Mary E (Lester) Elder (1846 - aft. 1880)

Born 29 Jul 1846 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Elder — married about 2 Oct 1865 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Mary E Lester was born between 1846-1848 in Virginia to John and Mary Gardner Lester. She is listed with both of her parents on the 1850 Census^[1] in Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia. Her father passed away in 1853 and she is listed with her widowed mother on the 1860 Census.^[2]

Not much is certain, in regards to, Mary after the 1860 Census. It is believed that she married Charles Elder on October 2, 1865 in Floyd, Virginia; but a source has not been located to validate this information. She has not yet been located on the 1870 Census but Mary is listed with Charles and two children: Lafayette and Genevieve Elder; on the 1880 Census in Kentucky.^[3]

It is unclear when she passed away but it was after the 1880 Census. The only other record she has been mentioned on is her daughter's marriage record to George Dyson in 1898 in New York:

• New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
• Name: George Dyson
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 30 Jun 1898
• Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
• Event Place (Original): Manhattan, New York
• Sex: Male
• Age: 32
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Race: White
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
• Birthplace: Dillsburg, Pa.
• Father's Name: Logan Dyson
• Mother's Name: Maria H. Shearr
• Spouse's Name: Genevieve Elder
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 28
• Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
• Spouse's Race: White
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
• Spouse's Birthplace: Owensboro, Ky.
• Spouse's Father's Name: Charles F. Elder
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Lester
  • Source^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-XTM : 23 December 2020), Mary E Lester in household of John Lester, Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-HWJ : 18 February 2021), Mary E Lester in entry for Mary G Lester, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCD-8ZN : 14 January 2022), Mary Elder in household of Charles Elder, Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZX-BR9 : 10 February 2018), Mary Lester in entry for George Dyson and Genevieve Elder, 30 Jun 1898; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,504,029.