7: Yes 8: 4 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No
1: Starks, Doris A. 2: Daughter 3: F 4: W 5: 10 6: S 7: Yes 8: 2 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No
1: Starks, Alma L. 2: Daughter 3: F 4: W 5: 8 6: S 7: Yes 8: 1 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No
1: Starks, Eva L. 2: Daughter 3: F 4: W 5: 7 6: S 7: Yes 8: 0 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No
1: Johns, Anna M. 2: Mother 3: F 4: W 5: 57 6: Wd 7: No 8: 3 9: Wisconsin 10: same place 11: No 12: No 13: No 14: No 15: No 16: U 21: 0 22: 0 23: No
1943 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L (Erma) formn Rock River Woolen Mills h1009 Galena
1946 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester S (Erma) fctywkr Rock River Woolen Mills h446 N Chatham (Scott: Middle initial should be L)
---Clarence USA r446 N Chatham
---Erma clk S S Kresge Co r446 N Chatham (Scott: I believe the name should be my mother, Doris, who I know worked at Kresge's at this time)
1949 Janesville City Directory
Starks Alma L Slswm Kresge's r446 N Chatham
--Chester L (Erma A) weaver Rock River Woolen Mills h446 N Chatham
--Clarence L fcty wkr Chev Div r446 N Chatham
--Geo A (Elaine S) driver r446 N Chatham
1952 Janesville City Directory
Starks Chester L (Erma) floormn Rock River Woolen Mills h446 N Chatham
--Clarence L (Joan) emp Chev Div h1114 Bingham av
--Eva L slswn Kresges r446 N Chatham
--Geo A (Elaine S) driver City Ice & Fuel h202 Linn
1954 Janeville City Directory
Starks Chester L (Erma A) fctywkr Rock River Woolen Mills h446 N Chatham
--Clarence L (Joan M) asmblr Chev Div h337 S Main
--Geo A (Elaine S) driver City Ice & Coal r446 N Chatham
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--Joan M fctywkr Gibbs Mfg & Research r337 S Main
Obituary from Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Rock Co., WI
Chester L. Starks Chester L. Starks, 50, of 446 N. Chatham St., Rock River Woolen Mills employee for 30 years, died at 10a.m. Monday in Mercy Hospital as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage. He became ill while at work and collapsed on the bridge over the raceway on the Mills property at 8:20a.m.
Mr. Starks was born in Fond du Lac, Aug. 3, 1903, coming to Janesville 38 years ago. He was married to Irma Hardy of Gotham, Wis. Aug. 28, 1923. Mr. Starks was a member of First Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, George and Clarence, both of Janesville; four daughters, Mmes. Floyd Schmidt, Robert Robinson, Robert Manz and Robert Crawford, all of Janesville; his mother, Mrs. Anna Johns, Janesville; a brother, Albert Starks, Janesville; 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2p.m. Thursday in the Reining Funeral Home, the Rev. Wayne Dalton, First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening.
Also from Janesville Gazette:
Chester Starks Services for Chester Starks, 446 N. Chatham St., were held at 2p.m. Thursday in the Reining Funeral Home, the Rev. Wayne Dalton, First Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Herbert Muir and Mrs. Wayne Dalton gave the song service. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Roy Wise, Henry De Fraties, Riley Schofner, Fred Trumpy, Ray Costerisan, and Claire Sicnist.
Wisconsin State Board of Health Original Certificate of Death
1. Place of Death a. County: Rock; b. City: Janesville; c. Length of Stay (in this place): 38 yrs; d. Full Name of Hospital or Institution: Mercy Hospital
2. Usual Residence (Where deceased lived...) a. State: Wisconsin; b. Country: Rock; c. City: Janesville; d. Street Address: 446 N Chatham St.
3. Name of Deceased: Chester L. Starcks
4. Date of Death: 2 8 1954
5. Sex: Male
6. Color or Race: White
7. Married, Never Married, Widowed, Divorced: Married
8. Date of Birth: 8/3/1903
9. Age (In years): 50
10a. Usual Occupation (Give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired): Floorman
10b. Kind of Businessor Industry: Rock River Woolen Mills
11. Birthplace: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
12. Citizen of what Country: U.S.A.
13. Father's Name: Unknown
14. Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown
17. Informant: Mrs. Irma Starks
18. Cause of Death: Disease or Condition directly leading to death:
a. Cerebral Thrombosis Interval between onset and death: 2 hours Due to b. Generalized Arteriosclerosis Interval between onset and death: 2 years
20. Autopsy? Yes
22. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from Feb. 8 1954, to Feb. 8 1954 that I last saw the deceased alive on Feb. 8 1954 and that death occurred at 9 40 AM from the cause and on the date stated above.
23a. Signature C.R. Gilbertson M.D. 23b. Address Janesville Wis 23c. Date Signed 2/9/54
24a. Burial, Cremation, Removal: Burial; b. Date: 2/11/54; c. Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Oak Hill Cemetery; d. Location: Janesville, Wis.
Date Rec'd by Local Reg: Feb. 11, 1954; Registrar's Signature: Mary Stewart, Deputy;
25. Funeral Director: Norbert W. Reining, Janesville, Wis
Discrepancies:
Leonard Chester's obituary and death certificate shows his date of birth as August 3, 1903 when his birth certificate shows July 19, 1903.
See Additional Notes for Erma A. Hardy, Leonard's wife, Anna Gudex, Leonard's mother, and Doris A. Starks, Leonard's daughter. Also see Marriage Notes for Doris Starks.
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