Marland was the son of Maynard Lester and Florence Anna May (Young) Lester. His parents divorced when he was six, and they lived with her parents in Elmore. His mother remarried when he was 11. He lived in Faribault County his entire life and appears to never have married. He died in 2001.
Sources
Minnesota Birth Index, 1900-1934; Ancestry.com; Name Marland Arthur Lester; Birth Date 9 Mar 1924; Birth Place Faribault, Minnesota, USA; Father's Surname Lester; Mother's Maiden Nam Young; Certificate Number 1924-09047
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46259527/marland-arthur-lester: accessed 02 February 2023), memorial page for Marland Arthur Lester (9 Mar 1924–7 Nov 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46259527, citing Riverview Cemetery, Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Pastor Rachelle R. Wells Bobenmoyer (contributor 50763189).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marland by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marland: