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Norman Valentine Lester 1908–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1908

Birth Location: Post Garza, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2 February 1951

Death Location: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Ruben Lester

Mother: Ethel Nichols

Spouse(s): Doris Moseley

Children(s):

Norman Valentine Lester was born in 1908 in Post Garza, Texas, USA, the child of Ruben Lynn Lester And Ethel Mae Nichols. In 1910, Norman Valentine Lester resided in Metcalf, Graham, Arizona, USA. In 1920, Norman Valentine Lester resided in Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, Cal. Norman Valentine Lester married Doris Lillian Moseley. Norman Valentine Lester passed away in 1951 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Norman Valentine Lester was born in 1908 in Post Garza, Texas, USA, the child of Ruben Lynn Lester And Ethel Mae Nichols.
  • In 1910, Norman Valentine Lester resided in Metcalf, Graham, Arizona, USA.
  • In 1920, Norman Valentine Lester resided in Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, Cal.
  • Norman Valentine Lester married Doris Lillian Moseley.
  • Norman Valentine Lester passed away in 1951 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ruben Lester
1871–1936
Birth Location: Lyon County, Kentucky, United States of America
RL
Ethel Nichols
1882–1912
Birth Location: Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
EN

Spouses(s)

Doris Moseley
1915–1982
Birth Location: Texas
DM

Children(s)

Norman Lester's Ancestors

Self
Norman Lester
1908–1951
Birth Place: Post Garza, Texas, USA
Parents
Ruben Lynn Lester
1871–1936
Lyon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Ethel (Mae) Nichols
1882–1912
Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Milford (Riley) Nichols
1851–1897
Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States
Isabel (Graham) Sowell
1859–
Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Asa Sowell
1822–1877
Mary Turner
1829–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847

Norman Lester's Timeline

9 Records

1908
14 Feb 1908
Birth of Norman Valentine Lester in Post Garza, Texas, USA
Post Garza, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Norman Valentine Lester resided here in Metcalf, Graham, Arizona, USA
Metcalf, Graham, Arizona, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Norman Valentine Lester resided here in Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Norman Valentine Lester resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Norman Valentine Lester resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
1936
1936
Age 28
Norman Valentine Lester resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
Norman Valentine Lester resided here in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Norman Valentine Lester resided here in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
1951
2 February 1951
Age 43
Death of Norman Valentine Lester in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Post Garza, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_111; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 309
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 2342055
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 3 Feb 1951; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.44704446,0.8431014,0.7052605&xid=3355
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas; Roll: 473; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 255-63

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Metcalf, Graham, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_111; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 309

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 2342055

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, 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: Amarillo, Potter, Texas; Roll: 473; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 255-63

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1951
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 3 Feb 1951; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.44704446,0.8431014,0.7052605&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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