Josiah LESTER

1824 -

• Name	Josiah LESTER  [1]
  Birth	7 Aug 1824	Oglethorpe County, GA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	CSA - may have been killed at the battle of Marks Hill in Arkansas
  Death	Quachita County, AR   [1]
  Person ID	I13301	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Lewis LESTER, Jr.,   b. 9 Aug 1790, Chesterfield County, VA d. 16 Sep 1869, Athens, Clarke County, GA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth PATMAN,   b. 15 Jun 1797   d. 2 Apr 1885, Clarke County, GA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 May 1812	Oglethorpe County, GA   [2]
  Family ID	F4710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily PARK
  Marriage	16 Jan 1845  [3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth LESTER,   b. Abt 1847, Clarke County, GA  [Father: natural]   2. Regina LESTER,   b. Abt 1849, Clarke County, GA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  [Lester_20050619.FTW] [rdwjr]...Appears to be inconsistent data concerning the DIED entry for JOSIAH LESTER as a child in File 105A.txt states "in CSA, MARKS MILL, AR." and File as head of family page File 113A.txt states "*OUACHITA CO, AR" Both statements may be correct but additional research is required to determine what should be used. The " * " shown in front of the File 113A.txt entry directs the reader to the Remarks section of the file where we find the statement "*Died in service of CSA" <20-June-2005> Directions to Marks Hill Cemetery. Taken off the internet "...Thornton, south of Fordyce, also has antiques. Civil War buffs will find Marks' Hill Cemetery on Hwy. 95 North interesting. Located just north of Marks' Hill, a state historic site commemorating a Civil War battle, the cemetery holds Confederate dead killed in the battle." Conclusion: Both entries are likely correct as it appears that Marks Hill is a state historic site in Arkansas and not a town. Therefore, it appears that JOSIAH LESTER was killed at the battle of Marks Hill and buried in Quachita County, AR. I have been unable to find he exact location of this historic site or cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 105A.txt. [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 102A.txt and file 105A.txt. [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 113A.txt.