hmtl5 Chester Rolla "Rollie" Yeazel b. 11 Sep 1893 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois d. 21 Jun 1979 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Chester Rolla "Rollie" Yeazel

Chester Rolla "Rollie" Yeazel

Male 1893 - 1979  (85 years)

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  • Name Chester Rolla "Rollie" Yeazel 
    Born 11 Sep 1893  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Died 21 Jun 1979  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7] 
    Buried GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I472  Gritton
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2024 

    Father Adam Wallace Yeazel,   b. 20 Dec 1851, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1942, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Sarah Amelia Cessna,   b. 11 Feb 1856, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1953, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1877  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 187501876-1877. Page 58. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom. Adam Yeazel, age 25, is from Homer [Champaign County, Illinois]. Sarah Cessna, age 21, is from Vance Township [Vermilion County, Illinois].
    Family ID F1212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia Cordella Hedges,   b. 10 Nov 1892, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1974, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1915  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harold Ralph Yeazel,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1988, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Howard B. Yeazel,   b. 21 Nov 1920, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 2011, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Sep 1893 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Oct 1915 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jun 1979 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Gritton, Hester Wood Dec 1970.jpg    		Gritton, Hester Wood Dec 1970.jpg
    Left to right: Hester, Grace, Sophia, Rollie
    Gritton, Helen Hofman Dec 1970    		Gritton, Helen Hofman Dec 1970
    Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, George and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece    		Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, George and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece
    On porch at George and Cora Hedges farm house    		On porch at George and Cora Hedges farm house
    Back row L to R: Cora Hedges, Eva, Sophia
    Front: Willis Fox, Grace, George F. holding baby, Ralph Hedges holding Donald, Unknown woman in black dress, Rollie Yeazel holding Harold Yeazel.
    George F Hedges glass negative - Rollie and Sophia    		George F Hedges glass negative - Rollie and Sophia
    Rollie and Sophia Yeazel, Ralph and Eva Hedges, Willis and Grace Fox    		Rollie and Sophia Yeazel, Ralph and Eva Hedges, Willis and Grace Fox
    HedgesAlbum132
    Yeazel, Rollie    		Yeazel, Rollie
    Yeazel, Rollie    		Yeazel, Rollie
    Yeazel, Rollie and Sophie    		Yeazel, Rollie and Sophie

    Documents
    Rollie Yeazel obituary    		Rollie Yeazel obituary
    Rollie Yeazel obituary    		Rollie Yeazel obituary
    Rollie Yeazel obituary    		Rollie Yeazel obituary
    Hedges, Sophia wedding announcement    		Hedges, Sophia wedding announcement

  • Notes 
    • 1920 US census. Household members: C.R. Yeazel, age 26, farmer. Sophia age 27, and Harold age 1. Farm is rented.

      1930 US census. Household members: Chester R. Yeazel age 36, farmer, Sophia C. age 37, Harold R. age 12, and Howard B. age 9. Farm is rented.

      1940 US census. Household members: C. R. Yeazel age 46, farmer, Sophia age 47, Harold age 22, farmer, and Howard age 19, student,. Farm is rented.
      [6]
    • note on Find a Grave:
      Chester "Rollie" Yeazel was born to Adam and Sarah Yeazel in Homer. In 1915, he married Sophia Cordella Hedges in Fairmount, and they had two sons: Howard and Harold Yeazel. Rollie and Sophia lived in the Center Point area for 27 years, starting in 1918 and were members of the Center Point Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday School superintendent. They moved to Fairmount on March 6, 1945 and he entered public office in 1949, serving as Fairmount Mayor until 1968, including a short time in the early 1960s when he initially didn't seek re-election, but was asked to return after the winning candidate stepped down shortly after election. Improvements under Rollie Yeazel to the town of Fairmount included the installation of the water system and water treatment plant in 1951 at a cost of $135,000 that was raised through municipal and revenue bonds, new signals and gates for the railroad crossing and natural gas that was pumped in from the Sidell area. After he stepped out of public office, he took up the hobby of caning furniture.
      Contributor: LISA DAVIS (50366112)
      [1]
    • member of Center Point Church
      [9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S11] US World War II draft registration card.

    3. [S6] 1900 US census.

    4. [S10] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S14] US World War I draft registration cards.

    6. [S89] census records.

    7. [S17] Obituary.

    8. [S104] marriage record.

    9. [S106] Records of Center Point Church, Library of Linda Hedges.


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