Re: LESTER'S FROM SC & MS
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In reply to:
LESTER'S FROM SC & MS
Brittany Hewitt 3/03/11
Dear Brittany,
This information sounds very much like our family ancestry, including names,locations,etc.
My great- grandfather was Benjamin Simpson Lester, b. 1876/d. 1936, Yalobusha County, Oakland, MS.I wanted to find Benjamin Simpson Lester's father's name.My dad, Lionel E. Lester, Jr. could not remember my great-great grandfather's name.The lore matches yours, in which the Lesters moved from Newberry County, SC to Yalobusha County, MS in the 1830's.Also my father mentioned the name Peter Ruble Lester(my father said he thought it was "Peter" & "Ruben", but that's probably the Ruble name).
Do you have any info on the Lester family in Yalobusha County, MS prior to 1876?I am trying to trace back and fill in the family tree!
From your posting it may be that James D. Lester(b. 1792, brother of your ancestor)who moved to Yalobusha County, MS in the 1830's could have been Benjamin Simpson Lester's granddad.Do you know the names of the children of James D. Lester?
Any information regarding dates and names and resources would be very much appreciated!
Elizabeth Kragas
Houston, TX