Winfield
Callahill
Lester
Born in Floyd County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abner A. Lester Jr
and Mary Anne (Helms) Lester
Brother of
Green Winfield Lester, Barbara E. (Lester) Dickerson, Nancy Ellen Lester, John William Lester, Sarah R. (Lester) Wainwright, Mary Ann Lester, Samuel L. Lester, James L. Lester, Vana J. Lester, Malinda Rachel (Lester) Manning and Jacob Abner Ernest Lester
Husband of
Louise Texas Snead
— married
23 Dec 1875 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Floyd County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography
Winfield Calohill Lester was born on 1 Feb 1854 in Floyd County, Virginia, United States, son of Abner A. Lester Jr (1818 - 1862) and Mary Anne Helms (1820 - 1861).
His siblings were:
- Green Winfield Lester (~1836 - 1850)
- Barbara E. Lester (~1839 - )
- Nancy Ellen Lester (~1842 - 1903)
- John William Lester (1844 - 1894)
- Sarah R. Lester (~1845 - )
- Mary Ann Lester (~1847 - ~1853)
- Samuel L. Lester (~1850 - )
- James L. Lester (~1851 - )
- Malinda Rachel Lester (~1856 - >1900)
- Vana J. Lester (~1857 - )
- Jacob Ernest Abner Lester (1859 - 1932)
Winfield (21) married Louise Texas Snead ( - ) on 23 Dec 1875.
Winfield died on 19 Nov 1921 in Floyd County aged 67.
Sources
- "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZYS-TM5K : 17 November 2022), William C Lester, 1854.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-QVF : Mon Mar 20 19:55:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Lester and Marry A Lester, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLY-BX9 : 29 May 2021), Callohill Lester in entry for Fleming W Lester, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5S-QKQ : 15 January 2022), W. Calahill Lester, Little River District, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJQ-MSK : 4 February 2021), Winfield C Lester, 1920.
- "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-JQLX : 16 August 2019), Winfield Callahill Lester, 19 Nov 1921; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
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