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Lester Harvey WILLIAMS 1886–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1886

Birth Location: Douglas Co., Dakota Territory, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1956

Death Location: Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA

Father: Abram WILLIAMS

Mother: Emma Williams

Spouse(s): Vera Pierce

Children(s): Dale Williams, Esther WILLIAMS, Kathryn WILLIAMS

Lester Harvey WILLIAMS was born in 1886 in Douglas Co., Dakota Territory, USA, the child of Abram Calahan Williams And Emma Sarah Lester Williams. Lester Harvey WILLIAMS married Vera Pierce, and had children including Dale Lester Williams, Esther Lavina Williams, Kathryn Emma Williams. Lester Harvey WILLIAMS passed away in 1956 in Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester Harvey WILLIAMS was born in 1886 in Douglas Co., Dakota Territory, USA, the child of Abram Calahan Williams And Emma Sarah Lester Williams.
  • Lester Harvey WILLIAMS married Vera Pierce, and had children including Dale Lester Williams, Esther Lavina Williams, Kathryn Emma Williams.
  • Lester Harvey WILLIAMS passed away in 1956 in Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abram WILLIAMS
1851–1912
Birth Location: Orange, Holmes, Ohio, USA
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Emma Williams
1863–1943
Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Vera Pierce
1883–1974
Birth Location: Albion, Howard, Iowa, United States
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Children(s)

Dale Williams
1911–1974
Birth Location: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States
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Esther WILLIAMS
1914–2000
Birth Location: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States
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Kathryn WILLIAMS
1919–2006
Birth Location: South Dakota
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Lester WILLIAMS's Ancestors

Self
Lester WILLIAMS
1886–1956
Birth Place: Douglas Co., Dakota Territory, USA
Parents
Abram Calahan WILLIAMS
1851–1912
Orange, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Emma (Sarah Lester) Williams
1863–1943
Westbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Frederick (C.) WILLIAMS
1818–1912
Ohio, USA
Elizabeth FUGATE
1817–1901
Jackson, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Joseph Lester
1835–1911
Westbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Sarah (ALLEY) USA
1839–1872
Dilton Marsh, Westburry, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Fugate
1788–1870
Jane Donaldson
1795–1869
Elijah Lester
1799–1879
Mary Maddock
1807–1881
William ALLEY
1808–1884
Elizabeth MINTY
1811–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lester WILLIAMS's Descendants

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Lester (Harvey) WILLIAMS (5 Nov 1886–27 Sep 1956) m. Vera Pierce (7 Mar 1883–15 Apr 1974)
  1. 1. Dale (Lester) Williams 1911–1974
  2. 2. Esther (LaVina) WILLIAMS 1914–2000
  3. 3. Kathryn (Emma) WILLIAMS 1919–2006

Lester WILLIAMS's Timeline

2 Records

1886
5 Nov 1886
Birth of Lester Harvey WILLIAMS in Douglas Co., Dakota Territory, USA
Douglas Co., Dakota Territory, USA
1956
27 Sep 1956
Age 70
Death of Lester Harvey WILLIAMS in Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA
Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Douglas Co., Dakota Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA
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