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Archibald Bailey Lester 1874–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1874

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 15 Mar 1958

Death Location: Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Jr

Mother: Martha Morgan

Spouse(s): Birdie Elswick

Children(s):

Archibald Bailey Lester was born in 1874 in West Virginia, the child of Joseph Duncan Lester Jr And Martha Ann Morgan. In 1880, Archibald Bailey Lester resided in Huffs Creek, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States. Archibald Bailey Lester married Birdie Elswick. Archibald Bailey Lester passed away in 1958 in Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Archibald Bailey Lester was born in 1874 in West Virginia, the child of Joseph Duncan Lester Jr And Martha Ann Morgan.
  • In 1880, Archibald Bailey Lester resided in Huffs Creek, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States.
  • Archibald Bailey Lester married Birdie Elswick.
  • Archibald Bailey Lester passed away in 1958 in Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Archibald Lester's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Lester
1874–1958
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Joseph Duncan Lester Jr
1835–1903
West Virginia
Martha (Ann) Morgan
1849–1885
Wyoming County, Virginia
Grandparents
David Morgan
1808–1869
Morgan Valley (Wolf Pen), Giles (Logan, 1824, Wyo.), VA (WV 1863
Nancy Lusk
1824–1857
Logan County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Morgan
1751–1850
Rachel Blankenship
1787–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Morgan
1750–1787
Elizabeth Ealy
1750–1787
Richard Blankenship
1765–1846
Rebecca French
1784–1850

Archibald Lester's Timeline

4 Records

1874
27 Sep 1874
Birth of Archibald Bailey Lester in West Virginia
West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 6
Archibald Bailey Lester resided here in Huffs Creek, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
Huffs Creek, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
1958
12 March 1958
Age 84
Death of Archibald Bailey Lester in Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
1958
15 Mar 1958
Age 84
Burial of Archibald Bailey Lester in Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1874
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Huffs Creek, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 1416; Family History Film: 1255416; Page: 518B; Enumeration District: 157
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Wyoming; Roll: 1993028
    [3] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012
    [4] West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Huffs Creek, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Huffs Creek, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 1416; Family History Film: 1255416; Page: 518B; Enumeration District: 157

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wyoming, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Wyoming; Roll: 1993028

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1958
    Event Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1958
    Event Place: Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index

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