Descendants of William Lester - 9 Nov 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. William Lester. William Lester and Dorcas Duncan had the following children: +2 i. Joseph Lester. SECOND GENERATION 2. Joseph Lester was born in 1802 in NC. Joseph Lester stated in the 1860 and 1880 Census of Wyoming Co. WV that he was bn. in North Carolina. He died about 15 May 1866 in Wyoming Co. WV. This date of 15 May 1866 is probably the date Joseph Lester's Will was probated in Wyo. Co. WV. Dicy Bailey (daughter of Archibald Bailey and Agnes Godfrey) was born on 16 Dec 1804 in Giles Co. VA. Info from "Reference Book of Wyo. Co. WV" and Wyo. Co. WV Death Record book. She died on 21 Dec 1878 in Wyoming Co. WV. Joseph Lester and Dicy Bailey had the following children: +3 i. Pleasant Lester. 4 ii. Lewis B. Lester was born in 1827 in VA. 5 iii. Rebecca Lester was born in 1828 in VA. +6 iv. Nancy Lester. 7 v. Elizabeth Lester was born in 1832 in VA. +8 vi. Isaac B. Lester. 9 vii. Parris F. Lester was born in 1834 in VA. 10 viii. Archibald Lester was born in 1837 in VA. +11 ix. Joseph H. Lester. +12 x. Dicy Lester. +13 xi. Taza Lester. 14 xii. David B. Lester was born in 1844 in Logan Co. VA. +15 xiii. Matthew Lester. +16 xiv. Amos Lester. THIRD GENERATION 3. Pleasant Lester was born in 1822 in Ohio.. Pleasant Lester stated in the 1860 and 1880 Wyoming Co. WV Census he was bn. in Ohio. In the 1850 cenus of Wyo. Co. VA --- at the bottom of the household of Pleasant and Lucinda Lester is listing for a Nancy Miller, age 24. Pleasant Lester and Lucinda Miller had the following children: +17 i. Juliet Lester. +18 ii. Rachel Lester. +19 iii. Dorcas Lester. +20 iv. Kirby B. Lester. +21 v. Perry Bailey "Pleasant" Lester. +22 vi. Martha Lester. +23 vii. Felix W.C. Lester. +24 viii. Isabella Lester. +25 ix. Joseph Remley Lester. 26 x. Jefferson D. Lester was born in 1860 in Wyoming Co. VA. 6. Nancy Lester was born in 1829 in Logan Co. VA. She was married to Eli Blankenship on 29 Jun 1854 in Wyoming Co. VA. Eli Blankenship was born in 1831 in Logan Co. VA. 8. Isaac B. Lester was born in 1833 in Logan Co. VA. He was married to Mary E. Godfrey on 9 Jan 1854 in Wyoming Co. VA. Mary E. Godfrey was born in 1829 in Logan Co. VA. 11. Joseph H. Lester was born in 1839 in VA. He was married to Martha A. Morgan on 1 Sep 1870 in Wyoming Co. WV. This marriage of Joseph H. Lester was probably his 2nd marriage. Martha A. Morgan was born in 1850 in Wyoming Co. WV. 12. Dicy Lester was born in 1841 in VA. She was married to Floyd Morgan on 26 Oct 1856 in Wyoming Co. VA. Floyd Morgan was born in 1835 in Logan Co. VA. 13. Taza Lester was born in 1843 in VA. She was married to Wilburn H. Walls on 3 Sep 1866 in Wyoming Co. WV. Wilburn H. Walls was born in 1842 in Logan Co. VA. 15. Matthew Lester was born in 1846 in Logan Co. VA. He was married to Arminta Wilson (daughter of Thomas Wilson and Barbary McColly) on 22 Mar 1866 in Wyoming Co. WV. Arminta Wilson was born in 1846 in Pike Co. KY. Matthew Lester and Arminta Wilson had the following children: +27 i. Amanda Elizabeth Lester. +28 ii. Victoria Lester. 16. Amos Lester was born in 1849 in Logan Co. VA. He was married to Elizabeth Cline on 17 Jun 1867 in Wyoming Co. WV. Elizabeth Cline was born in 1851 in Logan Co. VA. FOURTH GENERATION 17. Juliet Lester was born in 1844 in Logan Co. VA. She was married to Wyatt H. Toler on 5 Jan 1867 in Wyoming Co. WV. Wyatt H. Toler was born in 1839 in Logan Co. VA. 18. Rachel Lester was born in 1844 in Logan Co. VA. She was married to William Harvey on 25 Apr 1867 in Wyoming Co. WV. William Harvey was born in 1841 in Logan Co. VA. 19. Dorcas Lester was born in 1846 in Logan Co. VA. She was married to Lewis Kirby Hatfield on 6 Mar 1873 in Wyoming Co. WV. Lewis Kirby Hatfield was born in 1848 in Logan/Wyo. Co. VA. 20. Kirby B. Lester was born in 1848 in Logan Co. VA. He was married to Chloe L. Johnson on 30 Mar 1871 in Wyoming Co. WV. Chloe L. Johnson was born in 1853 in Wyoming Co. VA. 21. Perry Bailey "Pleasant" Lester was born in 1849 in Wyoming Co., Virginia. He died in Feb 1871 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He was buried in 1922 in Lester GY, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., West. He has reference number 18. !Marriage record to Sarah L. Johnton can be found at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia, courthouse; Marriage Register, Book #1, page 20. Married 2 Feb 1871. He was 22 and she was 21. His parents are Pleasant Lester and Lucinda. Her parents are George Johnton, and Mary. Married by Minister H. L. Odell. Batch #: 