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May Retta Lester 1881–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1881

Birth Location: West Plains, Howell Co., Missiouri

Death Date: Oct 1969

Death Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Father: James Lester

Mother: May Lester

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May Retta Lester was born in 1881 in West Plains, Howell Co., Missiouri, the child of James Richard Benjamin Lester And May Retta Georgia Anne Mitchell Lester. May Retta Lester passed away in 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Biography

  • May Retta Lester was born in 1881 in West Plains, Howell Co., Missiouri, the child of James Richard Benjamin Lester And May Retta Georgia Anne Mitchell Lester.
  • May Retta Lester passed away in 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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May Lester's Ancestors

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May Lester
1881–1969
Birth Place: West Plains, Howell Co., Missiouri
Parents
James Richard Benjamin Lester
1844–1907
Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
May (Retta Georgia Anne Mitchell) Lester
1851–1921
Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Riley (M.) Mitchell
1827–1866
Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Adams Mitchell) Ramey
1824–1922
Trigg, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Wesley MD
1791–1854
Margaret Adams
1797–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dillingham
1758–1830
Hannah Young
1759–1830

May Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1881
7 Nov 1881
Birth of May Retta Lester in West Plains, Howell Co., Missiouri
West Plains, Howell Co., Missiouri
1969
Oct 1969
Age 88
Death of May Retta Lester in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1881
    Event Place: West Plains, Howell Co., Missiouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1969
    Event Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico

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