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William &
Rebecca (Simmons) Lester Family
1. Lester, William |
Parents: John & Catherine (Plickenstalver) Lester. 1785 Birth: 10-7-1785 Montgomery Co.,
VA. 1809 Marriage #1: William Lester m. Rebecca
Simmons 01-10-1809 Montgomery Co., VA. John Lester, surety. Charles Simmons,
surety. 1840 Floyd Co., VA, pg168: William Lester, 1 male &
1 female 50-59 yo, 1 male 20-29 yo, 2 males & 1 female 15-19 yo, 1 female
10-14 yo, 1 male 5-9 yo. 1850 Floyd Co., VA, H710: William Lester, 65 yo w/m
farmer, b. Montgomery, $2000, cannot read or write, HOH. 1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H791: William
Lester Sr, 74 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1500/1565, HOH. 1865 Death: 1865 Floyd Co., VA. 1865 Burial: |
…+ Lester, Rebecca |
Parents: 1790 Birth: 3-5-1790 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Floyd Co., VA, H710: Rebecca 63 yo w/f, b. Floyd. 1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H791: Rebecca
69 yo w/f, b. VA. Death abt 1861. |
...2. Lester, Boston |
Parents: William & Rebecca
(Simmons) Lester. 1822 Birth: abt 1822 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Floyd Co., VA, H710: Boston 28 yo w/m, b. Floyd,
laborer. 1854 Marriage #1: Boston Lester m. Leathy Weeks 04-18-1854 Floyd Co., VA. He 32 yo single
farmer, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Rebecca Lester. She 40 yo single,
b. Bedford Co., VA, d/o Joseph & Mary Weeks. 1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H777: Boston
Lester, 37 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $800/485, HOH. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H85: Boston
Lester, 48 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $800/350, HOH. 1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H379: Boston
Lester, 56 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH. 1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: Boston
Lester, 68 yo. |
......+ Lester, Letha |
Parents: Joseph R. & Mary
(Creasy) Weeks. [Weeks_JosephR_Mary]
1815 Birth: abt 1815 Bedford Co., VA.
1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H777: Leatha
T. 40 yo w/f, b. VA. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H85: Elitha 56 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house. 1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H379: Lethe
66 yo wife, b. VA. 1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: Lethia 66
yo. 1893 Death: 12-18-1893 Floyd Co., VA.
COD: liver complaint. Age: 80y. 1893 Burial: |
......3. Lester, female
infant |
Parents: 1856 Birth & Death: 5-20-1856 Floyd Co., VA. 1856 Burial: |
...... Whitlock, Sarah E. |
b. abt 1859 VA. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H85: Sarah E. Whitlock,
11 yo w/f, b. VA, Boston Lester HOH. |
...2. Lester, Gordon C. |
Parents: William & Rebecca
(Simmons) Lester. 1825 Birth: 12-23-1825 Floyd Co., VA.
1850 Floyd Co., VA, H710: Gordon C. 24 yo w/m, b.
Floyd, laborer. 1853 Death: 1-8-1853 Floyd Co., VA. |
...2. Lester, Rebecca E |
Parents: William & Rebecca
(Simmons) Lester. 1829 Birth: 5-31-1829 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Floyd Co., VA, H710: Rebecca 17 yo w/f, b. Floyd. 1855 Marriage #1: Rebecca Lester m. Mahlon Turman 03-22-1855 Floyd Co., VA by Andrew A. Reed.
He 27 yo single farmer, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Mathew & Sarah (Cox)
Turman. She 26 yo single, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o William S. & Rebecca
Lester. Mahlon Turman, 1827-1864, s/o
Mathew & Sarah (Cox) Turman. [Turman_Mathew_Sarah] 1888 Confederate Pension Application: Rebecca Turman of Floyd Co., VA, applied for a
widow’s compensation for Mahlon Turman’s service in
Company B. 54th VA Regiment. Found entitled to receive Thirty
dollars annually. |
...2. Lester, William S. |
Parents: William & Rebecca
(Simmons) Lester. 1832 Birth: 1-23-1832 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Floyd Co., VA, H710: William. 17 yo w/m, b. Floyd,
laborer. 1856 Marriage #1: William S. Lester m. Rebecca Cooper 3-13-1856
Montgomery Co., VA bond. She d/o Jno. Cooper. 1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H791: William
S. Lester, 27 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/350-married but with parents. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H106: William S. 38
yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1,300/580, HOH. |
......+ Lester, Rebecca
Frances |
Parents: John & Mary
(Thompson) Cooper of Montgomery Co., VA. [no file] 1836 Birth: abt 1836 VA. 1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H791: Rebecca
23 yo w/f, b. VA. ?1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H106: Frances R. 35
yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house. |
......3. Lester, John
William Robert |
Parents: William S. & Rebecca
Frances (Cooper) Lester. 1857 Birth: abt 1857 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H791: Robert
3 yo w/m, b. VA. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H106: John Wm
Robert 13 yo w/m, b. VA, at home. 1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H234: John W.
Lester, 22 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH. |
.........+ Lester, Nancy
Rosabell |
Parents: George B. & 1st wife
Susannah (Dickerson) Booth. [Booth_GeorgeH_Lucy] 1858 Birth: 11-11-1859 Floyd Co., VA.
(src: 1st of 2 birth records) 1858 Birth: 11-16-1858 Floyd Co., VA.
(src: 2nd of 2 birth records) 1878 Marriage #1:
Robbert Luster m. Rosabel
Bothe 11-24-1876 Surry Co., NC. He 20 yo, of Floyd Co., VA, s/o Wm S. Luster
& Frances S. Luster. She 18 yo, of Floyd Co., VA, d/o George B. Bothe
& Susan Bothe. 1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H234: Nancy R.
20 yo wife, b. VA. |
.........4. Lester, Mary S. |
Parents: John William Robert &
Nancy Rosabell (Booth) Lester. 1877 Birth: abt 1877 VA. 1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H234: Mary S.
3 yo daughter, b. VA. |
.........4. Lester, Becca
A. |
Parents: John William Robert &
Nancy Rosabell (Booth) Lester. 1880 Birth: 10-1880 VA. 1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H234: Becca A.
7/12 daughter, b. October VA. |
.........4. Lester, Charles |
Parents: John William Robert &
Nancy Rosabell (Booth) Lester. 1882 Birth: 12-16-1882 Floyd Co., VA,
s/o Robert & “Rachel”. |
......3. Lester, Shelton |
Parents: William S. & Rebecca
Frances (Cooper) Lester. 1861 Birth: 1861 Floyd Co., VA. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H106: Shelton 8 yo
w/m, b. VA, at home. |
......3. Lester, Frances Cora |
Parents: William S. & Rebecca
Frances (Cooper) Lester. 1864 Birth: abt 1864 VA. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H106: Frances Cora
6 yo w/f, b. VA, at home. |
......3. Lester, Kurgless (male) |
Parents: William S. & Rebecca Frances
(Cooper) Lester. 1867 Birth: abt 1867 VA. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H106: Kurgless 3 yo w/m, b. VA, at home. |
......3. Lester, Mahlon |
Parents: William S. & Rebecca
Frances (Cooper) Lester. 1869 Birth: abt 1869 VA. 1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H106: Mahlon 1 yo w/m, b. VA, at home. |