Crockett Lester (1839 - 1896)

Born 27 Jun 1839 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy J (Watson) Lester — married 16 Jan 1862 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1896 at age 56 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Crockett Lester was born on 27 Jun 1839 in Tazewell, Virginia to parents Isaac Lester and Nancy Jane Blankenship. He married Nancy Jane Watson on 16 Jan 1862 in Tazewell, Virginia. Children: William L, Edward Martin, Isaac Newton, John Henry, George Marion, Malinda J, Martha Ellen, Thomas Melvin. He died on 21 Jan 1896 in Tazewell, Virginia.^[1]

Research Notes: Marriage & Children

• Crockett Lester: Marriage • Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935
• Name: Crockett Lester
• Sex: Male
• Age: 22
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
• Birthplace: Tazewell Co. Va.
• Father's Name: Isaac Lester
• Father's Sex: Male
• Mother's Name: Nancy Lester
• Mother's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Name: Nancy Watson
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 22
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
• Spouse's Birthplace: Grayson Co. Va
• Spouse's Father's Name: Silas Watson
• Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Patsy Watson
• Event Type: Marriage Registration
• Event Date: 16 Jan 1862
• Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Tazewell Co
  • Source^[2]

The following nine children have been linked to Crockett Lester on Family Search (see below). This section is for research purposes only to look for and add linking sources under each child listed; note that some dates may be estimates from census reports and more research may be needed as his will does list another daughter; Rebecca aka Becky:^[3]

• 1. William (Will) L. Lester (1865–1942)
  • Birth year listed on his death certificate is 1865
  • Listed on the 1870 Census; birth year estimate: 1863
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1863
  • Linked by his marriage record to Charity Holloway in 1884^[4]
  • Linked by his death certificate^[5]

• 2. Edward Martin Lester (1867–1934)
  • Date of birth listed on his death certificate is: 23 Apr 1864
  • Listed on the 1870 Census; birth year estimate: 1865
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1866
  • Linked by his marriage record to Eliza Compton in 1894^[6] - birth year estimate: 1870
  • Linked by his death certificate^[7]

• 3. Isaac Newton Lester (1867–1942)
  • Birthdate listed on his death certificate is: 27 Aug 1867
  • Linked by birth record which lists: 1 Sep 1868^[8]
  • Believed to be listed on the 1870 Census as Jese; birth year estimate: 1867
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1869
  • Linked by his death certificate^[9]

• 4. John Henry Lester (1868–1953)
  • Birthdate listed on his death certificate is: 3 May 1868
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1871
  • Linked by his marriage record to Anna L. Vincell in 1890^[10]
  • Linked by his death certificate^[11]

• 5. Martha Ellen (Lester) Vincell or Vencill (1874–1952)
  • Birthdate listed on her death certificate is: 29 Jan 1881
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1874
  • Linked by her marriage record to John W. Vincell in 1892^[12]
  • Linked by her death certificate^[13]

• 6. George Marion Lester (1874–1952)
  • Birthdate listed on his death certificate is: 22 Nov 1874 (no name listed for his mother)
  • Linked on Family Search by birth record dated: 27 Oct 1871 but mother is listed as Rebecca Lester
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1873
  • Linked by his marriage record to Rhoda Lowe in 1893^[14] - birth year estimate: 1871
  • Linked by his death certificate^[15]

• 7. Malinda J. Lester (1876–Deceased)
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1876
  • Linked by her marriage to J. L. Lowe in 1900^[16]

• 8. Thomas Melvin Lester (1879–1943)
  • Birthdate listed on his death certificate is: 5 Mar 1879
  • Listed on the 1880 Census; birth year estimate: 1880
  • Linked by his marriage to Gracy Jackson in 1908^[17]
  • Linked by his marriage to Eva May Alley Hicks in 1928^[18]
  • Linked by his death certificate^[19]

• 9. Tazewell Lester (1883–Deceased)
  • Linked by birth record: 12 Jun 1883^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBZ-HZ2M : 28 October 2021), Lester Crocket, 1896.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D63H-K93Z : Fri Aug 18 17:34:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Crockett Lester and Isaac Lester, 16 Jan 1862.
3. ↑ Will Books, 1803-1910 ; Fiduciary Settlements, 1922-1930 ; General Index to Wills and Fiduciaries, 1803-1929; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Russell County)
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDR-HF3 : 29 January 2020), Crockett Lester in entry for William Lester, 1884.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYL-MPQQ : 16 August 2019), Crockett Lester in entry for Will Lester, 20 Mar 1942; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3S-MXC : 29 January 2020), Crockett in entry for Edward Lester, 1894.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-HHB4 : 16 August 2019), Crockett Lester in entry for Edward Martin Lester, 08 Sep 1934; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
8. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTH9-5BD : 28 January 2020), Crockett Lester in entry for Isaac Lester, 1868.
9. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-W8PK : 16 August 2019), Crockett Lester in entry for Isaac Newton Lester, 16 May 1942; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
10. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4P-S68 : 29 January 2020), Crocket Lester in entry for John H. Lester, 1890.
11. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-71VQ : 16 August 2019), Crockett Lester in entry for John Henry Lester, 15 Apr 1953; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
12. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4P-X9H : 29 January 2020), Crockett Lester in entry for John W. Vincell, 1892.
13. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-NQCY : 16 August 2019), Crockett Lester in entry for Marth Ellen Vencill, 02 Sep 1952; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
14. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR39-YJL : 29 January 2020), Crockett in entry for George Lester, 1893.
15. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-CRYC : 16 August 2019), Crocket Lester in entry for George Marion Lester, 29 Aug 1952; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
16. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3S-FMF : 29 January 2020), Crockett Lester in entry for J. L. Lowe, 1900.
17. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR42-LM7 : 29 January 2020), Crocket Laster in entry for Thos. M. Laster, 1908.
18. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DSJR-JQ6Z : Fri Aug 18 17:03:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Melvin Lester and Crockett Lester, 18 Nov 1928.
19. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBV-9GWW : 16 August 2019), Crocket Lester in entry for Thomas Nelson Lester, 01 Jun 1943; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
20. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT4T-2FV : 28 January 2020), Crockett Lester in entry for Tazewell Lester, 1883.

• Selected US Federal Census Non-Population Schedules

• Virginia Death Records for children Nancy, Thomas Nelson, Isaac Newton

• Virginia Select Marriages for "Crockett Hester" and Nancy Watson, and children John Henry, George, Thomas Melvin, Malinda J, Martha