8318802, Sheet #: 30, Source Call #: 1395582 Glenn Lester has a picture of Perry B. Pleasant Lester who was buried in the Lester Graveyard as Pleasant Lester on Indian Creek, Wyoming, WV. He was known as Pleasant most of his life. Information about his name was given to me by Fred Lewis Lester. He was married to Sarah Louise Johnson (daughter of George Johnson and Mary Willis) on 2 Feb 1871 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. Sarah Louise Johnson was born on 30 Apr 1848 in Near Oceana, Wyoming Co., Virginia. She was buried in 1943 in Lester GY, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., West. She died on 8 Jun 1943 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She has reference number 19. !Glenn Lester has a picture of the gravestone of Sarah L. Johnston who was buried in the Lester Graveyard as Sarah Lester, Indian Creek, Wyoming, WV. Batch #: 8318802, Sheet #: 29, Source Call #: 1395582 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. !1850 Census Wyoming, Virginia This record shows the family name as Johnson Perry Bailey "Pleasant" Lester and Sarah Louise Johnson had the following children: +29 i. Mary Lucinda Lester. +30 ii. Byrd Godfrey Lester. +31 iii. Ruth Ephelia Lester. 22. Martha Lester was born in 1851 in Wyoming Co. VA. She was married to John H. Stewart on 1 Oct 1873 in Wyoming Co. WV. John H. Stewart was born in 1844 in Mercer Co. VA. 23. Felix W.C. Lester was born on 22 Dec 1853 in Wyoming Co. VA. He was married to Louisa Hatfield on 9 Jan 1873 in Wyoming Co. WV. Louisa Hatfield was born in 1857 in Wyoming Co. VA. 24. Isabella Lester was born in 1857 in Wyoming Co. VA. She was married to Valentine Hatfield on 7 Jan 1873 in Wyoming Co. WV. Valentine Hatfield was born in 1851 in Wyoming Co. VA. 25. Joseph Remley Lester was born in 1858 in Wyoming Co. VA. He was married to Sarilla Allen on 7 Nov 1879 in Raleigh Co. WV. Sarilla Allen was born in Raleigh Co. VA. 27. Amanda Elizabeth Lester was born in 1867 in Wyo. Co. WV. She was married to Jacob Cook on 19 Feb 1885 in Wyo. Co. WV. Jacob Cook was born in Wyo. Co. WV. 28. Victoria Lester was born in 1869 in Wyo. Co. WV. She was married to John William Robertson on 23 Aug 1890 in Wyo. Co. WV. John William Robertson was born in Carroll Co. VA. FIFTH GENERATION 29. Mary Lucinda Lester was born about 1872 in WV, Wyoming Co.. She died on 21 Apr 1935 in WV. She was married to George Thomas Lester (son of Mathias Harmon Lester and Emily Ann Jones) on 15 May 1889 in WV, Wyoming Co.. George Thomas Lester was born on 8 Jun 1861 in WV, Wyoming Co.. He died in Jul 1952. He has reference number 123h3. Cherokee Application No. 35671. Said Grandfather born 1780, Father born 1829. Mary Lucinda Lester and George Thomas Lester had the following children: +32 i. Jessie Mathis Lester. +33 ii. James T. Lester. +34 iii. William Perry Lester. 35 iv. J. L. Lester was born on 16 Jul 1895. He died before 1995. 36 v. Lee C. Lester was born on 13 Jun 1896 in WV. He died in 1913. +37 vi. Eva J. Lester. +38 vii. Sarah Effie Lester. +39 viii. Okey O. Lester. 40 ix. Alton P. Lester was born on 7 Aug 1905 in WV. He died before 1995. +41 x. Augusta R. Lester. +42 xi. Elva Gertrude Lester. +43 xii. Martha A. Lester. +44 xiii. Edna Lester. 30. Byrd Godfrey Lester was born on 20 Jan 1874 in WV. He died on 9 Mar 1929. He was a Timberman. Byrd registerd for the WW I draft in McDowell Co. He was married to Barbara Causby J. Lester (daughter of Mathias Harmon Lester and Emily Ann Jones) in 1901 in WV, Wyoming Co.. Barbara Causby J. Lester was born on 16 Jul 1878 in WV, Wyoming Co.. She has reference number 123h10. Cherokee Application NO. 41342. Filed from Briar, Wyoming, WV. 1920 - WV, McDowell (Census) Byrd G. Lester 46, Cosbie J. 40, Dorothy A. 9, Mary M. 6, Willie C. 2 11/12, and Violet O. 2/12. Byrd Godfrey Lester and Barbara Causby J. Lester had the following children: 45 i. Walter Lester. 46 ii. Dorothy Lester was born in 1910 in WV, Wyoming Co.. 47 iii. Margaret Lester. 48 iv. Willa Ann Lester. 49 v. Marion Hermon Lester. 