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John Archer Lester 1846 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1846

Birth Location: Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 Dec 1919

Death Location: Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Father: John Lester

Mother: Virginia Bass

Spouse(s): SARAH CHEATHAM

Children(s): SALLIE Lester

John Archer Lester was born in 1846 in Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of John W. Lester and Virginia A. Bass. John Archer Lester married SARAH HENNINGHAM CHEATHAM, and had children including SALLIE Belle Lester. John Archer Lester passed away in 1919 in Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Archer Lester was born in 1846 in Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of John W. Lester and Virginia A. Bass.
  • John Archer Lester married SARAH HENNINGHAM CHEATHAM, and had children including SALLIE Belle Lester.
  • John Archer Lester passed away in 1919 in Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.

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John Lester's Ancestors

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John Lester
1846 – 1919
Birth Place: Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
John W. Lester
1821 – 1853
Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Virginia (A.) Bass
1826 – 1903
Powhatan County Virginia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lester's Descendants

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John (Archer) Lester (24 Jul 1846 – 31 Dec 1919) m. SARAH (HENNINGHAM) CHEATHAM (31 Oct 1847 – 01 May 1933)
  1. 1. SALLIE (Belle) Lester (04 Jan 1874 – 31 Jul 1961) m. Thomas (Marcellous) Cheatham
    1. 1. Laurence (Thomas) Cheatham m. Agnes (Irene) Horner
      1. 1. Walter (Randoph) Cheatham m. Ann (Rogers) Shaner (16 Nov 1930 – 17 Mar 1989)
        1. 1. Christopher (Randolph) Cheatham (9 Mar 1958 – ) m. Donna (Lynn) Hudgins (19 Apr 1963 – )

John Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1846
24 Jul 1846
Birth of John Archer Lester in Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1919
31 Dec 1919
Age 73
Death of John Archer Lester in Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1846
    Event Place: Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

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