Tolbert Newton LESTER

1839 - 1928  (89 years)

• Name	Tolbert Newton LESTER  [1]
  Birth	30 Jan 1839	Clarke County, GA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	U.C.V. Co. C. 44TH GA Reg  [2]
  Death	15 Jul 1928	Fulton County, GA   [1]
  Burial	Lester Family Cemetery, Cleveland Road, Athens, Clarke County, GA   [3]
  Person ID	I13309	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   [4]
  Family ID	F4710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Van DANIELL,   b. 25 Mar 1841, Clarke County, GA d. 12 Jul 1881, Clarke County, GA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1858	Clarke County, GA   [3]
  Married	25 Feb 1858  [5]
  Children	+ 1. Emma Talulah LESTER,   b. 18 Dec 1858, Clarke County, GA d. 1943, Morgan County, GA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Elizabeth Alvarine LESTER,   b. 25 May 1861, Clarke County, GA d. 17 Dec 1938, Clarke County, GA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Lelia C LESTER,   b. 16 Mar 1864, Clarke County, GA d. 24 Jul 1867, Clarke County, GA (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Josephine E LESTER,   b. 4 Dec 1867, Clarke County, GA d. 25 Jul 1890, Clarke County, GA (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural] + 5. Martha Francina LESTER,   b. 24 Nov 1872, Clarke County, GA d. 29 May 1903, Winder, GA (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]   6. (Infant) LESTER,   b. 16 Dec 1874, Clarke County, GA d. 25 Dec 1874, Clarke County, GA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Thomas L LESTER,   b. 21 Apr 1876, Clarke County, GA d. 25 Sep 1878, Clarke County, GA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural] + 8. Susan Moore LESTER,   b. 5 Feb 1880, Clarke County, GA d. 11 Aug 1971, Clarke County, GA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Callie HINTON,   b. 23 Feb 1866   d. 10 Aug 1905, Clarke County, GA (Age 39 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1881  [5]
  Marriage	23 Feb 1882
  Children	+ 1. William Patman LESTER,   b. 23 Dec 1882, Clarke County, GA d. 11 Nov 1936 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Charley Baldwin LESTER,   b. 11 May 1885, Clarke County, GA d. 18 Oct 1942, Volusia County, FL (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Maima H LESTER,   b. 20 Oct 1889, Clarke County, GA d. 1889  [Father: natural] + 4. Ruby Lee LESTER,   b. 20 Nov 1892, Clarke County, GA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Cora Lorena KENT,   b. 2 Jul 1873   d. 10 Sep 1922, Clarke County, GA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1907	Clarke County, GA
  Family ID	F4762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Tolbert Newton Lester (1839-1928} Copied from the April 22, 1890 Athens Weekly Banner Newspaper.

  
  

  Documents		Survey of Lester Family Cemetery - Cleveland Road, Clarke County, GA PDF document with photos of headstones and relationship information.
  		Tolbert Newton Lester (1839-1928) Newspaper Article about Tolbert Newton Lester (1839-1928)

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone Tolbert Newton Lester (1839-1928)

  
  

  Histories

  Tolbert Newton Lester Obituary Tolbert N. Lester, one or the most prominent and influential farmers of Clarke county, and known throughout this section of the State, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Arthur Taylor, at College Park, Sunday night...

  
  

• Notes

  LESTER, TOLBERT N., Private. March 17. 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. Wounded and captured at Spottsylvania, Va. Exchanged 1864. - Reference: MUSTER ROLL OF JOHNSON GUARDS, CO. "C"; FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, GEORGIA; VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, C. S. A. ______________________________________ Died at age 89 Years, 5 Months, 15 Days.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 105A.txt. [S170] Lester Family Cemetery - Tombstone Inscription. [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 119A.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. [S142] Information Packet - furnished by Judith Gresham November 21,1997(L0001).