Chester Trafton

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CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Chester R Trafton
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1927
Birthplace: Maine
Race: White
Home in 1930: York, York, Maine
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Father's Name: Russell E Trafton
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Name: Augusta M Trafton
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Household Members:
Frank P Woodward 76
Abbie H Woodward 75
Russell E Trafton 29
Augusta M Trafton 33
Helen B Trafton 8
Norma W Trafton 5
Chester R Trafton 3 years 4 months
Frank Beaver 19 [cousin]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Chester Trafton
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: York, York, Maine
Street: Chases Pond
Inferred Residence in 1935: York, York, Maine
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Household Members:
Russell E Trafton 39
Augusta Trafton 44
Norma Trafton 15
Chester Trafton 13
Harriet Trafton 9
Addie Woodward 84 [grandmother]

MILITARY RECORDS

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Chester R Trafton
Birth Year: 1928
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Maine
State of Residence: Maine
County or City: York

Enlistment Date: 23 Apr 1945
Enlistment State: Maine
Enlistment City: Portland
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private

Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled occupations in building transportation equipment (except automobiles and aircraft), n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents

OBITUARY

SeacoastOnline.com; 7 December 2011

YORK, Maine ? Chester R. Trafton, 84, of 41 Plaisted Road, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, in York Hospital.

He was born Dec. 19, 1926, in York, a son of the late Russell E. and Augusta M. (Woodward) Trafton. He was a
graduate of York High School and had served in the Army during World War II.

He had worked for Henry Ruch Construction Co., the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and for Central Maine Power
before retiring. He was a member of the American Legion, St. Aspinquid Lodge and the Maine Royal Arch
Chapter. He enjoyed trains, model boats and watching the Red Sox and Bruins.

He is survived by a sister, Harriet T. Lawry, of York; two brothers-in-law, Earl B. Smith Jr. and Gene Lawry, both of
York; and nieces, nephews and cousins. His wife, Grace (Smith) Trafton, died in 2003. He was also predeceased by two sisters, Norma Joslyn and Helen Adams.

SERVICES: A funeral service for Chet will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in the Lucas and Eaton Funeral
Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Burial will follow in the First Parish Cemetery. There are no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 43, West Kennebunk, ME 04094.
Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com.

Birth:
Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Chester R Trafton
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1926
Address: 27 Plaisted Rd, York, ME, 03909 (1977)
[41 Plaisted Rd, York, ME, 03909-1615 (1989)]

Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Chester R Trafton
Born: 19 Dec 1926
Died: 5 Dec 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (Before 1951)

Chester married Grace G. Smith 01 Dec 1965, Maine. [Group Sheet]