Lewis Lester, Jr. (1790-1869)
newspaper notice of death
from the newspaper, "The Sounthern Watchman" September 22, 1869 Page 3, Athens, Georgia
furnished by Al Adams, Dunwoody, Georgia, via email dated 2/19/2013
Death of Mr. Lewis Lester. (transcribed)
One of our oldest citizens departed this life _?_ Thursday morning last, at his plantation a few miles from town. We do not know what _?_ the age of Mr. Lester - upwards of eigh- _?_ perhaps. The deceased had been, for a _?_ number or years, a resident of this county - where by a long life of industry, sobriety and fair dealing, he had accumulated a large property. He had been, for many years, before his death, an acceptable member of the Baptist church. He leaves a large number of dependants and numerous friends to mourn his _?_.
NOTE: the symbol _?_ denotes a word or words that can't be read of deduced from the context due to the image being skewed when originally scanned. I did not correct any original grammar or spelling errors from the clipping. Any injected errors during the transcription are my fault.
