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Chidester, Roy V. (1873-1945)
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Men of West Virginia, Volume II
Biographical Publishing Company
George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas.
Chicago, Illinois, 1903

Pages 714-715

HON. RAY V. CHIDESTER, member of the West Virginia House of
Delegates from Lewis County, was born in Weston, Lewis County,
December 4, 1875, and is a son of Wellington V. and Mary (Linger)
Chidester, both natives of that part of West Virginia.

Phineas W. Chidester, a Scotchman by birth, the grandfather of our
subject, came to America about 1814, settled in Upshur County,
Virginia, and there became a prominent agriculturist. To him and
his estimable wife were born six children. They were Seceders in
religious faith.

Wellington V. Chidester was a farmer in early life, but later
became a merchant and conducted a prosperous business for a number
of years, but is now living a retired life. The six surviving
children of the family of 12 born to Wellington V. Chidester and
his wife, Mary Linger, are: Mrs. Sarah J. Rittenhouse; Layne B.;
Mrs. Fannie F. McCray; John C.: and Frank P.

Ray V. Chidester, the subject of this sketch, was primarily
educated in the common schools of Lewis County and later attended
the West Virginia Conference Seminary at Buckhannon, three years
later leaving that institution to enter the Fairmont State Normal
School, where he was graduated in the class of 1894. Later he
attended the Mountain State Business College at Parkersburg, taking
a full business course, and then began his reading of the law under
Hon. Andrew Edmiston, of Weston. He was admitted to the bar of
Lewis County in 1900, located at Weston and has been successfully
engaged in the practice of his profession ever since, making a
specialty of criminal law. He is a popular young attorney and it is
the opinion of his friends that his future has abundant promise of
the fullest success. In politics he is a Democrat, and adheres
strictly to the tenets of his party. In 1902 Mr. Chidester was
honored by being the choice of his party to the House of Delegates
from Lewis County, and upon a number of occasions he has
demonstrated to that honorable body, in a lucid and convincing
manner, his ability and fidelity to the best interests of his
State, as his party sees it. He is unmarried and is associated with
no fraternal societies.
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NOTE: The given name and birth-year in the biography (Ray, 1875)
differs from his Vital Records (Roy, 1873): Birth, Marriage, and
Death records.

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REGISTER OF BIRTHS, Lewis County, WV 
(Page 176, Line No. 27)
NAME: Roy V. Chidester
DATE-OF-BIRTH: December 4, 1873
BIRTH-PLACE: Lewis Co.
FATHER: W. V. Chidester
FATHER'S-OCCUPATION: Farmer
MOTHER: Mary Chidester

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MARRIAGE LICENSE, Wood County, WV (Page 145)
Roy V. Chidester
    AGE: 30 years
    BORN-IN: Lewis County, W.Va.
    RESIDING-IN: Weston, W.Va.
Lola Victoria Johns
    AGE: 53 years
    BORN-IN: Lewis County, W.Va.
    RESIDING-IN: Weston, W.Va.
were married January 1, 1904 at Parkersburg, Wood Co., W.Va.
by John H. Miller, Pastor First Methodist Episcopal Church

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DEATH CERTIFICATE, Lewis County WV, #4069
FULL-NAME: Roy V. Chidester
BIRTH-DATE: December 4, 1873
BIRTH-PLACE: Lewis County, W.Va.
DEATH-DATE: April 23, 1945
AGE-AT-DEATH: 71y-4m-18d
DEATH-PLACE: Weston (Rural), Court House District, Lewis County, WV
USUAL-RESIDENCE: Weston (Rural), Court House Dist,, Lewis Co., WV
MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Lola Johns Chidester)
OCCUPATION: Retired Business Man
FATHER: Wellington Vincent Chidester (born in Lewis Co., W.Va.)
MOTHER: Mary Linger
CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Myocarditis
INFORMANT: Darwan Chidester
BURIAL: Broad Run

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