31. Ruth Ephelia Lester was born on 22 Feb 1876 in Nichols, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She died on 7 Apr 1947 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She was buried on 9 Apr 1947 in Lester GY, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., West. She has reference number 9. !Death Record can be found in the Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia, courthouse; Register of Death, book #4, page 275. Glenn Lester has a copy of marriage license of Ruth Lester to Richard Lester. Her birthplace is Nichols, WV. Date of her birth is 22 Feb 1876. Date of her death is 7 Apr 1947. She lived at Fan Rock on Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., WV. The date of her burial is 9 Apr 1947, at the Lester Graveyard, on Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., WV. She died of Bronchial Pneumonia at age 71. Her father is Perry Lester, her mother is Sarah Johnson. Glenn Lester has a picture of the gravestone of Ruth Ephelia Lester who is buried at the Lester Graveyard, Indian Creek, Wyoming, WV. Batch #: 6020785, Sheet #: 32, Source Call #: 1621572 She was married to Richard Thornsbury Lester (son of Mathias Harmon Lester and Emily Ann Jones) on 18 Apr 1893 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. Richard Thornsbury Lester was born on 8 Apr 1869 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He was buried in Apr 1956 in Lester Graveyard, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co. He died on 18 Apr 1956 in Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He has reference number 8. !Glenn Lester has a copy of the marriage license of Richard Lester to Ruth Lester. They were married on 18 Apr 1893, by minister Mathias H. Lester at the home of Perry B. Lester. He was 23 and she was 16. Glenn has a copy of the letter written by her father giving her permission to marry. A copy of this record can be found at the County Clerks Office, Pineville, Wyoming Co., WV., Marriage Register, book , page . Glenn Lester has a picture of the gravestone of Richard Thornsbury Lester who is buried in the Lester graveyard on Indian Creek, Wyoming, WV. The grave stone has the birth year as 1870 actual birth date is 8 Apr 1869. Cherokee Application No. 42855. 1920 Wy. Co. (Baileysville) Thorne 50, Ruth 40 Ken 14, Fred 11, Mary 9 and George Jr. Glenn Allen Lester of 318 S. 3rd St., Burlington, KS 66839, shared the data on the descendants of Richard and Ruth Lester. Ruth Ephelia Lester and Richard Thornsbury Lester had the following children: +50 i. Edward M. Lester. +51 ii. William McKinley Lester. 52 iii. Uriah Lester was born on 16 Oct 1897 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died on 16 Oct 1897 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He was buried in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He has reference number JW2G-B8. Death Record can be found in the Wyoming Co. Courthouse, Pineville, West Virginia, Death Register, book 1, page 49. Died at birth. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. !REF 6020785 32 S/N 00270-1 057 55 +53 iv. Sarah Lucinda Lester. +54 v. Franklin Edgel Lester. +55 vi. Kenneth Pleasant Lester. +56 vii. Fred Lewis Lester. +57 viii. Mary Zettie Lester. +58 ix. George Carlos Lester. 59 x. Henry D. Lester was born on 4 Nov 1915 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died on 14 Dec 1919 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He has reference number JW2G-KG. Death record can be found in the Wyoming Co. Courthouse, Pineville, West Virginia, Death Register, Book 3, page 114. Died in childhood. REF 6020785 32 S/N00277-4 057 55 Batch #: 6020785, Sheet #: 32, Source Call #: 1621572 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. 60 xi. Garnet M. Lester was born on 23 Aug 1917 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died on 28 Jul 1918 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He has reference number JW2G-LM. Birth record can be found in the Wyoming Co. Courthouse, Pineville, West Virginia, Birth Register, Book 4, page 119. !Died in Childhood. This was a young boy not a girl as the name would tend to be for. Batch #: 6020785, Sheet #: 32, Source Call #: 1621572 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. SIXTH GENERATION 32. Jessie Mathis Lester was born on 2 May 1889. He was buried before 1995. He was married to Allie Shields in 1910 in WV, Wyoming Co.. Jessie Mathis Lester and Allie Shields had the following children: 61 i. Lyda Lester. 62 ii. Joseph Lester. 33. James T. Lester was born on 11 Jan 1891. He died before 1995. He has reference number 123h3b. Ada Lusk Stafford was born on 17 May 1892. She died on 5 Oct 1973. James T. Lester and Ada Lusk Stafford had the following children: 63 i. Lake Lester. Died in infancy. 64 ii. Ira Lester. KIlled in Mine accident. 65 iii. James T. Lester Jr.. Lived in Columbus, OH in 1997. 66 iv. Elsa Lester. m. Mr. Mullins, lived in Belle in 1997. 67 v. Howard Lester. +68 vi. Ause Irvin Lester. 69 vii. Katherine Lester. m. Mr. Rose, lived in Pineville in 1997. 70 viii. Betty Lester. m. Mr. Smith, lived in Pineville in 1997. 