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Barbara Ann Lester 1868–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1868

Birth Location: Bulter, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 19 Jun 1936

Death Location: Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA

Father: Harvey Lester

Mother: Martha Hart

Spouse(s): Clarence Ward

Children(s): William Ward

The story of Barbara Ann Lester began in 1868 in Bulter, Iowa, USA. Barbara Ann Lester married Clarence Horace Greeley Ward, and had children including William Henry Ward. Barbara Ann Lester passed away in 1936 in Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara Ann Lester began in 1868 in Bulter, Iowa, USA.
  • Barbara Ann Lester married Clarence Horace Greeley Ward, and had children including William Henry Ward.
  • Barbara Ann Lester passed away in 1936 in Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey Lester
1820–1893
Birth Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
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Martha Hart
1840–1893
Birth Location: De Kalb, Illinois, United States
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Spouses(s)

Clarence Ward
1864–1947
Birth Location: Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

William Ward
1888–1963
Birth Location: Nashville, Martin, Minnesota, USA
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Barbara Lester's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Lester
1868–1936
Birth Place: Bulter, Iowa, USA
Parents
Harvey C. Lester
1820–1893
Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Martha (Jane) Hart
1840–1893
De Kalb, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
John Lester
1780–1853
Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Zeigler) _
1785–1845
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
James (Henry) Hart
1799–1849
New York, USA
Margaret ("Mary") Strout
1807–1849
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Zeigler
1760–1791
Christiana Hickerson
1764–1840
William Hart
1777–1824
Mary Pierson
1782–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barbara Lester's Descendants

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Barbara (Ann) Lester (21 Aug 1868–19 Jun 1936) m. Clarence (Horace Greeley) Ward (4 Feb 1864–23 Jul 1947)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Ward 1888–1963 m. Clara (Edna) Mann 1890–1971
    1. 1. James (Lester) Ward 1925–1995 m. Fern (Phyllis) Ward 1925–
      1. 1. Roger (Otto) Ward 1950–1994 m. Linda (Sue) Kirksey 1951–2014
    2. 2. Darlene (Carol) Ward 1933–1966
    3. 3. Lula (Maxine) Ward 1927–1997
    4. 4. Lial (Lee) Ward 1909–1976
    5. 5. Alma (Lorraine) Ward 1918–2006
    6. 6. Opal (Luverne) Ward 1920–1998
    7. 7. Manford (Milo John) Ward 1922–1983
    8. 8. Ralph (Raymond) Ward 1915–1932
    9. 9. Elsa (Freida) Ward 1911–1928
    10. 10. Audrey (Althea) Ward 1913–1993
    11. 11. Harvey (Grant) Ward 1930–2011

Barbara Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1868
21 Aug 1868
Birth of Barbara Ann Lester in Bulter, Iowa, USA
Bulter, Iowa, USA
1936
19 Jun 1936
Age 68
Death of Barbara Ann Lester in Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA
Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1868
    Event Place: Bulter, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1936
    Event Place: Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA
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