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Lester Bert Saunders 1907 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1907

Birth Location: Powhatan, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 January 1981

Death Location: Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Father: Alex Saunders

Mother: Minnie Rankins

Spouse(s): Mary Wright

Children(s): Mary Winters, Hozel Winters

Lester Bert Saunders was born in 1907 in Powhatan, West Virginia, USA, the child of Alex Saunders and Minnie Belle Rankins. In 1910, Lester Bert Saunders resided in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Lester Bert Saunders resided in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. Lester Bert Saunders married Mary Ann Wright, and had children including Mary Winters, Hozel Winters. Lester Bert Saunders passed away in 1981 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester Bert Saunders was born in 1907 in Powhatan, West Virginia, USA, the child of Alex Saunders and Minnie Belle Rankins.
  • In 1910, Lester Bert Saunders resided in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Lester Bert Saunders resided in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lester Bert Saunders married Mary Ann Wright, and had children including Mary Winters, Hozel Winters.
  • Lester Bert Saunders passed away in 1981 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Lester Saunders
1907 – 1981
Birth Place: Powhatan, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Alex Saunders
1883 – 1931
Johnson Co. TN
Minnie (Belle) Rankins
Grandparents
Henderson Sanders
1840 –
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lester Saunders's Descendants

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Lester (Bert) Saunders (4 Jun 1907 – 2 January 1981) m. Mary (Ann) Wright (24 Dec 1883 – 30 Aug 1970)
  1. 1. Mary Winters (abt 1925 – )
  2. 2. Hozel Winters (abt 1939 – )

Lester Saunders's Timeline

6 Records

1907
4 Jun 1907
Birth of Lester Bert Saunders in Powhatan, West Virginia, USA
Powhatan, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Lester Bert Saunders resided here in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Lester Bert Saunders resided here in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Lester Bert Saunders resided here in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia
Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 33
Lester Bert Saunders resided here in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1981
2 January 1981
Age 74
Death of Lester Bert Saunders in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1907
    Event Place: Powhatan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1981
    Event Place: Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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