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William Dudley Lester 1926–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 10 Jul 2001

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Father: Everett Lester

Mother: Margaret Randolph

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In 1926, William Dudley Lester entered the world in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA, born to Everett Lee Lester And Margaret Lillie Randolph. In 1930, William Dudley Lester resided in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA. William Dudley Lester passed away in 2001 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, William Dudley Lester entered the world in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA, born to Everett Lee Lester And Margaret Lillie Randolph.
  • In 1930, William Dudley Lester resided in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Dudley Lester passed away in 2001 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

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William Lester's Ancestors

Self
William Lester
1926–2001
Birth Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Everett Lee Lester
1901–1976
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Lillie) Randolph
1903–
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Huston "Huse") Lester
1874–1950
Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Lillie (Bell) Peavler
1883–1984
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lester
1846–1918
Nancy Matherly
1851–1918
Samuel Peavler
1850–1928
Mary Freeman
1857–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lester's Timeline

3 Records

1926
20 Apr 1926
Birth of William Dudley Lester in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
William Dudley Lester resided here in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
2001
10 Jul 2001
Age 75
Death of William Dudley Lester in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 770; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340505
    [2] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 770; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340505

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 2001
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

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