Chester Royal Kirk

ID#  5050, (1885-1958)
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2nd great-grandson of Samson Striker
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Faye Louise Doyle
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Descendants of Samson Striker
Chester Royal Kirk
Photograph Courtesy Carolyn Kirk Jones
      Chester Royal Kirk was born on 5 February 1885 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.1,2 He was the son of Jacob E Kirk and Victoria Ross.1 He married Mary Ellen Ernest.3 When Chester and Mary were first married they started a logging business west of Calgary, Alberta.4 Later he was the owner of a wallpaper and paint store in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.4,3 He also worked as an entertainer.4 He registered for the WW I draft on 12 September 1918 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He registered for the WW II draft on 27 April 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was left a widower when Mary Ellen Ernest died on 5 November 1956.5 He died on 25 April 1958 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at age 73.2 He was buried in Mt Olivet Cemetery, Fairview Twp, York County, PennsylvaniaG.2

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1900Steelton, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaJacob E Kirk1
1910Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaJacob E Kirk6
1920Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaChester Royal Kirk7
1930Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaChester Royal Kirk3
Last Edited=8 Aug 2019

Children of Chester Royal Kirk and Mary Ellen Ernest

Citations

  1. [S1433] Jacob E Kirk household, 1900 U.S. Census, Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  2. [S2009] Various Contributors, Chester Royal Kirk, Find A Grave Memorial # 43879559, Database and images (www.findagrave.com).
  3. [S1436] Chester R Kirk household, 1930 U.S. Census, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  4. [S1432] Carolyn Jones, "Jacob E Kirk Family," e-mail message from e-mail address (Emmaus, PA) to Faye West, 29 Jan 2012.
  5. [S2009] Various Contributors, Mary Ellen Kirk, Find A Grave Memorial # 43879467, Database and images (www.findagrave.com).
  6. [S1434] Jacob E Kirk household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  7. [S1435] Chester R Kirk household, 1920 U.S. Census, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca