Individual Details
Chester "Chet" Oren LANDERS
(24 Aug 1915 - 12 Oct 1992)
1 Jan 1920 official, 14 Jan actual: On a farm, Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 211 Sh 6A, printed pg 46;
Walter Landers, head, 38 (1881), born MO father born OH mother born MO, general labor at boring wells, owns home free and clear
Lizzie Landers, wife, 39 (1880), born OH both parents born OH
Mildred Landers, daughter, 16 (1903), born MO father born MO mother born OH, saleslady - general store
Gladys Landers, daughter, 15 (1904), born MO father born MO mother born OH
Lillie Landers, daughter, 14 ((1905), born MO father born MO mother born OH
Clifton Landers, son, 11 (1908), born MO father born MO mother born OH
Archie Landers, son, 6 (1913), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Chester Landers, son, 4-4/12 (1915), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Harold Landers, son, 11/12 (1919), born CA father born MO mother born OH
1 Apr 1930, Porterville City, Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 54-41 Sh 3A, stamped pg 183, on Sunnyside Ave. (street number omitted);
George W. Landers, head, 49 (1880-81), age at first marriage 21, born MO father born OH mother born MO. Owns home at $9, 000 & owns a radio. Service station mgr., not a veteran
Elizabeth G. Landers, wife, 49 (1880-81), age at first marriage 21, born OH both parents born OH
Archie F. Landers, son, 16 (1913-14), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Chester O. Landers, son, 14 (1915-16), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Harold L. Landers, son, 11 (1918-19), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Next door is:
George R. Carter, head, 30 (1899-1900), 25 at first marriage, born MO both parents born MO, salesman - service station, rents for $50, veteran world war.
Lillie M. Carter, wife, 24 (1905-06), 18 at first marriage, born MO father born MO mother born OH
George E Carter, son, 4 (1925-26), born CA both parents born MO
Laurette May Carter, daughter 3 (1926-27), born CA both parents born MO
1 Apr 1940, 1613 N. Main Street , Porterville, Tulare Co., CA, ED 43 Sh 1A:
George W. Landers, head, 58 (1881-82), born MO, lived same town in 1935, owns home valued at $10,000, completed 8th grade, no occupation and no income for 1939.
Elizabeth G. Landers, wife, 59 (1880-81), born Ohio, completed 8th grade.
Chester O. Landers, son, 25 (1914-15), born CA, completed 1 yr of high school, no occupation or income in 1939
Harold Landers, son, 21 (1918-19), born CA, completed 2 yr of college, carpenter at lumber yard, no income listed for 1939.
Same page as Archie and Leora Landers.
While in Porterville, CA, October 14 through 18, 1992, for Chet's funeral, I had conversations with Genelle and Diana. They never knew when Chet and Ellen were married as they never celebrated an anniversary. They thought possibly they had been married in Mexico and possibly in 1942. Archie said the station his dad (Walter Landers) owned and sold to Chet was where Millinich's Body Shop was in 1992 - on Sunnyside. There was a tiny house behind the station where Archie's father's family lived for a while. Chet and Archie were born in the house on Grand Avenue, west of what is now Hwy 65. The intersection where Chet had the accident that led to his death was Grand and Hwy 65. He made a left turn to go west on Grand and turned into the path of an oncoming car.
Chet was in a bicycle/auto accident when he was 16 and was in serious condition for quite a while. That resulted in the bad arm he had. He was regaining some use of the arm and doctors went in for one more surgery and it not only didn't help, it made it worse again and Chet lost all use of the arm.
The girls noted that when Roger died "this summer", it was a stroke. He was brain dead when they got him to a hospital and they kept his body alive so they could use it for organ donations. Chet jokingly asked the doctors if they could give him an arm from Roger.
