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Margaret Lester 1880–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1880

Birth Location: Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 25 December 1962

Death Location: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Charles Watson

Mother: Sarah Copeland-1876

Spouse(s): Unknown Fisher, Charles Lester, James Chesshir

Children(s): Verna Chesshir, Exia Chesshir, Margaret Lester, Charles Lester

Margaret Lester was born in 1880 in Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Charles Riley Watson And Sarah Angelina Copeland Watson Copeland 1876. In 1950, Margaret Lester resided in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA. Margaret Lester married Charles W Lester, James Wade Jim Chesshir, Unknown Fisher, and had children including Charles Fisher Lester, Exia Mae Chesshir, Margaret Lester, Verna Florence Chesshir. Margaret Lester passed away in 1962 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Lester was born in 1880 in Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Charles Riley Watson And Sarah Angelina Copeland Watson Copeland 1876.
  • In 1950, Margaret Lester resided in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA.
  • Margaret Lester married Charles W Lester, James Wade Jim Chesshir, Unknown Fisher, and had children including Charles Fisher Lester, Exia Mae Chesshir, Margaret Lester, Verna Florence Chesshir.
  • Margaret Lester passed away in 1962 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Lester's Ancestors

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Margaret Lester
1880–1962
Birth Place: Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Charles Riley Watson
1840–1912
Flat Creek, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Angelina Copeland Watson) Copeland-1876
1850–1918
Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Walter (Watt) Watson
1810–1846
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Peggie Jones
1815–1893
Flat Creek, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
Richard (Todd) Copeland
1814–1890
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Frances) McClure
1817–1880
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elder 1812
1793–1865
Sarah Copeland
1789–1857
William IV
1785–1849
Elizabeth McMillen
1793–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron War
1762–1832
Mary Melton
1770–1845
Alston Massey
1762–1853
Elizabeth Gatewood
1761–1812
Charles McClure
1751–1820
Catherine Houston
1754–1830
Capt McMillan
1765–1821
Mary McDowell
1761–1867

Margaret Lester's Descendants

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Margaret Lester (3 February 1880–25 December 1962) m. Unknown Fisher (Abt. 1880–) m. Charles (W) Lester (Abt. 1885–) m. James (Wade Jim) Chesshir (11 Jan 1877–12 Dec 1949)
  1. 1. Verna (Florence) Chesshir 1899–1996 m. William (Everett) Green 1895–1973
    1. 1. Joy (Mae) Green 1920–2001 m. Clarence (Monroe Howe) Jr 1920–1970
    2. 2. Bellie Green 1929–2006 m. Ruby (Jo) Bledsoe 1934–2016
    3. 3. James (Michael) Green 1918–1991
    4. 4. Wanda (G) Green 1926–
  2. 2. Exia (Mae) Chesshir 1898–1988 m. William (Warde) Cross 1895–1970
    1. 1. James (Lawrence) Cross 1923–2007 m. Annelia Howsley 1926–2019
  3. 3. Margaret Lester 1905–
  4. 4. Charles (Fisher) Lester 1907–1967 m. Patricia (Ruth) Puckett 1910–

Margaret Lester's Timeline

5 Records

1880
3 Feb 1880
Birth of Margaret Lester in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1880
3 February 1880
Birth of Margaret Lester in Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 70
Margaret Lester resided here in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA
Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA
1962
25 Dec 1962
Age 82
Death of Margaret Lester in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
1962
25 December 1962
Age 82
Death of Margaret Lester in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States of America
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas; Roll: 1436; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 26-58

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1880
    Event Place: Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas; Roll: 1436; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 26-58

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1962
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1962
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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