BILLS, Chester S

1847 - 1907  (~ 59 years)

• Name	BILLS, Chester S
  Birth	Dec 1847	Aurelius, Cayuga County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Feb 1907	Auburn, Cayuga County, NY
  Person ID	I145841	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	BILLS, William S,   b. Abt 1826, New York d. 2 Apr 1896, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth C,   b. Abt 1827, NJ d. 2 Feb 1910, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 83 years)
  Family ID	F52301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HAWELKA, Anna M,   b. Apr 1849, Bremen, Germany d. 30 Jun 1930, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1866
  Children	1. BILLS, Claude J,   b. Sep 1867, New York d. 4 Mar 1944, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 76 years)   2. BILLS, Adelbert,   b. Abt 1869, New York d. Abt Oct 1895, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 26 years)   3. BILLS, Elizabeth A,   b. Abt 1871, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. BILLS, William S,   b. Feb 1873, New York d. 6 Feb 1932, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 58 years)   5. BILLS, Frank E,   b. Jun 1874, New York d. 24 Oct 1939, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 65 years)   6. BILLS, Lydia,   b. Abt 1878, New York d. 1 Nov 1896, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 18 years)   7. BILLS, Susan H,   b. 15 Jul 1880, New York d. 14 Jan 1970, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age 89 years)   8. BILLS, Josephine M,   b. May 1883, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY d. 30 Jul 1961, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age ~ 78 years)   9. BILLS, Pearl A,   b. Dec 1885, New York d. 5 Jun 1967, Warsaw, Wyoming County, NY (Age ~ 81 years)   10. BILLS, Laura G,   b. May 1888, New York d. 2 Nov 1940, Canandaigua, Ontario County, NY (Age ~ 52 years)   11. BILLS, Grace,   b. 25 Jul 1891, New York d. Sep 1973, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F52282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Auburn NY Citizen - 2/25/1907 Chester S. Bills, one of the best known residents of the Sixth ward, died at his home in Lansing street Saturday evening as the result of an apoplectic stroke. Mr. Bills was the son the late William S. Bills and was a native of this county, having been born in Au- relius about 60 years ago. For 50 years he was a resident of this city. He was always active in Democratic politics. He was thoroughly honest and reliable in his dealings with men and his popularity was deserved. For 15 years he has been a guard on Au- burn prison and he was on his way home from duty when fatally stricken. When a mere boy he enlisted in Company A, Third Regiment, New York Light Artillery and served to "the close of the war. His surviving family is his mother, three brothers, William and Charles P. Bills of this city, and Milo Bills of Fleming, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Cougdon of this city, his widow and three sons, Claude, William and Frank Bills, and six daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Crehan, Mrs. Josephine Plckard, Mrs. Susie Hedges, Misses Pearl. Laura and Grace Bills all of this city The funeral will be held from his late residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Soule cemetery.