Brief Life History of Harold Bedrnard
When Harold Bedrnard Chelette was born on 3 November 1920, in Urania, La Salle, Louisiana, United States, his father, Arthur William Chelette, was 22 and his mother, Lessie Lucille Thornhill, was 17. He had at least 1 daughter with Mildred Ruth Lawrence. He lived in Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, United States in 1930 and Police Jury Ward 2, Jackson, Louisiana, United States in 1940. He died on 11 November 1991, at the age of 71, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Bernard H Chellete in household of Arthur W Chellete, "United States Census, 1930"
- H Bernard Chelette, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Bernard Chellette, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1920–1991 Male
1917–1998 Female
Children (1)
1939–2010 Female
Parents and Siblings
1898–1952 Male
1903–1983 Female
Siblings (2)
1920–1991 Male
1929–1996 Female
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 3
1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights
Age 3
1941
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Honore, Marcelle.
Altered form, under the French influence in LA, of German Schletter: habitational name for someone from Schletta or Schlettau, placenames in Saxony.
History: The progenitor of the Chelettes was Mich(a)el Schletter from Germany, who settled in LA in the middle of the 18th century. His children bore the surnames Chelet(t)re and Chelette; the latter form is the one which survived.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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