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Sadie Marie Lester 1912–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1912

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 17 Oct 1982

Death Location: Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Martin Lester

Mother: Sarah Sexton

Spouse(s): Walter Whitehead

Children(s): William Whitehead

Sadie Marie Lester was born in 1912 in West Virginia, the child of Martin Edward Lester And Sarah Elizabeth Bettie Sexton. Sadie Marie Lester married Walter Lee Whitehead, and had children including William W Whitehead. Sadie Marie Lester passed away in 1982 in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sadie Marie Lester was born in 1912 in West Virginia, the child of Martin Edward Lester And Sarah Elizabeth Bettie Sexton.
  • Sadie Marie Lester married Walter Lee Whitehead, and had children including William W Whitehead.
  • Sadie Marie Lester passed away in 1982 in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sadie Lester's Ancestors

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Sadie Lester
1912–1982
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Martin Edward Lester
1888–1936
Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth "Bettie") Sexton
1889–1971
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Levi (Preston) Sexton
1859–1938
Independance, Grayson,Virginia
Mary (Jane) Callahan
1862–1901
Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1834–1865
Charlotte Sexton
1830–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1808–1860
Edith Nichols
1800–1840

Sadie Lester's Descendants

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Sadie (Marie) Lester (15 Jan 1912–17 Oct 1982) m. Walter (Lee) Whitehead (7 Apr 1908–16 May 1978)
  1. 1. William (W) Whitehead 1942–1968

Sadie Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1912
15 Jan 1912
Birth of Sadie Marie Lester in West Virginia
West Virginia
1982
17 Oct 1982
Age 70
Death of Sadie Marie Lester in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America
Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1912
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1982
    Event Place: Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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