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William James Lester 1884–1965 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1884
Birth Location: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 10 Dec 1965
Death Location: Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America
Father: Gilford Lester
Mother: Sara Bishop
Spouse(s): Bernice Meyers, Gertrude Byers
Children(s): Jack Lester, William Lester, Dorothy Lester, Bette Lester, Helen Lester, Howard Lester, Blanche Lester
William James Lester was born in 1884 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA, the child of Gilford Dudley Lester And Sara Ellen Bishop. In 1880, William James Lester resided in Auburn, Montgomery, Virginia, USA. In 1928, William James Lester established residence. William James Lester married Bernice Cassie Meyers, Gertrude Mabel Byers, and had children including Bette Eldora Lester, Blanche Mae Lester, Dorothy Bernice Lester, Guy Lester, Helen Jeanne Lester, Howard Emmanuel Lester, Jack Ronald Lester, William Lloyd Lester. William James Lester passed away in 1965 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America.
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Biography
- William James Lester was born in 1884 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA, the child of Gilford Dudley Lester And Sara Ellen Bishop.
- In 1880, William James Lester resided in Auburn, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.
- In 1928, William James Lester established residence.
- William James Lester married Bernice Cassie Meyers, Gertrude Mabel Byers, and had children including Bette Eldora Lester, Blanche Mae Lester, Dorothy Bernice Lester, Guy Lester, Helen Jeanne Lester, Howard Emmanuel Lester, Jack Ronald Lester, William Lloyd Lester.
- William James Lester passed away in 1965 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America.
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William Lester's Descendants
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1. Jack (Ronald) Lester 1917–1999
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2. William (Lloyd) Lester 1921–2010
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3. Dorothy (Bernice) Lester 1928–2010
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4. Bette (Eldora) Lester 1931–1996
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5. Helen (Jeanne) Lester 1923–1984 m. Willis (Leon) Dodd 1921–1983
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1. Steven (Michael) Dodd 1947–2012
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6. Howard (Emmanuel) Lester 1907–1913
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7. Blanche (Mae) Lester 1905–1983 m. Joseph Gargiulo 1902– m. Grant (Otto) Duncan 1898–1952
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1. Erma (Lorraine) Duncan 1921–1993
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William Lester's Timeline
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 19 Feb 1884
Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01169; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 50-23
[3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340395
[4] 1880 United States Federal Census
[5] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
[6] Iowa, Select Marriages
[7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[8] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Auburn, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: abt 1928
Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Newton, Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340395
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01169; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 50-23
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Newton Township, Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01169; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 50-23
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Dec 1965
Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current