71 ix. Arnold Lester. Lived in Fanrock in 1997. 34. William Perry Lester was born on 17 Jun 1893 in WV, Wyoming Co..1 He died before 1995. Source: Wy. Co. Marriages and divorce records. He was married to Princess Cook in 1913 in WV, Wyoming Co.. He was divorced from Princess Cook in 1916. Princess Cook was born in 1896 in WV, Wyoming Co.. D/O Laura Cook. William Perry Lester and Lettie Shields had the following children: 72 i. Hilda Lester. William Perry Lester and Bessie Short had the following children: 73 i. Hiram Lester. 37. Eva J. Lester was born on 13 Aug 1897 in WV. She died before 1995. Eva J. Lester and Lee Morgan had the following children: 74 i. Claudia Morgan. 75 ii. J. P. Morgan. 76 iii. Glen Buren Morgan. 77 iv. Blandeen Morgan. 78 v. Warren Morgan. Killed in WW II 79 vi. Athleen Morgan. 80 vii. Rodney Morgan. 38. Sarah Effie Lester was born on 10 Oct 1900 in WV. She died before 1995. Sarah Effie Lester and Robert Lambert had the following children: 81 i. Luther Lambert. 82 ii. Edward Lambert. 83 iii. Frieda Mae Lambert. 39. Okey O. Lester was born on 13 Jan 1902 in WV. He died before 1995. Okey O. Lester and Romanza Justice had the following children: 84 i. Mary Lester. 85 ii. Clarence Lester. 86 iii. Agnes Lester. 41. Augusta R. Lester was born on 7 Aug 1907 in WV. She died before 1995. Augusta R. Lester and Rex Guy had the following children: 87 i. Pauline Guy. 88 ii. Delores Guy. 89 iii. Reba Jo Guy. 42. Elva Gertrude Lester was born on 26 Nov 1909 in WV, Wyoming Co., Fanrock. She died on 10 Mar 1995 in WV, McDowell Co., Welch. She was a Teacher's Aide. She was buried in Lester Cem. at Indian Creek. Gertrude shared the data on her branch of the family - 20 Sep 1983 Source for the rest of the data - Gertrude's Obit - The Register Herald 13 Mar 1995. She was married to Dwight Meadows on 14 Jul 1930 in WV, McDowell Co., Welch. Dwight Meadows was born on 6 May 1911. He died on 6 Dec 1973. S/O Doke and Louise Murphy Meadows. Elva Gertrude Lester and Dwight Meadows had the following children: 90 i. Eunice Meadows. Married Charles Boyd. Children: Brenda Kay, Stephen Charles 91 ii. Dwight E. Meadows was born on 10 Nov 1933 in WV, Wyoming Co., Fanrock. Married Mary Hatmaker. Children: Gregory, Linden, Bradley, Kevin (twin of Gregory), Morris Dean, and Dwight David Meadows. 92 iii. Mary Lou Meadows was born on 17 Sep 1938. Married Curt Billehus. Son: Allan Billehus. Lived in Atlanta, GA in 1995. 43. Martha A. Lester was born on 28 May 1912 in WV. She died before 1995. She was married to Kenneth R. short (son of Edward Short and Laura Belle Toler) about 1929. Kenneth R. short was born in 1911 in WV. Martha A. Lester and Kenneth R. short had the following children: 93 i. Kathleen Jean Short was born on 17 Aug 1930 in WV, Wyoming Co., Baileysville. 94 ii. Douglas Short was born on 22 Jul 1932. 95 iii. Dorothy Short was born on 22 Jul 1932. 96 iv. Kenneth Michael Short. 44. Edna Lester was born on 2 May 1915 in WV. She died after 1995. Edna Lester and Earl Adams had the following children: 97 i. Earl Adams Jr.. 98 ii. Jack Adams. 99 iii. Martha Jane Adams. 50. Edward M. Lester was born on 3 Oct 1894 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died on 23 Jul 1974 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia. He was buried on 26 Jul 1974 in Lester GY, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., West. He has reference number JW2P-P4. Batch #: 6020785, Sheet #: 32, Source Call #: 1621572 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. REF 6020785 32 S/N 00267-1 057 55 m. Bessie Tolley Bessie Tolley died before 1980 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She has reference number JW2P-Q9. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Edward M. Lester and Bessie Tolley had the following children: 100 i. Ida Lester. 101 ii. Bessie Lester. 102 iii. Franklin Roosevelt Lester. 103 iv. Dora Lester. 104 v. Donald Lester was born on 28 Feb 1939. He died on 21 Feb 1980. 105 vi. Nellie Lester. 106 vii. Lola Lester. 51. William McKinley Lester was born on 28 Feb 1896 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died on 7 Aug 1965. He was buried in Lester Graveyard, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co. He has reference number JW2P-TS. Birth Record can be found in the Wyoming Co. Courthouse, Pineville, West Virginia, book 1, page 115. Glenn Lester has a picture of the gravestone of William Lester. He is buried in the Lester Graveyard on Indian Creek. Found out he is actually buried in Princeton, West Virginia. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. REF 6020785 32 S/N 00269-5 057 55 Marie Bosler has reference number JW2P-V0. