John LESTER, Sr.

1825 - 1885  (59 years)

• Name	John LESTER  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	14 Nov 1825	Madison County, GA   [1]
  Birth	24 Nov 1825	Madison County, GA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Aug 1885	Paulding County, GA   [1]
  Person ID	I13314	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Pleasant LESTER,   b. Abt 1794, Chesterfield County, VA d. 1862, Coweta County, GA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy BROOKS,   b. Between 1799 and 1800, South Carolina d. Between 1850 and 1860, Coweta County, GA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Nov 1817	Madison County, GA   [3]
  Family ID	F4718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Amanda WILLIAMS,   b. 1823, Georgia d. 1872, Coweta County, GA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1850	Troup County, GA   [2, 4]
  Married	30 May 1850	Coweta County, GA   [5]
  Children	1. Edward Y LESTER,   b. 21 Mar 1851, Coweta County, GA d. 24 Sep 1928, Paulding County, GA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Alonzo LESTER,   b. 23 Jul 1852, Coweta County, GA d. 5 Aug 1913 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Henry LESTER,   b. Abt 1853, Coweta County, GA  [Father: natural]   4. Oscar LESTER,   b. Abt 1855, Coweta County, GA  [Father: natural]   5. Ida LESTER,   b. Abt 1858, Coweta County, GA  [Father: natural] + 6. John LESTER, Jr.,   b. 30 Apr 1860, Coweta County, GA d. 4 Oct 1939 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural] + 7. Walter Lee LESTER,   b. 18 Apr 1862, Coweta County, GA d. 10 Feb 1950, Floyd County, GA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]   8. Charles P LESTER,   b. Abt 1864, Coweta County, GA  [Father: natural]   9. Ella LESTER,   b. Abt 1866, Coweta County, GA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Hasseltine (Williams) MIZE
  Marriage	30 Oct 1873	Coweta County, GA
  Children	1. James Luther LESTER,   b. 30 Mar 1875, Paulding County, GA d. 9 Jun 1955, Polk County, GA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]   2. G. P. LESTER,   b. 1876, Paulding County, GA  [Father: natural]   3. G. B. LESTER,   b. 1879, Paulding County, GA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John and Amanda purchased lot #16 of the 2nd district, which joined Pleasant's property on the east. In the 1860 census, they had 6 children: Edward, Henry, Alonzo, Oscar, Ida and John. The value of his real estate was listed as $2500. His personal property totaled $8446. Pleasant was 66 years old and lived nearby with his youngest son, Thomas, then 22 years old. - information from Riffe Family Site.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 106A.txt and 123A.txt. [S299] William "Bill" Lester research. [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 106A.txt. [S265] Julie Riffe, Rootsweb forum - Riffe Genealogy Page. [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 123A.txt.