Brief Life History of Chester Van
When Chester Van Scyoc was born on 24 April 1915, in West Virginia, United States, his father, Wiley James Van Scyoc, was 39 and his mother, Mary Jane Berry, was 33. He lived in Grant District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1920.
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Sources (4)
- Chester Scyoc in household of Lindsay Lemasters, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Chester Van Scyoc - Published information: birth-name: Chester Van Scyoc
- Chester M Scyoc in household of Wiley V Scyoc, "United States Census, 1940"
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World Events (8)
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1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
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Name Meaning
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from the city of Chester, so called from an Old English form of Latin castra ‘legionary camp’. Use as a given name has become quite common since the 20th century.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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