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JOSEPH E LESTER 1812–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1812

Birth Location: St Clair County, Illinois

Death Date: 31 March 1889

Death Location: Yorktowne, Page, Iowa

Father: JOSEPH Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Phillips

Spouse(s): Mary Kirkpatrick

Children(s): Addie Gilmore

The story of JOSEPH E LESTER began in 1812 in St Clair County, Illinois. JOSEPH E LESTER married Mary Jane Kirkpatrick, and had children including Addie Gilmore. JOSEPH E LESTER passed away in 1889 in Yorktowne, Page, Iowa.

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Biography

  • The story of JOSEPH E LESTER began in 1812 in St Clair County, Illinois.
  • JOSEPH E LESTER married Mary Jane Kirkpatrick, and had children including Addie Gilmore.
  • JOSEPH E LESTER passed away in 1889 in Yorktowne, Page, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOSEPH Sr
1788–1835
Birth Location: Virginia or Tennessee ?
JS
Elizabeth Phillips
1790–1847
Birth Location: North Corolina or Kentucky, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Mary Kirkpatrick
1814–1881
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MK

Children(s)

Addie Gilmore
1849–1901
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
AG

JOSEPH LESTER's Ancestors

Self
JOSEPH LESTER
1812–1889
Birth Place: St Clair County, Illinois
Parents
JOSEPH E LESTER Sr
1788–1835
Virginia or Tennessee ?
Elizabeth Phillips
1790–1847
North Corolina or Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Lester
1758–
England
Elizabeth PHILLIPS
1756–
England
Phillip (Phillips) Jr.
1766–
Elizabeth (Jean) Hamblin
1770–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOSEPH LESTER's Descendants

1.
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JOSEPH (E) LESTER (22 May 1812–31 March 1889) m. Mary (Jane) Kirkpatrick (25 Dec 1814–12 December 1881)
  1. 1. Addie Gilmore 1849–1901 m. William (Stetson) Gilmore 1839–1888
    1. 1. Albert (Richard "Bert") Gilmore 1872–1939 m. Alice (Jane) Mendenhall 1873–1952
      1. 1. Della (Amy) Gilmore 1891–1975 m. Alonzo (Leander) Bennett 1889–1962
        1. 1. Edna (Pearl) Bennett 1912–1991 m. Melvin (Preston) Ingerson 1910–1976 m. John (Thomas) Cooksey 1901–1985 m. Ernest (Nicholas) Brault 1909–1972
        2. 2. Walter (Franklin) Bennett 1914–1988 m. Lois (G) Barnes 1917–
        3. 3. Orville (Don) Bennett 1924–1942
        4. 4. Velda (J) Bennett 1926–
        5. 5. Georgia (Helen) Bennett 1910–1976
        6. 6. Ruth (Charles) Bennett 1916–1998
        7. 7. Eloise Bennett 1918–
        8. 8. Albert (Richard) Bennett 1920–1987
      2. 2. Elden (L.) Gilmore 1902–1988
      3. 3. Ivy (Mae) Gilmore 1898–1948
      4. 4. Carrie (M) Gilmore 1909–1914
      5. 5. William (Jesse) Gilmore 1893–1909
      6. 6. Lee (Oliver) Gilmore 1895–1966
      7. 7. Harry (Ernest) Gilmore 1899–1989
      8. 8. Arthur (Francis) Gilmore 1890–1969
    2. 2. Harry Gilmore 1869–
    3. 3. Luard (Ernest Gilmore) Sr. 1875–1959
    4. 4. James Gilmore 1878–
    5. 5. Frank (C.) Gilmore 1882–1910
    6. 6. John (Harrison) Gilmore 1887–1955
    7. 7. Amy Gilmore 1871–1890
    8. 8. Harry (Milton) Gilmore 1876–1955

JOSEPH LESTER's Timeline

2 Records

1812
22 May 1812
Birth of JOSEPH E LESTER in St Clair County, Illinois
St Clair County, Illinois
1889
31 March 1889
Age 77
Death of JOSEPH E LESTER in Yorktowne, Page, Iowa
Yorktowne, Page, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1812
    Event Place: St Clair County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1889
    Event Place: Yorktowne, Page, Iowa
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