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Leo Lester Winchester 1894–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 APR 1894

Birth Location: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 APR 1943

Death Location: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Winchester

Mother: Harriet Looper

Spouse(s): Ida Gillespie

Children(s): Dewey Winchester, Dorothy Winchester, Ray Winchester, Boyce Winchester, Glenn Winchester, Mildred Winchester

The story of Leo Lester Winchester began in 1894 in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Leo Lester Winchester married Ida Katie Gillespie, and had children including Boyce Lynch Winchester, Charles Lee Winchester, Dewey Sylvester Winchester, Dorothy Winchester, Glenn Freeman Winchester, Leo Lester Winchester, Mary Amelia Winchester, Mildred Fay Winchester, Ray Marcus Winchester, Ruby Avanelle Winchester, Shirley Ida Winchester. Leo Lester Winchester passed away in 1943 in Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leo Lester Winchester began in 1894 in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Leo Lester Winchester married Ida Katie Gillespie, and had children including Boyce Lynch Winchester, Charles Lee Winchester, Dewey Sylvester Winchester, Dorothy Winchester, Glenn Freeman Winchester, Leo Lester Winchester, Mary Amelia Winchester, Mildred Fay Winchester, Ray Marcus Winchester, Ruby Avanelle Winchester, Shirley Ida Winchester.
  • Leo Lester Winchester passed away in 1943 in Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Winchester
1867–1950
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Harriet Looper
1870–1927
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ida Gillespie
1898–1984
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Dewey Winchester
1919–2006
Birth Location: Central, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Dorothy Winchester
1919–1919
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
DW
Ray Winchester
1921–2011
Birth Location: Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
RW
Boyce Winchester
1926–
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
BW
Glenn Winchester
1924–
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Mildred Winchester
1917–1918
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Leo Winchester's Ancestors

Self
Leo Winchester
1894–1943
Birth Place: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James William Winchester
1867–1950
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Harriet (Tina) Looper
1870–1927
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Winchester
1837–1925
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Talitha (Angeline) Cantrell
1842–1887
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cantrell
1817–1881
Amanda Banks
1815–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cantrell
1778–1828
Elizabeth Smith
1778–1850

Leo Winchester's Descendants

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Leo (Lester) Winchester (19 APR 1894–8 APR 1943) m. Ida (Katie) Gillespie (17 APR 1898–12 APR 1984)
  1. 1. Dewey (Sylvester) Winchester 1919–2006 m. Julia Jordon 1920–
  2. 2. Dorothy Winchester 1919–1919
  3. 3. Ray (Marcus) Winchester 1921–2011
  4. 4. Boyce (Lynch) Winchester 1926–
  5. 5. Glenn (Freeman) Winchester 1924–
  6. 6. Mildred (Fay) Winchester 1917–1918

Leo Winchester's Timeline

2 Records

1894
19 APR 1894
Birth of Leo Lester Winchester in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1943
8 APR 1943
Age 49
Death of Leo Lester Winchester in Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 APR 1894
    Event Place: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 APR 1943
    Event Place: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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