Lyndsey
Lester
aka Luster
Born in Virginia, United States
Son of Harvey Lester
and Catherine (Bishop) Lester
Brother of
Mary (Lester) Scaggs, Thomas J Lester, David (Luster) Lester, James W Lester, Nancy Jane (Lester) Lyon, Lewis Lester, William Lester, John Lester and Harvey Lester
Husband of
Nancy (Osborn) Lester
— married
Jul 1859 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Husband of
Louisa (Berry) Lester
— married
31 Oct 1879 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Husband of
Martha J Lester
— married
8 Jul 1883 in Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John W Lester, Walter W Lester, Mary Catherine (Lester) Gambill, Sarah E (Lester) Osborn, Emily J. (Lester) Skaggs, Amanda (Lester) Tilson, Eliza (Lester) Pelphrey, Charles L Lester, Lonnie Lester, Mattie (Lester) Boggs, Maggie B Lester, Alice Lester, Ellen (Lester) Lawson, Ethel Lester and Thomas Lester
Died
at age 75
in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2022
This page has been accessed 120 times.
Biography
Lyndsey was born in 1838. He was the son of Harvey Lester and Catherine Bishop. He passed away in 1914.
- Name Lindsey Lester
- Pension Date 27 May 1907
- Pension Place Kentucky, United States
- Military Rank 2 Lt.
- Military Unit Militia
- Military Regiment 68
- File Name 3115611
- Shipping Company B[1]
- Name: Lindsey Lester
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: Jul 1859[2]
- Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
- Sex: Male
- Age: 23
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
- Spouse's Name: Nancy Osburn
- Spouse's Sex: Female
- Spouse's Age: 15
- Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1844
- Spouse's Father's Name: Walter Osburn
- Name: Lindsey Lester
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: 31 Oct 1879[3]
- Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
- Event Place (Original): Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
- Sex: Male
- Spouse's Name: Louisa Lawson
- Spouse's Sex: Female
- Marriage Date 8 Jul 1883[4]
- Marriage Place Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
- Name Linsey Lester
- Sex Male
- Age 28
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1855
- Father's Name Harvey Lester
- Mother's Name Katherine Lester
- Spouse's Name Martha Jane Lester
- Spouse's Sex Female
- Spouse's Age 22
- Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1861
- Spouse's Father's Name Elihu Lester
- Spouse's Mother's Name Elizabeth Lester
Census Records
Census 1850 Lawrence county, part of, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
- Harvey Luster Male 44 Virginia
- Katharine Luster Female 24 Virginia
- Thos Luster Male 20 Virginia
- David Luster Male 17 Virginia
- James Luster Male 15 Virginia
- Lindsey Luster Male 12 Virginia
- Lewis Luster Male 11 Kentucky
- Nancy Luster Female 8 Kentucky
- Wm Luster Male 5 Kentucky
- Geo Luster Male 3 Kentucky
- John Luster Male 0 Kentucky
Census 1860 Lawrence, Kentucky, United States[5]
- Linzy Luster Male 23 Virginia
- Nancy Luster Female 16 Kentucky
Census 1870 Lawrence, Kentucky, United States[6]
- Lindsey Luster Male 28 Virginia
- Nancy Luster Female 22 Kentucky
- James W Luster Male 10 Kentucky
- Walter Luster Male 8 Kentucky
- Sarah E Luster Female 5 Kentucky
- Mary R Luster Female 11 Kentucky (should read 4 see original)
- Emily J Luster Female 21 Kentucky (should read 2 see original)
Census 1880 Lawrence, Kentucky, United States[7]
- Linzy Lester Self Male 40 Virginia, United States
- Louisa Lester Wife Female 36 Kentucky, United States
- Walter Lester Son Male 17 Kentucky, United States
- Amanda Lester Daughter Female 9 Kentucky, United States
- Eliza Lester Daughter Female 6 Kentucky, United States
- Charles Lester Son Male 4 Kentucky, United States
- Belle Pigg Stepdaughter Female 16 Kentucky, United States
- Mary Pigg Stepdaughter Female 14 Kentucky, United States
- O. James Pigg Stepson Male 12 Kentucky, United States
- George N. Pigg Stepson Male 9 Kentucky, United States
- Luvina Pigg Stepdaughter Female 7 Kentucky, United States
- Inez Pigg Stepdaughter Female 2 Kentucky, United States
- Lonney Lester Son Male 0 Kentucky, United States
Census 1900 Magisterial District 4, Elliott, Kentucky, United States[8]
- Limy Lester Head M 63 Virginia
- Martha J Lester Wife F 39 Virginia
- Newton Lester Son M 18 Virginia
- George W Lester Son M 15 Virginia
- Mattie Lester Daughter F 11 Virginia
- Maggie B Lester Daughter F 8 Virginia
- Alice Lester Daughter F 7 Kentucky
- Ellen Lester Daughter F 2 Kentucky
- Ethel Lester Daughter F 2 Kentucky
- Thomas Lester Son M 0 Kentucky
- Hugh Lester Son M 12 Virginia
Sources
- ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHHZ-D2L : 24 March 2016), Lindsey Lester, 1907.
- ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DF-H3S6 : 22 July 2021), Lindsey Lester and Nancy Osburn, Jul 1859; citing Marriage, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,305.
- ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SP-BNT : 22 July 2021), Lindsey Lester, 1879.
- ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-1P64 : 9 November 2021), Linsey Lester and Martha Jane Lester, 1883.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBG-LF8 : 18 February 2021), Linzy Luster, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWJ-L8X : 29 May 2021), Lindsey Luster, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ4-K2N : 14 January 2022), Linzy Lester, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66VX-QYRH : 29 January 2022), Limy Lester, 1900.
Is Lyndsey your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lyndsey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lyndsey:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lyndsey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lyndsey:
-
~3.12%
Steven Greene
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EK4696654 [compare], Ancestry member stevenleegreene42
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch EK4696654 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Adrienne Wilkinson :
23andMe
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments: 1
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Mindy Silva
Mindy Silva
Nice research Heather! Let me know if you need help turning some of the record transcriptions into narrative.
posted
by Mindy Silva
Lyndsey is 19 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 20 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 46 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 27 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 30 degrees from Michael Chow, 18 degrees from Ree Drummond, 24 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 24 degrees from Martha Stewart, 27 degrees from Danny Trejo and 28 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.