Born about in Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Wheat
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Lloyd Tillman Lester
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Lloyd Edward Lester, John Delbert Lester, [private son (1920s - unknown)], Oma L (Lester) Cartwright, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], George Nolan Lester Sr. and Edgar E Lester
Died
at about age 86
in Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Minerva Elizabeth Wheat was born about 1901 in Ozark County, Missouri, United States, daughter of Edward Wheat (1875–>1920) and Mary Fields.[1]
She married Tillman Lester on 22 December 1918 in Baxter County, Arkansas. She was 17 years old.[2]
On 2 April 1930 she was in Greenwood Township, Baxter, Arkansas.[3]
On 1 April 1940 she was in Culp, Baxter, Arkansas.[4]
On 1 April 1950 she was in Greenwood Township, Baxter, Arkansas.[5]
Minerva died on 28 January 1987[6] and was buried in Branscumb Cemetery in Stone County, Arkansas.[7]
Obituary
Mrs. Minerva Elizabeth Lester, 85, of Calico Rock, died Wednesday. Mrs. Lester was a member of the Bethel Springs Mennonite Church. Funeral will be at 2 pm Saturday at Howard Funeral Home by Rev. Troy Melton. Burial will be at Branscum Cemetery near Calico Rock. Survivors are four sons, Lloyd Lester of Culp, Joe "Tom" Lester, George "Cotton" Lester, and Edgar "Curley" Lester, all of Calico Rock; four daughters, Mrs. Oma Cartwright of Calico Rock, Mrs. Lillie West of Okanogan, Wash., Mrs. Betty Brncic [sic] of Conway, and Mrs. Gaye Crawford of Mountain Home; a brother, Lowell Wheat of Pomona, Mo., a sister, Mrs. Ada Summers of Missouri; 26 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.[8]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BK-JPV : Wed Oct 04 09:54:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Wheat and Mary F Wheat, 1910. Ozark Co., Missouri.
- Edward Wheat M 34 Married Head Missouri
- Mary F Wheat F 26 Married Wife Missouri
- Rena Wheat F 12 Single Daughter Missouri
- Minerva E Wheat F 9 Single Daughter Missouri
- Flora A Wheat F 6 Single Daughter Missouri
- Ella Wheat F 4 Single Daughter Missouri
- Thelma Wheat F 0 Single Daughter Missouri
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," citing Page: 360; Digital film/folder number: 004326249; FHL microfilm: 001031148; Image number: 648; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M02643-5, FamilySearch Record: NM1X-CH4 FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6F39-V5Y, Name: Nervia Wheat; Residence Place: Calico Rock, Izard, Arkansas; Birth Date: 1901; Age: 17; Marriage License Date: 18 Dec 1918; Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1918; Marriage Place: Baxter, Arkansas, United States; Record Nbr: 1245; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Template: ARMAR2; Collection Title: Arkansas County Marriage Records, 1837-1957; System Of Record: SLS.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 72; Digital film/folder number: 004949991; FHL microfilm: 2339800; Image number: 52; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03771-3, FamilySearch Record: XM28-TTJ FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4X-QBS, Name: Tillman L Lester; Census Date: 1930; Census Place: Greenwood, Baxter, Arkansas, United States; Birth Date: 1904; Birth Place: Arkansas; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Age: 26; Mother Birth Place: Arkansas; Father Birth Place: Arkansas; Record Nbr: 2032; Relationship To Head: Head; System Of Record: SLS.
- Tillman L Lester M 26 Married Head Arkansas
- Minerva Lester 22 Ark.
- Loyd E Lester M 8 Single Son Arkansas
- John D. Lester 7 Ark
- Joe F Lester M 4 Single Son Arkansas
- Oma L. Lester 1 Ark
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 59; Digital film/folder number: 005461492; Image number: 71; Sheet number: 4; Sheet letter: B, FamilySearch Record: KQVM-FMG FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-66LW, Name: Nerva E Lester; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Residence Date: 1935; Residence Place: Same House; Birth Date: 1902; Birth Place: Missouri; Census Date: 1940; Census Place: Culp, Baxter, Arkansas, United States; Relationship To Head: Wife; Age: 38; Ims Ctl File Id: 680389; System Of Record: SLS.
- Tilliam L Lester M 40 Married Head Arkansas
- Nerva E Lester F 38 Married Wife Missouri
- Delbert J Lester M 17 Single Son Arkansas
- Joe F Lester M 13 Single Son Arkansas
- Oma L Lester F 11 Single Daughter Arkansas
- Lillie J Lester F 8 Single Daughter Arkansas
- Nolan G Lester M 5 Single Son Arkansas
- Edgar E Lester M 3 Single Son Arkansas
- ↑ "United States 1950 Census," citing Page: 10; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 108895200; Image number: 11, FamilySearch Record: 6XB6-KS1M FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-XDFG, Name: Minerva Lester; Marital Status: Married; Race: W; Residence Date: 1949; Residence Place: Greenwood Township, Baxter, Arkansas, United States; Birth Date: 1901; Birth Place: Missouri; Census Date: 20 April 1950; Census Place: Greenwood Township, Baxter, Arkansas, United States; Misc Weeks Out Of Work: 1; Grade Completed: No; Misc Code B1950Census: 043; Misc Flag Seeking Work: no; Same County1950Census: Yes; Misc Flag Attended School: No; Worked Last Week: no; Checked By Date: April 22, 1950; Misc Grade Completed: s8; Lived On Farm: yes; Relationship To Head: Wife; Ag Questionair Nbr: 57; Lived On Farm1950Census: Yes; Father Birth Place: USA; Misc Flag Employed: no; Image Folder1950Census: 43290879-Arkansas-183396; Misc Weeks Worked: none; Checked By: Wayne N Forter; Misc Other Income Supplement: 428; Household Continued: No; Misc Income: none; Mother Birth Place: USA; Image Dimensions: 3920,4645; Occupation Category: h; Same House1950Census: Yes; Misc Flag Income Other Sources: none; Enumerator Name: June Woods; Age: 49 years; System Of Record: SLS.
- Lloyd T Lester M 52 years Married Head Sawmill Operator Arkansas
- Minerva Lester F 49 years Married Wife Missouri
- Joe F Lester M 22 years Never married Son Farmer Arkansas
- Lillie Lester F 18 years Never married Daughter Arkansas
- Nolan G Lester M 16 years Never married Son Sawmill Helper Arkansas
- Edger Lester M 12 years Never married Son Arkansas
- Betty Lester F 8 years Never married Daughter Arkansas
- Gay Lester F 5 years Never married Daughter Arkansas
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLD3-K2X : 10 January 2021), Minerva Lester, Jan 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #86548457, Memorial page for Minerva Wheat Lester (28 Jun 1901-Jan 1987), citing Branscumb Cemetery, Stone County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by td (contributor 46857015).
- ↑ ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT, Friday, Jan 30, 1987, Little Rock, AR, Page:46
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