Re: Joseph Lorenzo Lester m. to Leona Handley Green (KS) c.late 1800s
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In reply to:
Joseph Lorenzo Lester m. to Leona Handley Green (KS) c.late 1800s
Patrick Lester 7/27/10
Patrick....Found a few things that appear to be your family.
This 1880 census is from www.familysearch.org:
Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Joseph L. LEISTER M Male 30 IL Laborer (parents born Illinois)
Laura LEISTER M Female 22 WI Keeping House (father born Mass, mother born NY)
Norman B. LIESTER S Male 1 KS
(father born Illinois, mother born Wisconsin)
Source Information:
Census Place Osage, Osage, Kansas
Family History Library Film 1254391
Page Number 137C
(My note:for some reason where the parents were born wasn't on the familysearch.org site, so I looked at the actual census image to get the information)
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You may already have this record, but will send it just in case you don't.Using the site below, do a search for Norman Lester born 1879 in Kansas.When his name comes up, click on the little dark rectangle to the left of his name to see an actual census image.
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1325221http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1325221
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Could this be the first wife Laura?
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=lester&GSiman=1&GScid=92629&GRid=54176817&http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=lester&GSiman=1&GScid=92629&GRid=54176817&
(My note:she age sure fits with the 1880 census record)
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These entries are from Ancestry.com.Possibly your Joseph L?I don't have access to the info, but will provide a look-up site so you can request them, if you like.
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Name: JL Lester
Birth: abt 1851 - location
Residence: date - city, Harvey, Kansas
(My note:Notice it is Harvey County and that is where the above Laura Lester's grave is located)
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Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Name: JL Lester
Birth: abt 1852 - location
Residence: date - city, Shawnee, Kansas
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Look-up site:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/recordlookups/http://genforum.genealogy.com/recordlookups/
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Here is Joseph's burial, if you don't have that.Click on the photo to enlarge it:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=lester&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1930&GSdyrel=in&GSst=18&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=36802760&df=all&http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=lester&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1930&GSdyrel=in&GSst=18&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=36802760&df=all&
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Perhaps the folks at the library below will assist you in locating Joseph's obituary:
http://www.tscpl.org/http://www.tscpl.org/
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Hope some of this has helped a bit....Pauline