John Lester (1818 - 1893)

Born 23 Apr 1818 in Tennessee

Husband of Rebecca (Meltabarger) Lester — married 17 Mar 1844 in Knox County Tennessee

Descendants

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Biography

John was born in 1818. John Lester ... He passed away in 1893.^[1]

Notes

DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED According to death cert b. 1845 k"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSVZ-RHV : 13 September 2018), John Lester in entry for Frank Lester, 9 Jun 1928; Death, Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

Name

Name: John Lester

Birth

Birth:

Birthdate: 23 Apr 1818

Birthplace:

Marriage

Marriage:^[2]

Date: 15 Mar 1844

Place: Knoxville, Tennessee

Spouse: Rebecca Meltabarger

• 1847 Birth of son Jerome Lester
• 1849 Birth of daughter Vandelee Lester^[3]

• 1851 Birth of daughter Lavina Lester^[4]

1850 lived in Knoxville, Tennessee ^[5]

• 1853 54 Birth of son Wayne Lester^[6]
• 1857 - 58 Birth of son Leen Lester
• Fact lived in Knoxville, Tennessee ^[7]

• 1862 Birth of son Millard Lester
• 1863 64 Birth of daughter Alice Lester^[8]

1865 - 66 Birth of son James Milton Lester^[9]

1870 lived in Knoxville, Tennessee ^[10]

1880 lived in Knoxville, Tennessee ^[11]

Death

Death: ^[12]

Date: 13 Feb 1893

Place

Sources

1. ↑ see below.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ44-8X4 : 22 December 2016), John Lester and Rebecca Methbarger, 15 Mar 1844; citing Knox, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,205,071.
3. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9Y6-RVN : 13 September 2018), John Lester in entry for Vandelee Renfro, 2 Jan 1932; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYW9-3XB
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-PPN : 12 April 2016), John Lester, Knox county, part of, Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1247, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
6. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9Y6-RVW : 13 September 2018), John Lester in entry for Wayne Lester, 1 Mar 1932; Death, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
7. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1259; Page: 154; Family History Library Film: 805259 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
8. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS7Y-72S : 13 September 2018), John Lester in entry for Alice Carter, 7 Jan 1946; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
9. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSKD-1WR : 13 September 2018), John Lester in entry for James M. Lester, 30 Oct 1921; Death, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDC-FHB : 12 April 2016), John Lester, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 14, family 93, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,040.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD72-3CH : 15 July 2017), John Lester, District 5, Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 152, sheet 241B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1265; FHL microfilm 1,255,265.
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-6XZQ : 13 December 2015), John Lester, 1893; Burial, Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America, Clapps Chapel Cemetery; citing record ID 49878514, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.