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Robert Ellis Lester 1924–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1924

Birth Location: St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Death Date: 25 May 2012

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Father: Charles Lester

Mother: Ethel Wyker

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Robert Ellis Lester began in 1924 in St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. In 1930, Robert Ellis Lester resided in Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA. In 1935, Robert Ellis Lester resided in Cedar, Jackson, Kansas. Robert Ellis Lester passed away in 2012 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Ellis Lester began in 1924 in St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
  • In 1930, Robert Ellis Lester resided in Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Robert Ellis Lester resided in Cedar, Jackson, Kansas.
  • Robert Ellis Lester passed away in 2012 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Lester's Ancestors

Self
Robert Lester
1924–2012
Birth Place: St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Parents
Charles Lester
1894–1977
Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas
Ethel (Lorene) Wyker
1904–1985
Kansas
Grandparents
William (Riley) Lister
1860–1936
Delia, Jackson County, Kansas, United States of America
Mariah (Florence) Guthrie
1863–1949
LaGrange, LaGrange, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
William LISTER
1826–1896
Catherine Songer
1825–1910
Hugh Guthrie
1835–1896
Susanna Fredrick
1839–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lister
1796–1860
Rebecca Cole
1800–1836
George Jr
1792–1843
Virginia Morgan
1795–1880
Stephen Guthrie
1815–1892
Keziah Willington
1814–1895
Nicholas Fredrick
1814–1863
Barbara Knopp
1813–1894

Robert Lester's Timeline

6 Records

1924
3 Feb 1924
Birth of Robert Ellis Lester in St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 6
Robert Ellis Lester resided here in Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA
Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Robert Ellis Lester resided here in Cedar, Jackson, Kansas
Cedar, Jackson, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 16
Robert Ellis Lester resided here in Cedar Township, Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Cedar Township, Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
2012
21 May 2012
Age 88
Death of Robert Ellis Lester in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
2012
25 May 2012
Age 88
Burial of Robert Ellis Lester
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1924
    Event Place: St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 25 May 2012; Publication Place: Valley Falls, Kansas, USA; fh_id=10579&s_id=
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01235; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 43-5
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340460

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340460

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01235; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 43-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cedar Township, Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01235; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 43-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: KANSAS CITY, MO, Kansas City, Topeka, Kansas City, MO
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 25 May 2012; Publication Place: Valley Falls, Kansas, USA; fh_id=10579&s_id=

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 2012
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 25 May 2012; Publication Place: Valley Falls, Kansas, USA; fh_id=10579&s_id=

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 May 2012
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 25 May 2012; Publication Place: Valley Falls, Kansas, USA; fh_id=10579&s_id=

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