Black male, stillborn in Pensacola, Florida on 8 September 1935. Mother was Annie Chester, born in Crestview, Florida; the father was listed as “D.K.” or “Don’t Know.” (The father may have been very well known to Annie; there were a multitude of reasons why women did not identify fathers.) The residence Annie gave at the time of the birth was 2012 N. Haynes St. in Pensacola. The child was buried at the Escambia County Poor Farm cemetery on the same day by Morris Funeral Home. There was no cause of death listed other than stillbirth.
Annie Chester appeared in the 1934 City Directory for Pensacola, Florida, living at 410 E. Moreno and working as a laundress.
She appeared in the 1935 State Census of Florida living at 2012 N. Hayne St. in Pensacola, the household of Isaiah and Annie Lee Hilliard (67 and 50, respectively). Annie was 28 years old and was born in Florida. She had a primary school education, and while an occupation is listed, it is illegible. Also in the household are Annie’s children: Harold, 7, born in Alabama; Virle, 4, born in Florida. At the bottom of the page, another daughter, Mary Jean Chester, is listed at the address, 2 years old and had been born in Florida.
Annie appeared again in the City Directory of Pensacola for 1938; her address was given as 410 E. Moreno and her occupation as laundress.
Annie married Calvin Johnson Howard on 24 December 1938.
She appeared in the 1940 U.S. Census for Pensacola, Florida living at 217 E. Maxwell Street in his household. Calvin was a Black male, 44 years old, who rented the home. He was born in Alabama but was living in Pensacola in 1935. He had a primary school education, and worked as a laborer on a street project. Annie is listed as “Annie J. Howard,” a Black woman 33 years old. She worked as a laundress out of her home. Also in the household were Harold C. Chester, 12; Vera J. Chester, 9; and Mary J. Chester, 6. Again, Harold is listed as having been born in Alabama. All three children are identified as Calvin’s stepchildren and all three were attending school.
In 1950, Calvin J. Howard was living alone in South Flomaton, Florida with his marital status as “Separated.” I have been unable to locate
SOURCES:
Florida Certificate of Death for the Infant of Annie Chester (No. 14683).
City Directory for Pensacola, FL.
Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Household of Annie Chester. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Marriage record of Annie Chester. State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1938-1939. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Florida Marriages. Various Florida County Courthouses and State Archive, Tallahassee, Florida.
Household of Calvin J. Howard, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00585; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 17-23. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.