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Nancy Jane Lester 1865–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1865

Birth Location: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: Arkansas, Arkansas, USA

Father: John LESTER.

Mother: Hannah Shaw

Spouse(s): John McCOY

Children(s): Ada McCOY, Carrie McCOY, Ethel McCOY, John McCOY, Noah McCOY, Thomas McCOY, Lester Tillison

Nancy Jane Lester was born in 1865 in Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA, the child of John Thomas Lester And Hannah Shaw. Nancy Jane Lester married John M Mccoy, and had children including Ada Bell Mccoy, Carrie Silvania Mccoy, Ethel Cora Mccoy, John Felix Mccoy, Lester Jeff Tillison, Noah Mccoy, Thomas Clayton Mccoy. Nancy Jane Lester passed away in 1919 in Arkansas, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Jane Lester was born in 1865 in Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA, the child of John Thomas Lester And Hannah Shaw.
  • Nancy Jane Lester married John M Mccoy, and had children including Ada Bell Mccoy, Carrie Silvania Mccoy, Ethel Cora Mccoy, John Felix Mccoy, Lester Jeff Tillison, Noah Mccoy, Thomas Clayton Mccoy.
  • Nancy Jane Lester passed away in 1919 in Arkansas, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John LESTER.
1839–1920
Birth Location: Noble Twp., Clay Co, IL (became Richland Co.)
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Hannah Shaw
1840–1896
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

John McCOY
1852–1893
Birth Location: Missouri, Missouri, USA
JM

Children(s)

Ada McCOY
1888–1976
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
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Carrie McCOY
1882–1947
Birth Location: Texas, Texas, USA
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Ethel McCOY
1886–
Birth Location: Texas, Texas, USA
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John McCOY
1895–1980
Birth Location: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
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Noah McCOY
1895–1900
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
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Thomas McCOY
1884–1966
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA
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Lester Tillison
1882–1960
Birth Location: Searcy, White County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Nancy Lester's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Lester
1865–1919
Birth Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Thomas LESTER.
1839–1920
Noble Twp., Clay Co, IL (became Richland Co.)
Hannah Shaw
1840–1896
Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Lester
1802–1859
Hempstead, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Polly) Cheek
1821–1842
Gibson,,Indiana,USA
William (Minor) Shaw
1807–1876
New York, United States
Eleanor (Ellen) Musgrove
1821–1888
Bethel, Clermont, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Lester
1775–1854
Milly Flowers
1777–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Flowers
1743–1815
Edward Flowers
1743–1815

Nancy Lester's Descendants

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Nancy (Jane) Lester (13 April 1865–1919) m. John (M) McCOY (1852–1893)
  1. 1. Ada (Bell) McCOY 1888–1976
  2. 2. Carrie (Silvania) McCOY 1882–1947
  3. 3. Ethel (Cora) McCOY 1886–
  4. 4. John (Felix) McCOY 1895–1980
  5. 5. Noah McCOY 1895–1900
  6. 6. Thomas (Clayton) McCOY 1884–1966
  7. 7. Lester (Jeff) Tillison 1882–1960 m. Lurena Tillison 1881–1968
    1. 1. Opal (Mae) Chamness 1911–2001
    2. 2. Leona (M) Linam 1907–2002
    3. 3. Effie (Lenorah) Vowell 1903–1979
    4. 4. Victor (Warren) Tillison 1913–1986 m. Lela (B) Sanders 1917–1942

Nancy Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1865
13 April 1865
Birth of Nancy Jane Lester in Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
1919
1919
Age 54
Death of Nancy Jane Lester in Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1865
    Event Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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