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Katie Etta Lester 1897–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1897

Birth Location: Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 20 December 1987

Death Location: Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas

Father: William Lester

Mother: Mary Stott

Spouse(s): Henry GILLESPIE

Children(s): Lester Gillespie

Katie Etta Lester was born in 1897 in Arkansas, United States, the child of William Able Lester And Mary Louvenia Stott. Katie Etta Lester married Henry Jewel Gillespie, and had children including Lester Earl Gillespie. Katie Etta Lester passed away in 1987 in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Katie Etta Lester was born in 1897 in Arkansas, United States, the child of William Able Lester And Mary Louvenia Stott.
  • Katie Etta Lester married Henry Jewel Gillespie, and had children including Lester Earl Gillespie.
  • Katie Etta Lester passed away in 1987 in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas.

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Katie Lester's Ancestors

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Katie Lester
1897–1987
Birth Place: Arkansas, United States
Parents
William Able Lester
1870–1938
Ouachita, Arkansas
Mary (Louvenia) Stott
1876–1956
Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
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Katie Lester's Descendants

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Katie (Etta) Lester (5 December 1897–20 December 1987) m. Henry (Jewel) GILLESPIE (05 Jan 1892–Jun 1977)
  1. 1. Lester (Earl) Gillespie 1925–2009 m. Faye (Laverne) McKoin 1929–2003

Katie Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1897
5 December 1897
Birth of Katie Etta Lester in Arkansas, United States
Arkansas, United States
1987
20 December 1987
Age 90
Death of Katie Etta Lester in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas
Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1897
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1987
    Event Place: Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas

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