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Lester Blackburn Henley 1903–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1903

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1987

Death Location: Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: William Henley

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lester Hendley, Ella Canady

Children(s):

Lester Blackburn Henley was born in 1903 in Kentucky, the child of William Westley Henley And Nora Blackburn. In 1910, Lester Blackburn Henley resided in Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Lester Blackburn Henley resided in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA. Lester Blackburn Henley married Ella Canady, Lester Blackburn Hendley. Lester Blackburn Henley passed away in 1987 in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lester Blackburn Henley was born in 1903 in Kentucky, the child of William Westley Henley And Nora Blackburn.
  • In 1910, Lester Blackburn Henley resided in Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Lester Blackburn Henley resided in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA.
  • Lester Blackburn Henley married Ella Canady, Lester Blackburn Hendley.
  • Lester Blackburn Henley passed away in 1987 in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Henley's Ancestors

Self
Lester Henley
1903–1987
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
William Westley Henley
1875–1959
Overton Co
Grandparents
Joel (James Jewell) Henley
1846–1932
Glascow Ky
Harriet (P.) Judd
1842–1922
Putnam Co. Tenn.
Great-Grandparents
Nimrod Henley
1816–1869
Elizabeth Jackson
1800–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Hendley
1787–1874
Mary (Henley)
1788–1870
Elias Jackson
1776–1849
Edith Stanley
1775–1876

Lester Henley's Timeline

9 Records

1903
1903
Birth of Lester Blackburn Henley in Kentucky
Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 7
Lester Blackburn Henley resided here in Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Lester Blackburn Henley resided here in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Lester Blackburn Henley resided here in Liberty, Stoddard, Missouri, USA
Liberty, Stoddard, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Lester Blackburn Henley resided here in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 37
Lester Blackburn Henley resided here in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Lester Blackburn Henley resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1952
1952
Age 49
Lester Blackburn Henley resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1987
1987
Age 84
Death of Lester Blackburn Henley in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01800; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 63-67
    [4] Michigan, Death Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T625_910; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 72
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Stoddard, Missouri; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340983
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky; Roll: T624_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1374505
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky; Roll: T624_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1374505

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T625_910; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 72

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Liberty, Stoddard, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Stoddard, Missouri; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340983

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01800; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 63-67

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01800; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 63-67

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bernie, Missouri
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clarkston, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waterford Township, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Web: Oakland County, Michigan, Historical Resources Obituary Index, 1970-2009

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waterford, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Web: Oakland County, Michigan, Historical Resources Obituary Index, 1970-2009
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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