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. 53. Sarah Lucinda Lester was born on 23 Oct 1898 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She died on 26 Oct 1972. She has reference number JW2P-XB. Birth Record can be found in the Wyoming Co. Courthouse, Pineville, West Virginia, Birth Register, book 1, page 125. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. !REF 6020785 32 S/N 00271-3 057 55 m. Mr. Robertson Ezra Jackson was born about 1898. He has reference number JW2P-W5. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Sarah Lucinda Lester and Ezra Jackson had the following children: 107 i. Ruth Jackson. 108 ii. Lottie Jackson. 109 iii. Velva Jackson was born in 1920. She died in 1920. 110 iv. Winifred Jackson. 54. Franklin Edgel Lester was born on 3 Sep 1900 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died in Nov 1981. He was buried in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He has reference number JW2P-RG. Birth Record can be found in the Wyoming Co. Courthouse, Pineville, West Virginia, Birth Register, book 1, page 193. This is the man who my Dad, Edgel Lester, was named after. He happened to also be his Uncle. Dad never knew he was named after him until 1996, all of his life he wandered where his name Edgel came from and all the while it was his own uncle. Batch #: 6020785, Sheet #: 32, Source Call #: 1621572 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. !REF 6020785 32 S/N 00272-5 057 55 Josephine Morgan died before 1996. Franklin Edgel Lester and Josephine Morgan had the following children: 111 i. Ernie Lester. 112 ii. Stacy Lester. 113 iii. Theodore Lester. 114 iv. Robert Nelson Lester. 115 v. Grace Lester. 116 vi. Hazel Lester. 117 vii. Tootsie Lester. 118 viii. Helen Lester. 55. Kenneth Pleasant Lester was born on 19 Jan 1904 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He was buried in Apr 1980 in Lester Graveyard, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co. He died on 7 Apr 1980. He has reference number JW2P-ZH. There was an R.T. Lester born on the same date that Kenneth Lester was born, to the same parents. Information found in the Wyoming Co. Courthouse, Pineville, West Virginia, Birth Register, Book 4, page 113. Father is R.T. Lester and Mother is Ruth Lester. Information given by mother Ruth. Glenn Lester has a picture of the Gravestone of Kenneth Pleasant Lester, who is buried in the Lester Graveyard on Indian Creek, Wyoming, WV. !REF 6020785 32 S/N 00273-7 057 55 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Batch #: 6020785, Sheet #: 32, Source Call #: 1621572 He was married to Edner Ruth Barrett (daughter of John Letcher Barrett and Elizabeth Golda Augusta Jackson) on 9 May 1932. Edner Ruth Barrett was born on 9 Sep 1909 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. Birth Record found in Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia, courthouse; Register of Birth, Book 5, page 32. Kenneth Pleasant Lester and Edner Ruth Barrett had the following children: 119 i. Lonnie L. Lester was born on 2 Aug 1935 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. 120 ii. Larrie M. Lester was born on 20 Nov 1939 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. 121 iii. Latham E. Lester was born on 8 Jan 1942 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. 122 iv. Lenord C. Lester was born on 15 Oct 1944 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. 123 v. Leslie H. Lester was born on 13 Apr 1947 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. 124 vi. Lindia R. Lester was born on 7 Mar 1951 in Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. 56. Fred Lewis Lester was born on 19 May 1906 in Briar Creek, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died on 11 Dec 1984 in Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia. He was buried on 14 Dec 1984 in Lester Graveyard, Indian Creek, Wyoming Co. He has reference number 4. !FRED HAD A DIFFERENT NAME ON HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND IT WAS THOMAS B. LESTER Mid-wife, Nancy Smith gave the name Thomas B. Lester to him when she filed the birth record at the county clerks office. His family, and of course he didn't know this. He had to get two relatives that where ten years older than he to sware that he was known as Fred Lewis Lester since he was one. At the age of one the boy was very sick and the doctor that treated him asked for payment of his fee that the boy be named after him, Fred Lewis. Both of his birth records can be found in the