Brief Life History of Chester Earl
When Sgt. Chester Earl Knudsen was born on 21 August 1910, in Split Rock, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Adolph Fredrick Knudsen, was 43 and his mother, Nicoline Hedvig Jensen, was 34. He married Betty Jane Baumheier on 16 February 1946, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States. He lived in Fairbanks, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, United States for about 5 years. He died on 14 April 1969, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Chester Knudsen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Chester E. Knudsen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Chester E Knudsen in household of Roy R Knudsen, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1910–1969 Male
1917–1970 Female
Parents and Siblings
1867–1948 Male
1875–1960 Female
Siblings (6)
1897–1952 Male
1901–1972 Male
1903–1991 Female
1908–1966 Male
1910–1969 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 2
1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed
Age 9
1927
Age 17
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knud, Niels, Holger, Jorgen, Ove, Alf, Alfhild, Anders, Baard, Berger, Einer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the Danish personal name Knud, derived from Old Norse Knútr meaning ‘knot’. Knud was a Danish royal name, Latinized as Canutus.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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