Frank B Lester (1854 - 1920)

Born 20 Aug 1854 in Brockport, Monroe, New York, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1920 at age 65 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Frank B /Lester/^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 Dec 1856

Place: Duanesburg, Schenectady, New York, United States^[3][4]

Residence

Residence: 1900; Place: Groton village, Tompkins, New York^[5]

Residence: 1920; Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York^[6]

Research Notes

The middle name will be key to documenting Frank Lester born abt 1855 in New York. Research shows several born in this area of NY in the 1855 +/- timeframe.

Find-A-Grave Memorial# 122962782 shows he moved to San Francisco in the late 1870s. Son of John and Katherine Kimpel Lester. Per baptismal record born 20 Aug 1854 baptized 5 Sep 1854 Church of the Nativity (Brockport) - godparents Joseph Lester and Elizabeth Lester. The birth date found on the funeral home record is 29 Aug 1854. Frank moved to San Francisco in the late 1870s. The obituaries for both his parents list his residence as San Francisco. Married Frederica Greiner around 1881. They had two children: Grace and Edward.

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Sources

• WikiTree profile Lester-731 created through the import of JESSUP-ELDER-WALLACE-ROSS Fami.ged on Oct 23, 2012 by David Jessup. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

• Source: S-1448593481 Repository: #R-2139299713 Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco Note: APID: 1,6061::0
• Repository: R-2139299713 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-1448639467 Repository: #R-2139299713 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18 Note: APID: 1,7602::0
• Source: S-1448639994 Repository: #R-2139299713 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21174920&pid=336

1. ↑ Source: #S-1448593481 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: T625_1265; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 179; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=54616138&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Groton, Tompkins, New York APID: 1,6061::54616138
2. ↑ Source: #S-1448639467 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: T623_1168; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 147; FHL microfilm: 1241168. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=67721746&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1855 Birth place: New York Marriage date: 1879 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Groton village, Tompkins, New York APID: 1,7602::67721746
3. ↑ Source: #S-1448593481 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: T625_1265; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 179; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=54616138&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Groton, Tompkins, New York APID: 1,6061::54616138
4. ↑ Source: #S-1448639467 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: T623_1168; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 147; FHL microfilm: 1241168. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=67721746&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1855 Birth place: New York Marriage date: 1879 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Groton village, Tompkins, New York APID: 1,7602::67721746
5. ↑ Source: #S-1448639467 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: T623_1168; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 147; FHL microfilm: 1241168. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=67721746&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1855 Birth place: New York Marriage date: 1879 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Groton village, Tompkins, New York APID: 1,7602::67721746
6. ↑ Source: #S-1448593481 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: T625_1265; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 179; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=54616138&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Groton, Tompkins, New York APID: 1,6061::54616138
7. ↑
   • 1855 NY State Census - Sweden, Monroe, NY - John Lester (30), Catherine Lester (25), Caspar (4), Mary (2), Frank (0), Joseph Lester (33)
   • 1860 US Census - Sweden, Monroe, New York - John Lester (37)-transcribed as Leister, Catharine Lester (28), Casper (9), Catherine (7), Frank (5), Mary (3), Josephine (1)
   • 1870 US Census - Sweden, Monroe, New York - John Lester (47), Catherine Lester (40), Casper (19), Catherine (17), Frank (15), May (13), Clara (11), Julius (9), Joseph (7), George (5), Margaret (3), Anna (4/12)
   • Find-A-Grave Memorial# 122962782 - Frank Lester; dob: 20 Aug 1854, in Brockport, Monroe, NY; dod: 18 Jul 1920, in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; burial: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, in Colma, San Mateo, CA