Individual Details
Stephen Anderson Chronister
(14 Sep 1884 - 27 Apr 1955)
R. L. Polk & Co. City Directory of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 1945, page 136 shows: Chronister, S. A. (Maude) city fireman r 717 N 10th.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, April 27, 1955, Page 2, Col. 1: S. A. Chronister Died Early Today, Ill about a Year. Stephen Anderson Chronister, retired stationary engine fireman for the Missouri Pacific railroad, died at 4:30 this morning at the Lucy Lee Hospital after illness of about a year. He had resided in the county all of his 70 years. His home was at 717 North Tenth. Mr. Chronister was born Sept. 12, 1884, near Drum, Bollinger County. He was married to Maude E. Morrison about 35 years ago, and was a member of the Second Baptist Church. He leaves his widow and the following children: Lee Chronister of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Muriel Steward of Poplar Bluff and Glenn Chronister of Rochester, Minn., and 11 grandchildren, a brother, John Chronister, resides at Fisk and a sister, Mrs. Leona Morris, lives at Paducah, Ky. Funeral services will be at 2 Friday afternoon at the Frank-Cotrell funeral chapel with the Rev. Fred Jones in charge. He will be assisted by the Rev. Wm. S. Smelser. Members of the Masonic order will conduct graveside services.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, April 27, 1955, Page 2, Col. 1: S. A. Chronister Died Early Today, Ill about a Year. Stephen Anderson Chronister, retired stationary engine fireman for the Missouri Pacific railroad, died at 4:30 this morning at the Lucy Lee Hospital after illness of about a year. He had resided in the county all of his 70 years. His home was at 717 North Tenth. Mr. Chronister was born Sept. 12, 1884, near Drum, Bollinger County. He was married to Maude E. Morrison about 35 years ago, and was a member of the Second Baptist Church. He leaves his widow and the following children: Lee Chronister of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Muriel Steward of Poplar Bluff and Glenn Chronister of Rochester, Minn., and 11 grandchildren, a brother, John Chronister, resides at Fisk and a sister, Mrs. Leona Morris, lives at Paducah, Ky. Funeral services will be at 2 Friday afternoon at the Frank-Cotrell funeral chapel with the Rev. Fred Jones in charge. He will be assisted by the Rev. Wm. S. Smelser. Members of the Masonic order will conduct graveside services.
Events
| Birth | 14 Sep 1884 | Bollinger Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Birth | 14 Sep 1884 | Hamtown, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Age: 15Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Saint Francois, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Mar 1904 | Butler Co., Missouri - Sarah Jane Stephenson | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Age in 1910: 25Age in 1910: 20; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Son, Age in 1910: 25; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Servant - Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Marriage | 29 Jun 1910 | Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri - Luttie Dunning | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Age: 35Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Black River, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Marriage | 21 Aug 1922 | Charleston, Mississippi Co., Missouri - Helen Maude Morrison | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Age: 55Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Death | 27 Apr 1955 | Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Poplar Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | |||
| Residence | Butler Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Luttie Dunning (1891 - 1920) |
| Child | Lee Raymond Chronister (1911 - 2002) |
| Child | Muriel Ruth Chronister (1914 - 1999) |
| Spouse | Sarah Jane Stephenson (1886 - 1907) |
| Spouse | Helen Maude Morrison (1884 - 1955) |
| Child | Glenn Morrison Chronister (1925 - 1986) |
| Father | Davis W. Chronister (1858 - 1928) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sallie" H. Ham (1862 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Susan A. Chronister (1882 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Samuel Derias Chronister (1886 - 1895) |
| Sibling | John Davis Chronister (1893 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Hannah Miriam Chronister (1897 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Leona E Chronister (1903 - 1940) |
Endnotes
1. Terry McLean, Record of Births & Stillbirths of Butler Co., Missouri (n.p: 1993, n.d).
2. Missouri State Archives.
3. Obituary of Stephen Anderson Chronister, Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, April 27, 1955, Page 2, Col. 1.