ALDRIDGE, William Chester

1910 - 1984  (73 years)

• Name	ALDRIDGE, William Chester
  Birth	30 Jun 1910	Jessamine Co., KY   [1]
  CENSUS	18 Apr 1940	Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY   [2]
  	Age 29, married Highest grade education: 3 Where living 1 Apr 1935: same place Laborer, farming, wages Hrs worked week of Mar 24: 54, weeks worked in 1939: 46 Wage income in 1939: $410, no other income
  		1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A
  MILI	16 Oct 1940	Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY   [1]
  		WW II draft card: William Chester Aldridge 1940 Address: RFD 1, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Age 30, b. 30 Jun 1910, Jessamine Co., KY Contact person: Mrs. Willie Aldridge, wife, same address Employer: Henry Carroll, farm, RFD 1, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Description: 5-6 1/2, 135 lbs, brown eyes, black hair, ruddy complexion No other distinguishing features
  Death	11 Jan 1984	Jessamine Co., KY   [3, 4]
  		Obituary: William Chester Aldridge 1984 "William Chester Aldridge, 73, of 206 North 2nd Street, Nicholasville, died Wednesday night at his home after a short illness. He was a member of the East Hickman Baptist Church, a former employee of Kentucky Department of Highways, son of the late James and Sophia Barnes Ald-ridge. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Frances Sparks, Carlisle; three sons, Elwood Aldridge, Nicholasville, William E. Aldridge, Indianapolis and William C. Aldridge Jr., Champaign, IL.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Acker, Walton, KY. Mrs. Christine White, Berea and Mrs. Anna Lee Gullette, Lancaster. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Betts & West Funeral Home Rev. Dick Wilkins officiating. Burial Maple Grove Cemetery. Bearers will be Ricky Aldridge, Jim Harrison, Harold Thompson, Richard Thompson, Bill Jordan and Earl Peel. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday."
  Burial	16 Jan 1984	Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY   [4]
  		Headstone: William C. Aldridge
  Person ID	I2254	Main
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	WARD, Willie Ann,   b. Feb 1909, Kentucky d. 14 Nov 1990, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1938	Jessamine Co., KY   [5]
  		Marriage bond: William Aldridge and Willie Purcell 1938 Marriage bond signed by William Aldridge and Willie Purcell 22 Dec 1938 William, 28, divorced, farmer, b. Jessamine Co., KY; resident Jessamine Co., KY Parents: James and Sophia Aldridge Willie, age 29, widow, b. Scott Co., KY; resident Jessamine Co., KY Parents: Vollie and Nannie Ward Marriage certificate portion not completed/blank
  Divorce	yes
  Children	1. ALDRIDGE, Chester Elwood,   b. 23 Oct 1939, Kentucky d. 22 Aug 2010 (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Jun 1910 - Jessamine Co., KY Marriage - 22 Dec 1938 - Jessamine Co., KY CENSUS - 18 Apr 1940 - Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY MILI - 16 Oct 1940 - Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Death - 11 Jan 1984 - Jessamine Co., KY Burial - 16 Jan 1984 - Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 16 Oct 1940, Serial No. 1134, Order No. 867 (Reliability: 2). [S792] 1940 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1940, Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., sht 11A (Reliability: 2). [S848] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, (Ancestry.com), 11 Jan 1984, Jessamine Co., Vol. 3, Cert No. 1367 (Reliability: 2). [S785] News articles: The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY, (The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY), 14 Jan 1984, p 25 (Reliability: 2). [S469] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, (Ancestry.com), 22 Dec 1938, Jessamine Co., Marriage Records 1938–1939, No. 54 (Reliability: 3).