Lester Gilmore Abramson (1902 - 1961)

Born 19 Feb 1902 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Husband of Florence Roselle (Gardner) Abramson — married 29 May 1925 in Manhattan, New York County, New York

Died 7 Oct 1961 at age 59 in Miami, Dade County, Florida

Biography

Lester was born 16 February 1902 in the Bronx, New York.^[1] He was the son of Abram G. Abramson and Sarah Tow.

He married Florence Roselle Gardner on 29 May 1925 in Manhattan, New York City.^[2]

Lester died 7 October 1961 in Miami, Florida,^[3] and he is buried there in Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Lester's full date of birth appears on his New York military service card and on the application for his military grave stone. His parents' names are confirmed in his marriage record. "New York, Military Service Cards, 1816–1979," Lester G Abramson, b. 16 February 1902; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/2340/40651_420302988_0970-00016/109419?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/29581754244/facts/citation/155142866384/edit/record : accessed December 2015); citing NYNG Officer Service Cards since 1/1//1943, New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, New York. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925–1963," Lester Gilmore Abramson, d. 7 October 1961, service no. Navy: 100 0750; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/2375/40050_2321306652_0438-00269/1216553?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/29581754244/facts/citation/155142866234/edit/record : accessed December 2015). "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829–1940," Lester Gelmon Abramson and Florence R. Gardner, 29 May 1925, Manhattan; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:247C-13F : accessed December 2015).
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829–1940," Lester Gelmon Abramson and Florence R. Gardner, 29 May 1925, Manhattan; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:247C-13F : accessed December 2015).
3. ↑ The full date is stated on the application for Lester's military grave stone. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925–1963," Lester Gilmore Abramson, d. 7 October 1961, service no. Navy: 100 0750; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/2375/40050_2321306652_0438-00269/1216553?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/29581754244/facts/citation/155142866234/edit/record : accessed December 2015). "Florida Death Index, 1877–1998," Lester G Abramson, October 1961, Dade County; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVXQ-QCY : accessed December 2015).
4. ↑ Michael Abramson, "Lester Gilmore Abramson," Memorial no. 138526873, posted 9 November 2014; memorial without photograph, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138526873 : accessed December 2015).