Born about in Cullman, Alabama, USA
Daughter of George F Lester
and Mary Ann (Powell) Lester
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin Franklin Jones
— married
22 Jan 1886 in Cullman County, AL
Descendants 
Mother of
Edgar Franklin Jones, Alice Jones, Laura Pearl Jones, Riley Alvin Jones, Tommy D Jones, Winifred M Jones, [private daughter (1900s - 1990s)], Elizabeth Frances Jones and Alice Jones
Died before
before about age 42
in Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Apr 2015
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Biography
George and Maryann Lester bore Nancy Josephine in 1867/68 in Cullman, AL.
Nancy J. Lester mentioned in the record of Benjamin F. Jones and Nancy J. Lester
Marriage, Event Date 24 Jan 1886
Cullman, Alabama, United States
[1]
Children
- Edgar Franklin 1888
- Mary Alice 1889
- Laura Pearl 1894
- Riley Alvin 1896
- Tommie D. 1898
- Winifred M 1899
- Nora Barnes "Mamie" 1902
- Elizabeth Frances 1904
- Alice 1906
Death
Nancy was mentioned on a memorial with a death date of before 1910. In FindaGrave, the reporter states,
"Died before 1910 Oklahoma. If anyone should find otherwise, please let me know and I will correct the information. I had heard she died when she was giving birth to a child. I have a letter from Nancy' s Granddaughter (Elizabeth (Mozingo) Rucker) that states she died in Talihina, OK and was buried there with a child." [2]
Sources
- ↑ CITING THIS RECORD "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ9-LG4C : 21 July 2015), Benjamin F. Jones and Nancy J. Lester, 1886.
- ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image) Find A Grave: Memorial #175404268 (accessed 3 November 2022) Memorial page for Nancy Josephine “Josey” Lester Jones (1868- before 1910).
- Source: S3 Ancestry Family Trees: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
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Maureen (Henigan) Rosenfeld
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Lester-2350 and Lester-1408 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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by Maureen (Henigan) Rosenfeld
Rejected matches › Josephine Angela (Unknown) McBrearty (abt.1871-1923)
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