Lester was born 21 Mar 1871 and passed away 7 Nov 1945. [1] He is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. [2] He was the son of James Hartzell and Helen Merryman. He married Emma Hocking on 31 Dec 1896 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado. [3]
United States Census, 1880 - Park, Jefferson, Colorado [7]
Colorado State Census, 1885 - Jefferson, Colorado [8]
United States Census, 1900 - North Philipsburg, Philipsburg City, Granite, Montana [9]
United States Census, 1910 - Butte Ward 6, Silver Bow, Montana [10]
United States Census, 1920 - Silver Bow, Montana [11]
United States Census, 1930 - Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio [12]
United States Census, 1940 - Butte, Silver Bow, Montana [13]
Sources
↑ "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-812M : 18 February 2021), Lester J Hartzell, 07 Nov 1945; citing Death, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,312,000.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/126122553/lester-james-hartzell : accessed 15 May 2021), memorial page for Lester James Hartzell (21 Mar 1871–7 Nov 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #126122553, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA ; Maintained by DN (contributor 48358746).
↑ "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQ4-3J3 : 19 February 2021), Lester J Hartzell and Emma Hocking, 31 Dec 1896, Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States; citing no. 1468, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,086.
↑ "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-8CPD : 18 February 2021), Lester J Hartzell in entry for Emma H Hartzell, 15 Mar 1940; citing Death, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,311,998.
↑ "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNT-S427 : 18 February 2021), Lester James Hartzell in entry for Lester James Hartzell, 29 Feb 1904; citing Birth, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,358,297.
↑ "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-ST33 : 18 February 2021), Lester J Hartzell in entry for MM9.1.1/QKNR-ST3S:, 29 Feb 1904; citing Birth, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,266,897.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDN-TZQ : 19 February 2021), Lester J Hartzell in household of James G Hartzell, Park, Jefferson, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 286B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,091.
↑ "Colorado State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8WN-MF9 : 4 March 2021), Lester J Hartzell in entry for J G Hartzell, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M158 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 498,507.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM54-1LM : accessed 16 May 2021), Lester J Hartzell, North Philipsburg, Flint Creek Valley, Red Rock Precincts Philipsburg city, Granite, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44, sheet 3B, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,912.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLC6-Z3P : accessed 16 May 2021), Lester J Hartzell, Butte Ward 6, Silver Bow, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 8A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 836; FHL microfilm 1,374,849.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X44W-QCM : accessed 16 May 2021), Lester J Hartzell, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 4B, line 76, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1832; FHL microfilm 2,341,566.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQD-B9G : 4 January 2021), Lester J Hartzell, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47-44, sheet 61B, line 58, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2231.
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