Pineville, Wyoming County, WV., county clerks office. The record can be found in the Register of Birth, book #4, page 113, 3/4 of the way down the page. Marriage Record of Fred to Edna Barrett can be found in Marriage Record, Book 17, Page 468, Pineville, Wyoming County, WV., county clerks office. His parents are R. T. Lester, and Ruth Lester. Her parent are John Barrett and Augusta Barrett. They were married at the home of R. T. Lester in Fan Rock, Wyoming Co., WV. by George T. Lester. Married 14 Jan 1935, this is different from the record of the family bible because of requests from Fred and Edna, this actual record will not be on the main record contained here until both are dead. R. T. Lester is Richard Thornsbery Lester. Ruth Lester is Ruth Ephelia Lester. John Barrett is John Letcher Barrett. Augusta Barrett is Elizabeth Golda Augusta Jackson. Glenn Lester has a picture of the Graveston of Fred Lewis Lester who is buried in the Lester graveyard on Indian Creek, Wyoming, WV. He also has a copy of the Funeral Home program of his burial. !REF 6020785 32 S/N 00274-9 057 55 He was married to Edna Athleen Barrett (daughter of John Letcher Barrett and Elizabeth Golda Augusta Jackson) on 14 Jan 1935 in Indian Creek, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. Edna Athleen Barrett was born on 4 Feb 1907 in Wolf Pen, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She has reference number 5. !The person who gave information of birth was W.G. Sparks, Physician; record found in Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia, courthouse; Register of Birth, Book 4, page 9, top 4th of page. There was a previous marriage of which was stated by her to me Glenn Lester her grandson, was annulled. D/O John Letcher and Elizabeth Golda Jackson Barrett. Fred Lewis Lester and Edna Athleen Barrett had the following children: +125 i. Lewis William Lester. +126 ii. Edgel Lee Lester. +127 iii. Audry Fay Lester. +128 iv. Martin Dale Lester. +129 v. John Allen Wainwright Lester. 57. Mary Zettie Lester was born on 5 Jan 1911 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She has reference number JW2Q-20. !REF 6020785 32 S/N 00275-0 057 55 Ancestral File cannot share event information because this person is "living". From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Batch #: 6020785, Sheet #: 32, Source Call #: 1621572 m. Mr. Bailey, lived in Columbus, OH, Dec. 1995. 58. George Carlos Lester was born on 2 May 1913 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died on 14 Dec 1995 in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He was buried in Lester Mem. Cem., Odd, Wyoming Co., West Vi. Source: Obit. of George, 16 Dec 1995 Beckley, WV newspaper. George died at the home of his dau., Dorothy Wood in Spotsylvania, VA. He retired from the Vint Hill Farm Station, Warrenton, VA as a federal employee. He was a WW II US Army veteran and was a POW in Germany. He spent 30 yrs. in Warrenton and 15 yrs. at Odd. At the time of his death he had 25 grandchildren and 26 great-grand children. Lucinda Jarrell was born on 31 Mar 1918 in Thacker, West Virginia. She died before Dec 1995. George Carlos Lester and Lucinda Jarrell had the following children: 130 i. Dorothy Jean Lester was born on 7 Sep 1936 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. m. Mr. Wood, lived in Spotsylvania, VA, Dec. 1995. 131 ii. Dayton Stanley Lester was born on 12 Oct 1937 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died before Dec 1995. 132 iii. Daisy E. Lester was born on 10 Mar 1939 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. m. Mr. Wood, lived in Nokesville, VA, Dec. 1995. 133 iv. Delores Ann Lester died before Dec 1995. 134 v. Darlene Kay Lester died before Dec 1995. 135 vi. David M. Lester was born on 4 Apr 1944 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He died before Dec 1995. 136 vii. Dicie E. Lester was born on 23 Mar 1946 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. 137 viii. Daniel Ray Lester was born on 22 Oct 1947 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. m. Barbara, lived in Edinburg, VA, Dec. 1995. 138 ix. Delcie R. Lester was born on 31 Jul 1949 in Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. m. Daniel Keaton, lived in Prosperity, WV, Dec. 1995. 139 x. Donnie E. Lester was born on 5 Sep 1950 in Raphine, Rockbridge Co., Virginia. m. Christine, lived in Catlett, VA, Dec. 1995. 140 xi. Emily Lester. m. Ray Rowell, lived in Shady Springs, WV, Dec. 1995. 141 xii. Diana M. Lester was born on 18 Aug 1954 in Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia. m. Linwood Hester, lived in Spotsylvania, VA, Dec. 1995. 