Gordon B. Lester (1854 - 1937)

Born 24 Apr 1854 in Alum Ridge, Floyd County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rosabell (Reed) Lester — married 9 Nov 1876 in Floyd County, VA

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1937 at age 83 in Alum Ridge, Floyd County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Farm Laborer. Farmer.

Gordon passed away in July of 1937:

• Gorden B Lester: Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
• Name: Gorden B Lester
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 05 Jul 1937
• Event Place: , Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Registration Date: 07 Jul 1937
• Sex: Male
• Age: 83
• Race: White
• Birth Date: 24 Apr 1854
• Father's Name: Louis Lester
• Mother's Name: Pollie Ann Boyd
• Spouse's Name: Rose Bell Lester
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Certificate Number: 17738
• Registration Number: 310
• Affiliate Image Identifier: 43004_172028008151_0118-00097.j2k
  • Source^[1]

Buried in Lester Cemetery, Route 742 near Route 739, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., Virginia.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-2XB3 : 16 August 2019), Gorden B Lester, 05 Jul 1937; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Floyd, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227995100/gordon-b-lester: accessed 24 November 2022), memorial page for Gordon B Lester (24 Apr 1854–5 Jul 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227995100, citing Lester Cemetery, Alum Ridge, Floyd County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Tracy C. (contributor 48269220) .

• 1870 Federal Census of Floyd Co., VA.
• 1900 Federal Census of Alum Ridge District 10, Floyd Co., VA, Line # 100, Sheet # 12.

Acknowledgments

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