When George Washington Lesher was born on 14 April 1859, in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, Jacob Lesher, was 34 and his mother, Lydia Ann Troxel, was 35. He married Sarah Ellen Ridenour on 19 January 1883, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Arcade Township, Phillips, Kansas, United States for about 30 years and Phillipsburg Township, Phillips, Kansas, United States in 1940. He died on 24 December 1940, in Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1867: Phillips, Kansas, United States
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Americanized form of German Lescher .
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