Elisha lester

Question

Can someone help. Im trying to find information on my great grandfather Elisha lester and his wife from mcdowell county wv. His daughter berthia was my grandmother. I belive they may have come from the grundy area in Virginia.

Comments

Hello Rhonda, Have you looked to see if Elisha or Berthia have existing profiles on Wikitree?

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I think I found a candidate for Elisha here: 

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lester-2516

Added some details. 

Didn’t find Bethiah. there were likely more children than I found. Couldn’t find the family in the 1880 census. 

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Rhonda, who did Berthiah marry?

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She married Charlie Hagy

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This is it, thank you all, i really appreciate it, i have searched a very long time and couldnt link this..

Answer 1

Name:	Elisha Gester [Elisha Lester]
Age in 1910:	37
Birth Year:	abt 1873
Birthplace:	West Virginia
Home in 1910:	Panther, McDowell, West Virginia
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	Elizabeth Lester
Father's Birthplace:	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:	Virginia
Native Tongue:	English
Occupation:	Farming
Industry:	Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other:	Own Account
Home Owned or Rented:	Rent
Home Free or Mortgaged:	Free
Farm or House:	Farm
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
Years Married:	17
Out of Work:	N
Number of weeks out of work:	4
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Elisha Gester 37 Elizabeth Lester 36 Glewellyn Lester 16 Mary Lester 15 Noah Lester 12 Lewis Lester 11 George Lester 9 Walter Lester 6 Bertha Lester 4 Perlie Lester 2 Eli Lester 0

 

Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Panther, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1687; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375700

Answer 2

Name:	Elasha Lester
Age:	10
Birth Date:	Abt 1870
Birthplace:	Virginia
Home in 1880:	Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Dwelling Number:	199
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Son
Marital Status:	Single
Father's name:	Jacob Lester
Father's Birthplace:	Virginia
Mother's name:	Sarah Lester
Mother's Birthplace:	Virginia
Occupation:	At Home
Attended School:	Yes
Cannot Read:	Yes
Cannot Write:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Jacob Lester 37 Sarah Lester 36 Ell Lester 12 Elasha Lester 10 William I. Lester 8 Amanda Lester 5 Sarah M. Lester 2

 

Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: 1357; Family History Film: 1255357; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 015

Answer 3

Elisha's father & grandparents:

Name:	Jacob R Lester
Birth Date:	abt 1841
Death Date:	13 Apr 1891
Death Place:	Buchanan, Virginia
Death Age:	50
Gender:	Male
Father Name:	John Lester
Mother Name:	Rachel Lester
FHL Film Number:	2056975

 

"Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853–1912." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

Answer 4

It appears that Elisha's wife had the same surname. They were not married until 1892:

Name:	Elisabeth Lester
Age:	5
Birth Date:	Abt 1875
Birthplace:	West Virginia
Home in 1880:	Sandy River, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Dwelling Number:	99
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Daughter
Marital Status:	Single
Father's name:	Lewis Lester
Father's Birthplace:	Virginia
Mother's name:	Mary Lester
Mother's Birthplace:	Virginia
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Lewis Lester 28 Mary Lester 29 Elisabeth Lester 5 Luvicy Lester 1

 

Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Sandy River, Mcdowell, West Virginia; Roll: 1407; Family History Film: 1255407; Page: 343A; Enumeration District: 079