Chester William Frost (M)
b. 30 September 1905, d. 10 February 1958
Pedigree
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     Chester William Frost Chester's parents were farmers from Iowa and were in the Oklahoma Land Rush. Chester was a farmer and worked in the defense industry during World War II. He worked at the Hanford, Washington nuclear facility as a security officer. Moved the family to The Dalles, Oregon in 1944. He was born on 30 September 1905 at Southard, Oklahoma, son of Sherly W. Frost and Charlotte Amanda Grove.¹

Chester William Frost was enumerated with Sherly W. Frost on the census of 2 May 1910 at Oklahoma Township, Oklahoma, as Chester W. Frost. Listed as 5 years old, born in Oklahoma whereas his mother in Iowa and his father in Missouri, he cannot read, write or speak English and is not attending school, occupation is 'none'.²


Chester married Martha Leah Weber, daughter of David Weber and Mary Weber. He was employed by Security person in 1940 at Hanford Nuclear Facility, Hanford, Washington. He was employed as a riverboat crewman in 1944 at The Dalles, Oregon.³ He attended the graduation of S. David Frost in June 1953 at US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.⁴ The Frost family gathered in 1957 upon learning of Chester's imminent death from lung cancer. The lung cancer is suspected to be an affect of the environment at Hanford Nuclear Facility.⁴ He died suffered a heart attack in Portland then was moved to hospital in The Dalles where he died. On 10 February 1958 at The Dalles at age 52.^3,5 He was buried in February 1958 The Dalles.³

Last Edited=20 Mar 2006