James Thomas LESTER, Sr.

1820 - 1894  (74 years)

• Name	James Thomas LESTER  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	2 Jan 1820	Oglethorpe County, GA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1850  [2]
  	Famer
  Death	6 Jan 1894	Lafayette County, AR   [1]
  Burial	Mars Hill Cemetery, Mars Hill, Lafayette County, AR   [1]
  Person ID	I13338	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   [3]
  Family ID	F4710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor DANIELL,   b. 19 Oct 1822, Clarke County, GA d. 30 Jul 1900, Lafayette County, AR (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1839	Buncombe District, Clarke County, GA   [1]
  Children	1. William J LESTER,   b. 20 Jun 1840, Clarke County, GA d. 2dec 1851 or 1852  [Father: natural]   2. Nathaniel LESTER,   b. 1 Jan 1842, Clarke County, GA d. 3 Aug 1928, Lafayette County, AR (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Lewis LESTER,   b. 20 Sep 1843, Clarke County, GA d. 13 Jan  [Father: natural]   4. Sarah Elizabeth LESTER,   b. 26 Feb 1846, Clarke County, GA d. 11 Sep 1870 (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Young H LESTER,   b. 16 Apr 1848, Clarke County, GA d. 28 Nov 1874 (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Francina LESTER,   b. 2 Aug 1850, Clarke County, GA d. 22 Dec 1866 (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]   7. James Thomas LESTER, Jr.,   b. 11 Mar 1853, Clarke County, GA d. 28 Aug 1934, Lafayette County, AR (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]   8. John F LESTER,   b. 17 Jul 1855, Clarke County, GA d. 24 Sep 1868 (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural] + 9. Marian Daniell LESTER,   b. 10 May 1857, Clarke County, GA d. 15 Jul 1923, Lafayette County, AR (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]   10. Susannah B LESTER,   b. 7 Dec 1860   d. 11 Apr 1883 (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural] + 11. Lena M LESTER,   b. 10 Apr 1863  [Father: natural]   12. Carion W LESTER,   b. 3 Apr 1866   d. 10 Oct 1870 (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Documents

  Coweta County Census 19TH District 1850 Portion of the census showing the housholds of Pleasant Lester and his son, Lewis, in 1850 Coweta County, Georgia

  
  

• Notes

  CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: Georgia COUNTY: Clarke DIVISION: Buncombe District REEL NO: M432-65 PAGE NO: 49B REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 23rd day of Sept 1850 by J. H. Christy ==================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP VAL BIRTHPLACE MRD SCH R/W DDB REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================== 35 586 586 Lester JasT 29 M Farmer 1,000 GA 36 586 586 Lester Eleanor 26 FGA 37 586 586 Lester WmJ 10 MGA 38 586 586 Lester Nathaniel 8 MGA 39 586 586 Lester Louis 6 MGA 40 586 586 Lester Elizabeth 4 FGA 41 586 586 Lester Young 2 M GA 1850 Clarke County, Georgia Slave Owners Page 44 James T Lester owned 13 slaves. Died at age 74 years, 0 months, 4 days.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 111A.txt. [S68] Reformatted by Maggie Stewart, Jan 2002, Census 1850, (Name: Name: Location: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/;;;). [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 102A.txt and file 105A.txt.