Walter Landers, head, 38 (1881), born MO father born OH mother born MO, general labor at boring wells, owns home free and clear
Lizzie Landers, wife, 39 (1880), born OH both parents born OH
Mildred Landers, daughter, 16 (1903), born MO father born MO mother born OH, saleslady - general store
Gladys Landers, daughter, 15 (1904), born MO father born MO mother born OH
Lillie Landers, daughter, 14 ((1905), born MO father born MO mother born OH
Clifton Landers, son, 11 (1908), born MO father born MO mother born OH
Archie Landers, son, 6 (1913), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Chester Landers, son, 4-4/12 (1915), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Harold Landers, son, 11/12 (1919), born CA father born MO mother born OH
1 Apr 1930, Porterville City, Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 54-41 Sh 3A, stamped pg 183, on Sunnyside Ave. (street number omitted);
George W. Landers, head, 49 (1880-81), age at first marriage 21, born MO father born OH mother born MO. Owns home at $9, 000 & owns a radio. Service station mgr., not a veteran
Elizabeth G. Landers, wife, 49 (1880-81), age at first marriage 21, born OH both parents born OH
Archie F. Landers, son, 16 (1913-14), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Chester O. Landers, son, 14 (1915-16), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Harold L. Landers, son, 11 (1918-19), born CA father born MO mother born OH
Next door is:
George R. Carter, head, 30 (1899-1900), 25 at first marriage, born MO both parents born MO, salesman - service station, rents for $50, veteran world war.
Lillie M. Carter, wife, 24 (1905-06), 18 at first marriage, born MO father born MO mother born OH
George E Carter, son, 4 (1925-26), born CA both parents born MO
Laurette May Carter, daughter 3 (1926-27), born CA both parents born MO
1 Apr 1940, 1613 N. Main Street , Porterville, Tulare Co., CA, ED 43 Sh 1A:
George W. Landers, head, 58 (1881-82), born MO, lived same town in 1935, owns home valued at $10,000, completed 8th grade, no occupation and no income for 1939.
Elizabeth G. Landers, wife, 59 (1880-81), born Ohio, completed 8th grade.
Chester O. Landers, son, 25 (1914-15), born CA, completed 1 yr of high school, no occupation or income in 1939
Harold Landers, son, 21 (1918-19), born CA, completed 2 yr of college, carpenter at lumber yard, no income listed for 1939.
Same page as Archie and Leora Landers.
While in Porterville, CA, October 14 through 18, 1992, for Chet's funeral, I had conversations with Genelle and Diana. They never knew when Chet and Ellen were married as they never celebrated an anniversary. They thought possibly they had been married in Mexico and possibly in 1942. Archie said the station his dad (Walter Landers) owned and sold to Chet was where Millinich's Body Shop was in 1992 - on Sunnyside. There was a tiny house behind the station where Archie's father's family lived for a while. Chet and Archie were born in the house on Grand Avenue, west of what is now Hwy 65. The intersection where Chet had the accident that led to his death was Grand and Hwy 65. He made a left turn to go west on Grand and turned into the path of an oncoming car.
Chet was in a bicycle/auto accident when he was 16 and was in serious condition for quite a while. That resulted in the bad arm he had. He was regaining some use of the arm and doctors went in for one more surgery and it not only didn't help, it made it worse again and Chet lost all use of the arm.
The girls noted that when Roger died "this summer", it was a stroke. He was brain dead when they got him to a hospital and they kept his body alive so they could use it for organ donations. Chet jokingly asked the doctors if they could give him an arm from Roger.
Events
| Birth | 24 Aug 1915 | Porterville, Tulare Co., California |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Porterville, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | Porterville, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Marriage | 10 Oct 1943 | Ellen Marie HOOPER | | ||
| Death | 12 Oct 1992 | Porterville, Tulare Co., California | | ||
| Burial | 16 Oct 1992 | Hillcrest Cem., Porterville, Tulare Co., CA | |||
| Reference No | 5 |
Families
| Spouse | Ellen Marie HOOPER (1924 - 1982) |
| Child | Genelle Marie LANDERS (1944 - 2014) |
| Child | Roger Wayne LANDERS (1945 - 1992) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | George Walter LANDERS (1881 - 1947) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Garfield FIDLER (1880 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Iona Mildred LANDERS (1903 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Opal Gladys LANDERS (1904 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Lillie May LANDERS (1905 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Clifton Cealis LANDERS (1908 - 1979) |
| Sibling | G. W. LANDERS (1911 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Archie Franklin LANDERS (1913 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Harold Lewis LANDERS (1919 - 1999) |
Endnotes
1. Chet Landers Birth Certificate, Book OR, page 133, #501.
2. CABI.
3. Superior Court Records.
4. Chet Landers Obituary.
5. CADI - post 1940.