Roscoe Dabney Chesterman (1849 - 1901)

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02/19/2012

Roscoe Dabney Chesterman (1849 - 1901)

This is a miniature photo portrait of Roscoe Dabney Chesterman. Mr. Chesterman was a policeman for the city of Richmond, Virginia. The miniature photograph was used in a mourning brooch worn by his daughter, Ethel Byron Chesterman Johnson. Mr. Chesterman died at age 52 from complications due to diabetes. He is buried in Richmond's historic Hollywood Cemetery.

Date & Place: circa 1899 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia USA

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Roscoe Lynn Chesterman 1873 - 1947

Roscoe Lynn Chesterman was born in 1873, and died at age 74 years old in 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roscoe Lynn Chesterman .

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