Manassa MCDONALD

1799 - 1855  (56 years)

• Name	Manassa MCDONALD  [1]
  Birth	1798	Kentucky   [2]
  Birth	1799	Shelby County, KY   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1855	Alcorn County, MS   [1]
  Person ID	I13476	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	James MCDONALD
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth (UNK)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isham LESTER, Sr.,   b. 1799, Chesterfield County, Virginia d. Aft 1860, Alcorn County, MS (Age > 62 years)
  Marriage	Between 1818 and 1819	Limestone County, AL   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Eliza LESTER,   b. Abt 1820, Alabama d. 1850 (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]   2. James Reed LESTER,   b. 1822   d. 1890 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Parthenia LESTER,   b. 1825  [Father: natural]   4. Mary LESTER,   b. 1827  [Father: natural] + 5. Lewis John LESTER,   b. 25 Aug 1829, Giles County, TN d. 1906, Denton County, TX (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]   6. James Isham LESTER,   b. 5 Feb 1832, Alabama  [Father: natural]   7. Isham LESTER, Jr.,   b. 5 Feb 1832   d. 15 Apr 1885, Itawmba County, MS (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Note for place of death: Alcorn County, MS came into existence on 15-April-1870 and was formed from parts of Tippiah and Tishomingo counties which both still exist today. Therefore, it is unknown which county might have any records on this individual. In 1917 many vital records were lost in Alcorn County, MS ___________________ Isham and Manassa married ca 1819 in Limestone County, Alabama. Their first two children were born in Limestone County, Alabama. They moved to Giles County, Tennessee where additional children were born, including Lewis John Lester in 1831. They subsequently moved to Mississippi. - Information provided by Paul David Lester in an email dated 23-May-2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S211] Paul David Lester (Houston, TX), research data, email dated 23-May-2007. [S265] Julie Riffe, Rootsweb forum - Riffe Genealogy Page.