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Edmund Lester 1806–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1806

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1895

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: James Lester

Mother: Mary Elswick

Spouse(s): Matilda Davis

Children(s): Michael Lester

The story of Edmund Lester began in 1806 in Kentucky, USA. Edmund Lester married Matilda Davis, and had children including Michael Lester. Edmund Lester passed away in 1895 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Lester began in 1806 in Kentucky, USA.
  • Edmund Lester married Matilda Davis, and had children including Michael Lester.
  • Edmund Lester passed away in 1895 in Virginia, USA.

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Edmund Lester's Ancestors

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Edmund Lester
1806–1895
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Harvey Lester
1774–1843
Montgomery Co, VA
Mary (Susan "Polly") Elswick
1769–1814
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Elswick) Jr
1745–1837
James River, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Susanna Ratcliff
1745–1827
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Elswick
1720–1749
Lydia Ratliff
1718–1798
William Radcliff
1724–1821
Susannah Christian
1727–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ratliff
1690–1738
Mary Touchstone
1702–1741

Edmund Lester's Descendants

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Edmund Lester (Abt 1806–22 Dec 1895) m. Matilda Davis (–Bef 1880)
  1. 1. Michael Lester 1823–1888 m. Melinda Stiltner 1828–1922
    1. 1. Milburn (Jackson) Lester 1859–1944 m. Almeady Lane 1866–1932
      1. 1. Leona Lester 1889–1964 m. Chapman Justus 1895–1984
        1. 1. Charles (Barrett) Lester 1921–1991 m. Pearl Cline 1921–2011

Edmund Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1806
Abt 1806
Birth of Edmund Lester in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1895
22 Dec 1895
Age 89
Death of Edmund Lester in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1806
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

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