142 xiii. Della L. Lester was born on 15 Aug 1955 in Jeffersonton, Culpepper Co., Virginia. m. Mr. Swope, lived in Manassas, VA, Dec. 1995. 143 xiv. Drema S. Lester was born on 26 Oct 1956 in Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia. Lived in Georgia, Dec. 1995. SEVENTH GENERATION 68. Ause Irvin Lester was born on 2 Nov 1925 in WV, Fanrock. He died on 29 Aug 1997 in WV, Raleigh Co., Beckley. He has reference number 123h3b6. BAILEYSVILLE -- Ause Irvin Lester, 71, died Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born Nov. 2, 1925, at Fanrock, he was the son of the late James "Jim" and Ada Lusk Lester. Mr. Lester was a disabled coal miner last working for Robertson Phillips Coal Company. He was a member of the UMWA, District 29, Local 1160, and a lifelong resident of Wyoming County. He was preceded in death by a son, Stanley Lester; a brother, Howard Lester. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Mirley Louise Bailey Lester; five sons, Donald Lester of Baileysville, Terry Lester and his wife, Debbie, of Brenton, Steven Lester and his wife, Cheryl, of Front Royal, Va., and Cassidy Lester and his wife, Sheila, and Larry Lester and his wife, Gail, all of Fanrock; three daughters, Vanessa Lester of Baileysville, Melissa Kay Lockhart and her husband, Richard, of Gastonia, N.C., and Sandra Lester of Fanrock; a daughter-in-law, Carol Lester of Fanrock two brothers, James Lester Jr. of Columbus, Ohio, and Arnold Lester of Fanrock; three sisters, Katherine Rose and Betty Smith, both of Pineville. and Elsie Mullins of Belle; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be noon Tuesday at Calfee Funeral Service Chapel, Pineville, with the Rev. Billy Rose and Tommy Lee Rose officiating. Burial will follow in the Shannon Cemetery, Baileysville. Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Pineville. He was married to Mirley Louise Bailey in 1958. Ause Irvin Lester and Mirley Louise Bailey had the following children: 144 i. Stanley Lester died before 1997. 145 ii. Donald Lester. Lived in Baileysville 1997. 146 iii. Terry Lester. m. Debbie, lived in Brenton in 1997 147 iv. Steven Lester. m. Cheryl, lived in Front Royal, VA in 1997. 148 v. Cassidy Lester. m. Shelia, lived in Fanrock in 1997. 149 vi. Larry Lester. m. Gail, lived in Fanrock in 1997. 150 vii. Vanessa Lester. Lived in Baileysville in 1997. +151 viii. Malissa Kay Lester. 152 ix. Sandra Lester. Lived in Fanrock in 1997. 125. Lewis William Lester was born on 13 Aug 1932 in Fanrock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. Birth Record can be found in the Courthouse at Pineville, Wyoming Co., WV, Birth Register book 5B, page 124. He was married to Patsy Clay on 22 Apr 1955. He was divorced from Patsy Clay. Lewis William Lester and Patsy Clay had the following children: 153 i. Richard Lewis Lester. 154 ii. Jeffery L. Lester. He was married to Clair Jene Sizemore on 6 Nov 1971 in WV. 126. Edgel Lee Lester was born on 22 Mar 1934 in Fan Rock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He has reference number 2. Records of birth and marriage are presently in the possession of Edgel Lester. He was married to Mary Magdaline Wingate (daughter of Claude Franklin Wingate and (Martha) Elen Harvey) on 22 Aug 1953 in Hemphill, McDowell Co., West Virginia. Mary Magdaline Wingate was born on 25 Dec 1933 in Twin Branch, McDowell Co., West Virginia. She died on 9 Dec 1994 in Wellston, Manistee Co., Michigan. She was buried on 13 Dec 1994 in Fernwood Cemt., Dublin, Manistee Co., Michi. She has reference number 3. Birth Record can be found in the Courthouse at Welch, McDowell Co., WV; Birth Registry Book 10, page 299, line 21. Birth records are in the possession of Mary. Trans# 40101 Source TempleReady Src # 0838761975 Dallas Temple D/O Claude Franklin and Martha Elen Harvey Wingate. Edgel Lee Lester and Mary Magdaline Wingate had the following children: +155 i. Glenn Allen Lester. +156 ii. Michael Lee Lester. +157 iii. Ronda Elouise Lester. He was married to Joan E. SUMRALL on 6 Feb 1997 in Biloxi, Harrison Co., MS. Joan E. SUMRALL was born in 1949. 127. Audry Fay Lester was born on 13 Nov 1935 in Fan Rock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. She was married to Billy Jean Stewart on 1 Aug 1953 in Turkey Creek, West Virginia. Audry Fay Lester and Billy Jean Stewart had the following children: 158 i. William Stewart. 159 ii. Brenda Stewart. 160 iii. Sharon Stewart. 161 iv. Sandi Stewart. 