Martha Francina LESTER

1872 - 1903  (30 years)

• Name	Martha Francina LESTER  [1]
  Birth	24 Nov 1872	Clarke County, GA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Winder, GA   [2]
  Death	29 May 1903	Winder, GA   [1]
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Winder, GA   [1]
  Person ID	I13435	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Tolbert Newton LESTER,   b. 30 Jan 1839, Clarke County, GA d. 15 Jul 1928, Fulton County, GA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Van DANIELL,   b. 25 Mar 1841, Clarke County, GA d. 12 Jul 1881, Clarke County, GA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Feb 1858	Clarke County, GA   [3]
  Married	25 Feb 1858  [4]
  Family ID	F4751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Wooten SHEATS,   b. 20 Mar 1866, Bogart, Oconee County, GA d. 17 Sep 1936, Winder, Barrow County, GA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1889	Athens, Clarke County, GA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Claude Lester SHEATS,   b. 11 Nov 1891   d. May 1975, Wichita, KS (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Clyde SHEATS,   b. 17 Oct 1893, Bogart, GA d. 8 Nov 1895, Bogart, GA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Jewel SHEATS,   b. 10 Aug 1896, Winder, GA d. 8 Aug 1946, Atlanta, GA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Jackson Hubert SHEATS, Sr.,   b. 14 Jun 1900   d. 12 May 1969, Memphis, TN (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  [1] Notes for MARTHA FRANCINA LESTER: Martha Francina Lester Sheats is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Winder Georgia. The following is copied from an article pasted in an old Sheats family bible that belonged to J.N. and Salena J. Sheats. It was taken from an early Winder GA newspaper a forerunner of The Winder News. 1903 Death of a Noble Woman Martha Francina Sheats The entire citizens of Winder were saddened last Friday morning when the news went out that Mrs. J. W. Sheats was dead. She was taken seriously ill the day before, and few were aware of this fact, until they learned she was dead. On account of her gentle and lovable character, she was loved by all who knew her. Her death brought gloom and sorrow to many hearts. If it can be said of anyone, they had not a single enemy, it truly can be said of Mrs. Sheats. The husband and three little children have the sincere sympathy of everyone in our city.

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] Descendants of John Wooten Sheats - furnished by Judith Gresham-6-Nov-2005. [S91] Descendants of John Wooten Sheats - furnished by Judith Gresham-6-Nov-2005, 6-November-2005. [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family", file 119A.txt. [S142] Information Packet - furnished by Judith Gresham November 21,1997(L0001).