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Lester Wesley Brown 1904–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1904

Birth Location: Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Mar 1974

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: John Brown

Mother: Sarah Fouraker

Spouse(s): Bertha Runyan

Children(s): George Brown

Lester Wesley Brown was born in 1904 in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Pat Brown And Sarah Matilda Fouraker. Lester Wesley Brown married Bertha Edna Runyan, and had children including George Leroy Brown. Lester Wesley Brown passed away in 1974 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lester Wesley Brown was born in 1904 in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Pat Brown And Sarah Matilda Fouraker.
  • Lester Wesley Brown married Bertha Edna Runyan, and had children including George Leroy Brown.
  • Lester Wesley Brown passed away in 1974 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Brown's Ancestors

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Lester Brown
1904–1974
Birth Place: Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley "Pat" Brown
1879–1958
Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States
Sarah (Matilda) Fouraker
1885–1964
Salem, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Fouraker
1847–
Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Nancy (Melvina) Tyler
1856–1908
Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Fouraker
1820–1900
Sarah Bennett
1820–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Foreacres
1781–1867
Charity Lent
–1841

Lester Brown's Descendants

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Lester (Wesley) Brown (15 Nov 1904–13 Mar 1974) m. Bertha (Edna) Runyan (23 Nov 1905–14 Sept 1979)
  1. 1. George (LeRoy) Brown 1927–1985 m. Anna (Marie) Porubsky 1928–2007

Lester Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1904
15 Nov 1904
Birth of Lester Wesley Brown in Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America
Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America
1974
13 Mar 1974
Age 70
Death of Lester Wesley Brown in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1904
    Event Place: Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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