Thomas Wilson Lester (abt. 1855 - 1937)

Born about 1855 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Feb 1937 at about age 82 in Craig, Virginia, United States

Biography

Native Virginian

Thomas Wilson Lester was born in 1854 to Leftwich and Christine Bishop Lester in Floyd County, Virginia. He is listed with his parents in Floyd County on the 1860 Census.^[1]

On October 1, 1874 he married Rachel Altizer in Montgomery County, Virginia.^[2][3] He is listed with Rachel on the 1880 Census,^[4] in Floyd County, on the 1900 Census in Mercer, West Virginia,^[5] and on the 1910 Census in the East River District of Mercer, West Virginia.^[6] The census records indicate that Thomas and Rachel had at least nine children. It is believed that Rachel passed away in August of 1920 but a record of death is needed for confirmation. Thomas was remarried on April 24, 1930 to Virginia Mills Carr in Craig County, Virginia. He passed away in February of 1937 at the age of 82.^[7]

Research Notes

• Thomas Wilson Lester: Vital • Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
• Name: Thomas Wilson Lester
• Sex: Male
• Age: 82
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
• Race: White
• Father's Name: Lester
• Spouse's Name: Virginia Lester
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 18 Feb 1937
• Event Place: , Craig, Virginia, United States
• Certificate Number: 4026
• Registration Number: 222
• Registration Date: 20 Feb 1937
  • Source^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-HW2 : Mon Jul 17 23:09:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Leftwich Lester and Christina Lester, 1860.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS5-RX2 : 29 January 2020), T. W. Lester, 1874.
3. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z3N-N8V4 : 28 June 2022), T W Lester, 1 Oct 1874; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC59-181 : Thu Aug 03 04:24:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lister and Rachel Lister, 1880.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZM-HVJ : Thu Aug 03 00:38:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilson Lester and Rachel Lester, 1900.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNV-7NP : Wed Jul 19 04:35:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilson Lester and Rachel Lester, 1910.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116602325/thomas-w-lester: accessed 11 August 2023), memorial page for Thomas W. Lester (1854–18 Feb 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116602325, citing Hutchison-Hardwick Family Cemetery, Craig County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Stoogette (contributor 47099534).
8. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-VGG8 : 16 August 2019), Thomas Wilson Lester, 18 Feb 1937; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Craig, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.