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James Carley Lester 1878–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1878

Birth Location: Lesters, Giles County, Tennessee

Death Date: 2 Feb 1956

Death Location: Maplewood Cemetery, Giles Co., TN

Father: Franklin Lester

Mother: Louisa Black

Spouse(s): Marie Beasley

Children(s):

James Carley Lester was born in 1878 in Lesters, Giles County, Tennessee, the child of Franklin Buford Lester And Louisa Catherine Black. James Carley Lester married Marie Louise Beasley, and had children including James Lester. James Carley Lester passed away in 1956 in Maplewood Cemetery, Giles Co., TN.

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Biography

  • James Carley Lester was born in 1878 in Lesters, Giles County, Tennessee, the child of Franklin Buford Lester And Louisa Catherine Black.
  • James Carley Lester married Marie Louise Beasley, and had children including James Lester.
  • James Carley Lester passed away in 1956 in Maplewood Cemetery, Giles Co., TN.

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Children(s)

James Lester's Ancestors

Self
James Lester
1878–1956
Birth Place: Lesters, Giles County, Tennessee
Parents
Franklin Buford Lester
1834–1886
Giles County, Tennessee
Louisa (Catherine) Black
1841–1895
Giles County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Leroy (Paul) Black
1812–1845
Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee
Laura (Ann) Yancey
1828–1844
Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS
Great-Grandparents
Tryon Yancey
1794–1860
Louisa Flournoy
1804–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Flournoy
1774–1822
Martha Cannon
1775–1838

James Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1878
27 Aug 1878
Birth of James Carley Lester in Lesters, Giles County, Tennessee
Lesters, Giles County, Tennessee
1956
2 Feb 1956
Age 78
Death of James Carley Lester in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee
Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1878
    Event Place: Lesters, Giles County, Tennessee
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 14, Ed. 1
    _PAREN: N, Tree #1404

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 14, Ed. 1
    _PAREN: N, Tree #1404

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maplewood Cemetery, Giles Co., TN

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