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Classification: Query
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Message Board Post:
searching for info on William f. chidester, b: 6/12/1870
supposedly in peach orchard IA. my search has found no such place however it may have been IL. He married Martha (maggie, mattie) e. ratliff. they 9 children, Stella died at age 1, George W. b: 7/5/1897 in Red Fork, Deshea Co. Ar D: 1915, Alma, b: 1901 d: 1922, Milton b:1904 in TX and d: 1997 in Paris,TX.,Lela b:1907 in TX, Ruby Louise b: 1910 in TX Mable, b: 1913 in TX William M. b: 1916 in Deshea Co, AR and Julian D. Sr. b:1921 in Paris TX.
The Family lived in Red Fork, Deshea co. AR and in or near Paris and or Clarksville,TX
William had 2 brothers, Lee and Tuck 9one of them was george) and William and one of the brothers traveled down the Miss. River to AR where he met Mattie and they were married on Dec.6 1894 in AR.
William was PA Dutch anhis mothers name was Ella or Ellen Lamb (IA)
Matties father was George Ratliff, and her grand parents were Thomas H and Oma Wood(S)
I am looking for info the ancestors of both.
William may have had family in LA as he visited there a few times.
Mattie was born in AR, maybe around Petit Jean but may have been deshea co.
any info greately appreciated.