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Lester, James Milton

Male 1836 - 1910  (73 years)


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  1. 1.  Lester, James Milton was born on 25 Aug 1836 in , , Kentucky; died on 03 Jun 1910 in Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in Jun 1910 in McClure-Lester Family Cemetery, Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    James and Alice lived in Swan Pond Bottom. He was a farmer, merchant and at one time school superintendent.

    Tombstone photo owned by Glenda (Dunbar) Hall

    James married Boyd, Mary on 09 May 1865. Mary (daughter of Boyd, George and McClure, Alice) was born on 28 Dec 1842 in , , Kentucky; died on 01 Feb 1921 in Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in Feb 1921 in McClure-Lester Family Cemetery, Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lester, Vernon Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Feb 1866 in , , Kentucky; died on 17 Apr 1941.
    2. 3. Lester, Orien Avalee  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1867 in , , Kentucky; died on 12 Mar 1954 in Swanpond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in Mar 1954 in McClure-Lester Cemetery, Swanpond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky.
    3. 4. Lester, Leon Melanthon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1870 in Swan Pond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky; died on 31 Aug 1920 in Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in Sep 1920 in McClure-Lester Family Cemetery, Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky .
    4. 5. Lester, Verta Ideal  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1873 in , , Kentucky; died on 29 Jun 1945.
    5. 6. Lester, William Everett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1875 in Kendel, Russell, Kentucky; died on 10 Apr 1964 in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky; was buried on 12 Apr 1964 in Glenwood Cemetery, , Casey, Kentucky.
    6. 7. Lester, Sytha Alice  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Mar 1878 in , , Kentucky; died on 07 Aug 1907.
    7. 8. Lester, Ewell Caldwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1880 in Creelsborough, Russell, Kentucky; died on 18 Dec 1963; was buried in Dec 1963.
    8. 9. Lester, Mary Ella  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1882 in Creelsborough, Russell, Kentucky; died on 07 Apr 1965; was buried in Apr 1965.
    9. 10. Lester, Kirby Stone  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1885 in Swan Pond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky; died in May 1968 in Creelsboro, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in May 1968.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lester, Vernon Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 03 Feb 1866 in , , Kentucky; died on 17 Apr 1941.

    Vernon married Meadows, Maud D. on 30 Dec 1896. Maud was born in 1885 in , , Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lester, Orien Avalee Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 22 Jul 1867 in , , Kentucky; died on 12 Mar 1954 in Swanpond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in Mar 1954 in McClure-Lester Cemetery, Swanpond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Unmarried


  3. 4.  Lester, Leon Melanthon Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 10 Mar 1870 in Swan Pond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky; died on 31 Aug 1920 in Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in Sep 1920 in McClure-Lester Family Cemetery, Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky .

    Notes:

    Notes for Leon Melanthon Lester
    From Russell Co. Family and History Book

    Leon (pronounced Len) was described by his brothers, friends and business associates as a ?goodman.? He was a farmer who was brave enough to sew up his own injury with needle and thread (doctors were not readily accessible in Swan Pond).

    He was active in the Beech Grove Christian Church. He died at age 50 in the Lebanon Hospital from another injury which resulted in blood poisoning.

    5. Leon Melantho 5 Lester (James M. 4, James L. 3, William 2, Thomas 1) was born March 10, 1870 in Swan Pond Bottom, Russell Co. Ky., and died August 31, 1920. He married Mary ers and owned the general store at Kendall. He attended Beech Grove School for awhile before deciding to become a dentist. He graduated from the Louisville College of Dentistry in 1913. He first began practice with his brother, Dr. W. E. Lester, in Liberty, But soon started his own practice on a house boat on the Cumberland River, traveling from Burnside to the Tennessee line. His brother, Ewell, was his chief navigator and cook. He next set up an office at Burnside, but later returned to Russell Co., this time using a horse and buggy and later an automobile to see his patients. He would take his equipment to along with him, and covered eight or ten counties in the southeastern part of Kentucky. He would extract your teeth and make a full upper and lower plate for $20.00 or extract an aching tooth for 50 cents. In December 1921, Doc Lester set up an office in the Jamestown home of his sister, Mrs. Verta Meadows. He had one of the first radios in the country and had an aerial strung all the way across Mrs. Meadow?s garden to bring in the sound. He took time off to have fun, of course, ?Hearts? card games at night and he got tennis started in the area.


    Leon married McClure, Mary Myrtie on 25 Dec 1901. Mary (daughter of McClure, James Edward and Blankenship, Sarah Elizabeth) was born on 31 Jul 1879 in , , Kentucky; died on 21 Oct 1960 in Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in Oct 1960 in McClure-Lester Family Cemetery, Swan Pond, Russell, Kentucky . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Lester, Verta Ideal Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 11 Apr 1873 in , , Kentucky; died on 29 Jun 1945.

    Verta married Meadows, James Notley on 08 Mar 1904 in , , Kentucky. James was born on 29 Jan 1870 in , , Kentucky; died on 13 Nov 1919 in , Russell, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Lester, William Everett Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 12 Sep 1875 in Kendel, Russell, Kentucky; died on 10 Apr 1964 in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky; was buried on 12 Apr 1964 in Glenwood Cemetery, , Casey, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • OCCU: Dentist

    William married Winfrey, Willy Faye on 18 Sep 1910 in Jamestown, Russell, Kentucky. Willy was born on 18 Feb 1888 in Esto, Russell, Kentucky; died on 03 Mar 1980 in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky; was buried on 05 Mar 1980 in Glenwood Cemetery, , Casey, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Lester, Sytha Alice Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 12 Mar 1878 in , , Kentucky; died on 07 Aug 1907.

    Sytha married Ballou, Porter on 04 Sep 1904. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Lester, Ewell Caldwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 11 Apr 1880 in Creelsborough, Russell, Kentucky; died on 18 Dec 1963; was buried in Dec 1963.

    Family/Spouse: Murray, Martha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Lester, Mary Ella Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 26 Apr 1882 in Creelsborough, Russell, Kentucky; died on 07 Apr 1965; was buried in Apr 1965.

    Mary married Campbell, John on 12 Nov 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Lester, Kirby Stone Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 19 Sep 1885 in Swan Pond Bottom, Russell, Kentucky; died in May 1968 in Creelsboro, Russell, Kentucky; was buried in May 1968.

    Kirby married Coffey, Nellye Rose in 1936. Nellye (daughter of Coffey, Willis S. and McKinley, Lola) was born on 09 May 1910; died in Dec 1983 in Creelsboro, Russell, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



 

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