Researching Jerry Chesnut
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 44 people with the Chesnut surname? In that year Chesnut was ranked number 3535 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jerry means "Form of GERALD. Spear Warrior" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jerry Chesnut on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jerry Chesnut in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jerry Chesnut and the Chesnut Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chesnut Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Chesnut family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jerry Chesnut at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jerry Chesnut using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Jerry Chesnut.
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Chesnut Genealogy Databases
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Chesnut Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Chesnut surname in the USA? Chesnut is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chesnut Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jerry Chesnut. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Donald Chesnut (May 7, 1931 – December 15, 2018) was an American country music songwriter. His hits include "Good Year for the Roses" (recorded by Alan Jackson, George Jones and Elvis Costello) and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (recorded by Elvis Presley in 1975, and Travis Tritt in 1992.)
Born and raised in Harlan County, Kentucky, he moved to Nashville in 1958 to pursue his career. In 1967, Del Reeves recorded Chesnut's "A Dime at a Time" to give the songwriter his first chart hit single. In 1968, Jerry Lee Lewis's hit recording of Chesnut's "Another Place, Another Time" was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1972, Chesnut was named Billboard's 'Songwriter of the Year', and in 1992 he became a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Jerry Chesnut died in Nashville on December 15, 2018 at the age of 87.
Source: Jerry Chesnut, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chesnut
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