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James Leon Lester 1915–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUL 1915

Birth Location: Columbus, Mississippi

Death Date: DEC 1979

Death Location: Sacramento, California

Father:

Mother: Annie Pitts

Spouse(s): Myrtle Thomas

Children(s):

In 1915, James Leon Lester entered the world in Columbus, Mississippi, born to Smith Wyatt Lester And Annie Lenora Pitts. James Leon Lester married Myrtle Maxine Thomas, and had children including Barbara Ann Lester, Gwen Lester. James Leon Lester passed away in 1979 in Sacramento, California.

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Biography

  • In 1915, James Leon Lester entered the world in Columbus, Mississippi, born to Smith Wyatt Lester And Annie Lenora Pitts.
  • James Leon Lester married Myrtle Maxine Thomas, and had children including Barbara Ann Lester, Gwen Lester.
  • James Leon Lester passed away in 1979 in Sacramento, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lester's Ancestors

Self
James Lester
1915–1979
Birth Place: Columbus, Mississippi
Parents
Annie (Lenora) Pitts
1878–1947
Perry County, Alabama
Grandparents
James (Harrison) Pitts
1840–1921
Perry County, Alabama
Lucy (Rosannah) Kynerd
1854–1906
Perry County, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Kynerd
1826–1864
Harriet Wilkinson
1830–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Kynerd
1796–1873
Rosannah Taylor
1798–1872
John Wilkinson
1785–1854
Lucy Penick
1787–1854

James Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1915
18 JUL 1915
Birth of James Leon Lester in Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus, Mississippi
1979
DEC 1979
Age 64
Death of James Leon Lester in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1915
    Event Place: Columbus, Mississippi
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1979
    Event Place: Sacramento, California
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

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