Lester Willis Bartlett (1889 - 1960)

Born 30 Apr 1889 in Springvale, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Belle (Blanchard) Bartlett — married 21 Dec 1907 in Sanford, Maine

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the Bartlett Name Study.

Name: Lester Willis Bartlett. ^[1]

Born 30 APR 1889. Springvale, Maine. ^{[2] [1]}

Marriage
Husband Lester Willis Bartlett.
Wife Clara Belle Blanchard.
Marriage 21 DEC 1907. Sanford, Maine. v Some details from marriage record: First marriage for both; both age 18; his occupation shoe cutter, hers housework; his birthplace Sanford, Maine, hers Eaton, New Hampshire. ^[3]

Died 14 OCT 1960. ^[4]

Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford, York County, Maine. ^[5]

FindAGraveMemorial 98717978. ^[5]

Find A Grave: Memorial #98717978

Census analysis:
1910 U.S. Census, Maine, York County, Sanford; Lester and wife are in the household of his father; George Bartlett, 56; Lester, son, 20, married two years, shoe factory cutter; Clara Bartlett, dau-in-law,20, married two years.
1920 U.S. Census, Military and Naval Population, Navy, USS Pennsylvania; Lester W. Bartlett, Chief Boatswains Mate, age 25 [sic], married, born Springvale, Maine.
1920 U.S. Census, Maine, York County, Sanford; all born Maine except parents born New Hampsher; Andrew J.Blanchard, head, 60, farmer; Susan, wife, 58; Fred, son, 16, farmer; Howard, son, 13. In the household, all named Bartlett; Clara, dau, 30; Bryce, grandson, 9; Donald, grandson, 8. ^[6]

Headstone application: Some items from the headstone application: Lester Bartlett; born 30 Apr 1889; died 14 Oct 1960; Chief Boatswains Mate, U.S. Navy service number 1107282; enlisted 25 May 1917, discharged 4 Aug 1919; applicant Donald W. Bartlett, son, 3 Park St., Sanford, Maine. Compiler's comment: This application shows he was discharged in 1919, however the 1920 U.S. Census shows he is a Chief Boatswains Mate on board USS Pennsylvania. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S1502 Maine, Birth Records 1621-1922, Lester Willis Bartlett, accessed 1 Apr 2017
2. ↑ Source: #S681 p. 4
3. ↑ Source: #S1502 Maine Vital Records 1713-1922, Lester Willis Bartlett & Clara Belle Blanchard, 1907, accessed 1 Apr 2017
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S1502 U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 for Lester Willis Bartlett, accessed 2 Apr 2017
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S1301 accessed 30 Mar 2017
6. ↑ Source: #S37

• Source: S37 U.S. Census schedules
• Source: S681 Bartlett Typescript. Received from John Bartlett, 4 January 2001. Titled "Descendants of Adam Barttelot in England and America." Undated; however, it appears to have been completed circa 1920. The line of Zenas Bartlett of Texas is emphasized confirming it is the work of Churchill Jones Bartlett, son of Zenas, who was very active in genealogy.
• Source: S1301 Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com/
• Source: S1502 Ancestry.com online