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Benjamin Frank Lester 1865–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1865

Birth Location: Tyler, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 7 November 1930

Death Location: Denton (Pemiscot County), Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA

Father: Joseph SR.

Mother: Elisabeth -Wife#1

Spouse(s): Nannie Wallace

Children(s): Shelby Lester

Benjamin Frank Lester was born in 1865 in Tyler, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Or Josiah Joe Lester Sr And Elisabeth P Williams Wife 1. Benjamin Frank Lester married Nannie Threasa Wallace, and had children including Shelby Lester. Benjamin Frank Lester passed away in 1930 in Denton (Pemiscot County), Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Frank Lester was born in 1865 in Tyler, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Or Josiah Joe Lester Sr And Elisabeth P Williams Wife 1.
  • Benjamin Frank Lester married Nannie Threasa Wallace, and had children including Shelby Lester.
  • Benjamin Frank Lester passed away in 1930 in Denton (Pemiscot County), Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA.

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Benjamin Lester's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lester
1865–1930
Birth Place: Tyler, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Joseph or Josiah? "Joe" Lester SR.
1835–1911
Hickman, Kentucky (Fulton County)
Elisabeth (P. Williams) -Wife#1
1842–1926
IN TN,---WED--29-AUG.--1855-Hickman,Fulton Co. KY.
Grandparents
Louis (F) Lester
1810–1868
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Mary (Polly Ann) Gamble
1812–1860
Calloway County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Lester's Descendants

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Benjamin (Frank) Lester (5 November 1865–7 November 1930) m. Nannie (Threasa) Wallace (26 Aug 1872–28 Jul 1949)
  1. 1. Shelby Lester 1894–1990 m. Lucy (Bell Johnston) (Lester) 1892–1947
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Lester 1928–2001 m. Orell (Sibert) Harris 1920–2000

Benjamin Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1865
5 November 1865
Birth of Benjamin Frank Lester in Tyler, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA
Tyler, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA
1930
7 November 1930
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Frank Lester in Denton (Pemiscot County), Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA
Denton (Pemiscot County), Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1865
    Event Place: Tyler, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1930
    Event Place: Denton (Pemiscot County), Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA

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