Marcus Chenault (abt. 1921 - abt. 1986)

Born about 1921 in Kentucky, United States

Biography

Marcus Chenault is a part of US Black heritage.

He was born in 1921 in Kentucky.

In the 1940 census Marcus (age 20), Elevator, was the single son of Imner Chenault in Clark, Kentucky.^[1]

He enlisted in April 1943 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.^[2] He was admitted to hospital in December 1945 for penicillin therapy.^[3]

In the 1950 census Marcus (age 29), Typist Foreman, was the married head of household in Clark, Kentucky, United States.^[4]

• Fact: Burial Hillcrest Cemetery , Clark County, Kentucky, USA.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Clark, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01295; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 25-7
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #54680889 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   Marcus Chenault (20), single son, Elevator, in household of Imner Chenault (54) in Clark, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
   National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 09003; Reel: 322
   Ancestry Record 8939 #3967543 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   Name: Marcus Chenault; Race: Negro (Black); Marital Status: Single, without dependents (Single); Rank: Private; Birth Year: 1921; Nativity State or Country: Kentucky; Citizenship: Citizen; Residence: Wayne, Indiana; Education: 3 years of high school; Civil Occupation: Unskilled transportation occupations, n.e.c.; Enlistment Date: 2 Apr 1943; Enlistment Place: Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Service Number: 35138873; Branch: No branch assignment; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life; Height: 26; Weight: 081.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954"
   National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112
   Ancestry Record 61817 #924622 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   Name: Marcus Chenault; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Rank: Enlisted Man (includes Aviation Cadet or Student); Admission Age: 24; Birth Date: abt 1921; Admission Date: Dec 1945; Discharge Date: Dec 1945; Discharge Place: Field Hospital; Military Branch: Transportation Corps; Diagnosis: Diagnosis: [withheld by NARA]; Type of Injury: InjuryType: Disease; InjuryType2: Not a traumatism; Medical Treatment: Penicillin therapy (treatment with penicillin); Type of Discharge: Duty (includes AWOL); Length of Service: 2-3 yr.; Service Number: 35138873; Notes: None.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clark, Kentucky; Roll: 3475; Sheet Number: 18; Enumeration District: 25-10
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #86871909 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   Marcus Chenoult (29), married, Typist Foreman, head of household in Clark, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
5. ↑ Marcus Chenault (1921-1986) on Find A Grave: Memorial #99905013 retrieved 29 December 2021