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Virgil Lester 1856–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1856

Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 June 1940

Death Location: Murl, Wayne County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Rule

Spouse(s): Nancy Bertram, Nancy Lester

Children(s): Emmett Lester, Belva Asberry

In 1856, Virgil Lester entered the world in Wayne, Kentucky, USA, born to Lester And Elizabeth Rule. Virgil Lester married Nancy Clarinda Bertram, Nancy Clarinda Lester, and had children including Belva Asberry, Emmett Lester. Virgil Lester passed away in 1940 in Murl, Wayne County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Virgil Lester entered the world in Wayne, Kentucky, USA, born to Lester And Elizabeth Rule.
  • Virgil Lester married Nancy Clarinda Bertram, Nancy Clarinda Lester, and had children including Belva Asberry, Emmett Lester.
  • Virgil Lester passed away in 1940 in Murl, Wayne County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Virgil Lester's Ancestors

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Virgil Lester
1856–1940
Birth Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Elizabeth Rule
1831–1901
Tennessee
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virgil Lester's Descendants

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Virgil Lester (30 June 1856–4 June 1940) m. Nancy (Clarinda) Bertram (04 Sep 1867–11 January 1949) m. Nancy (Clarinda) Lester (4 September 1867–11 December 1949)
  1. 1. Emmett Lester 1894–1974 m. Minnie Lester 1892–1952
    1. 1. Neva (Dell) Lester 1916–2008 m. Patrick (H) Evans 1911–1963
      1. 1. Emma (L) Evans 1939–2009
      2. 2. Darleen Evans 1944–2018
      3. 3. Linda (S) Evans 1946–2014
  2. 2. Belva Asberry 1888–1948

Virgil Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1856
30 June 1856
Birth of Virgil Lester in Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Wayne, Kentucky, USA
1940
4 June 1940
Age 84
Death of Virgil Lester in Wayne County, Kentucky
Wayne County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1856
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1940
    Event Place: Wayne County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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