Lydia (Schachtmayer) Lester
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Lydia Pearl (Schachtmayer) Lester (1892 - 1995)

Lydia Pearl Lester formerly Schachtmayer aka Schachtmeyer
Born in California, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 14 Apr 1928 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United Statesmap
Died at age 102 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lydia Schachtmayer was born on September 07, 1892 in California, United States. Her parents were Joseph Schachtmayer and Mary Pynsdeski.

1900 United States Census - San Diego, San Diego, California.[1]

Name Relationship Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph Schachtmayer Head M 40 Germany
Mary Schachtmayer Wife F 39 Germany
Edward Schachtmayer Son M 15 Kansas
Leo Schachtmayer Son M 23 Missouri
Lydia Schachtmayer Daughter F 20 California
Lynda Schachtmayer Daughter F 18 California

1910 United States Census - San Diego, San Diego, California.[2]

Name Relationship Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph Schachtmayer Head M 48 Germany
Mary Schachtmayer Wife F 47 Germany
Leo Schachtmayer Son M 23 Missouri
Lydia Schachtmayer Daughter F 20 California
Lynda Schachtmayer Daughter F 18 California

She married Arthur Lester on April 14, 1928 Together they had 1 child:

  1. Charlotte Lester

1930 United States Census - San Diego, San Diego, California[3]

Name Relationship Sex Age Birthplace
Arthur B Lester Head 34 Colorado
Lydia S Lester Wife 31 California

1930 census shows married to Arthur living at 3606 Lotus. Indicates age as 31 and birth year as 1899. So correct birth year was 1893, and age as 37 at census. 1930 census indicates that they have been married 2 years and Lydia's initial is S. Both of Lydia's parents born born in Berlin, Germany but Lydia was born in California.[3]

1940 United States Census - San Diego, San Diego, California[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arthur Lester Head Male 43 Colorado
Lydia Lester Wife Female 42 California
Charlotte Lester Daughter Female 8 California

She died on July 10, 1995 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States. She is buried at For Rosecrans National Cemetery[5]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M957-CNZ : accessed 19 September 2021), Edward Schachtmaer in household of Joseph Schachtmaer, San Diego city Ward 4, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 194, sheet 14A, family 349, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,099.
  2. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLY-FH2 : accessed 19 September 2021), Leo Schachtmayer in household of Joseph Schachtmayer, San Diego Ward 4, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 152, sheet 9A, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 94; FHL microfilm 1,374,107.
  3. 3.0 3.1 > United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
  4. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC66-N6G : accessed 19 September 2021), Lydia S Lester in household of Arthur B Lester, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 54, sheet 14A, line 35, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 191; FHL microfilm 2,339,926.
  5. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/915416/lydia-pearl-lester : accessed 19 September 2021), memorial page for Lydia Pearl Lester (7 Sep 1892–10 Jul 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 915416, citing Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5)

Notes

My mother's Aunt Lydia, married to her mother's brother Arthur. Cute how My grandmother Charlotte named her son Arthur and Arthur named his daughter Charlotte. (PT 1/23/2017)




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