128. Martin Dale Lester was born on 5 Apr 1939 in Fan Rock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. He was married to Pearl Josephine Marie Foux on 4 Feb 1960. He was divorced from Pearl Josephine Marie Foux. Martin Dale Lester and Pearl Josephine Marie Foux had the following children: 162 i. Michele Dale Lester was born on 28 Nov 1960 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. He was married to Elizabeth Kate Ammond on 12 Nov 1971 in VA. 129. John Allen Wainwright Lester was born on 24 Jul 1944 in Fan Rock, Wyoming Co., West Virginia. John and Kaye were divorced and they were remarried several years ago. circa 1989. He was married to Lemma Kaye Barnette on 4 May 1966. John Allen Wainwright Lester and Lemma Kaye Barnette had the following children: 163 i. Gregory Allen Lester was born on 19 Mar 1967 in Wilmington, Ohio. 164 ii. Timothy Lester. EIGHTH GENERATION 151. Malissa Kay Lester. Lived in Gastonia, NC in 1997. 155. Glenn Allen Lester was born on 13 Jun 1954 in Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia. He has reference number 1. !Birth Record can be found in the Courthouse at Welch, McDowell Co, WV; Birth Register Book 19, page 0233 DIVORCE WAS FINAL BETWEEN CHRISTINA AND GLENN ON 1 NOV 1984 Glenn has a copy of the marriage license between himself and Christina Gerics. He also has his own temple endowment slip that he received in the Swiss Temple. He also has a copy of the divorce papers between he and Christina. Glenn was excommunicated September 1988. Glenn was re-baptized 17 Dec 1989 into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Glenn was the source for the descendants of Fred Lewis Lester. Glenn Lester, 318 S 3rd St., Burlington, KS 66839 He was married to Christina Gerics on 31 Dec 1973 in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan. He was divorced from Christina Gerics. Christina Gerics was born on 26 Dec 1955 in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan. She has reference number JW2N-2P. CHRISTINA DIVORCED GLENN ON 1 NOV 1984. Christina has no middle name or initial. Ancestral File cannot share event information because this person is "living". From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Glenn Allen Lester and Christina Gerics had the following children: 165 i. Amy Edgelina Lester was born on 26 Oct 1975 in Fort Knox, Hardin Co., Kentucky. She has reference number JW2F-C9. Ancestral File cannot share event information because this person is "living". From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. 166 ii. Thorina Christine Lester was born on 6 Jan 1978 in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan. She has reference number JW2F-DG. Ancestral File cannot share event information because this person is "living". From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. 167 iii. Melissa Sue-Miquette Lester was born on 16 Mar 1980 in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan. She has reference number JW2F-FM. Ancestral File cannot share event information because this person is "living". From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. 168 iv. Paul Jarod Lester was born on 24 Mar 1982 in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan. He was married to Garlyn Muriel Sessions on 2 Sep 1995 in Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas. Garlyn Muriel Sessions was born on 12 Jul 1955 in San Bernadino, San Bernadino Co, Californi. 156. Michael Lee Lester was born on 29 Nov 1955 in Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota. He was married to Joan Michele Gladding on 2 Aug 1977 in Cedar Springs, Kent, MI. Joan Michele Gladding was born on 17 Mar 1954 in Michigan. Michael Lee Lester and Joan Michele Gladding had the following children: 169 i. Tyler Michael Lester was born on 19 May 1983 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. !Tyler is adopted 170 ii. Emily Anne Lester was born on 12 Aug 1986 in Kansas City, Kansas. !Emily is adopted 157. Ronda Elouise Lester was born on 6 Feb 1957 in Fitzsimons, Aurora, Adams Co., Colorado. !Note the spelling of Ronda. It is different than the normal spelling Rhonda. She was married to Jonathan David Bowles on 22 May 1976 in Corunna, Shiawassee, MI. Jonathan David Bowles was born on 31 Mar 1955 in Toledo, Lucus Co., Ohio. Ronda Elouise Lester and Jonathan David Bowles had the following children: 171 i. Mary Irene Bowles was born on 23 Sep 1976 in Fort Knox, Hardin Co., Kentucky. 172 ii. Jonathan David Bowles was born on 21 Nov 1980 in Toledo, Lucus Co., Ohio. 173 iii. Rebecca Ruth Bowles was born on 21 Sep 1983 in Lexington, Kentucky. Prepared by: Doug Bishop dbishop2@ix.netcom.com SOURCES 1. Birth records of Wyoming Co., WV.