John Burleson Lester

Brief Life History of John Burleson

When John Burleson Lester was born on 16 May 1880, in Texas, United States, his father, Henry Elias Lester, was 45 and his mother, Indiana Virginia Morris, was 38. He married Mattie Corene McFather in 1903, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Limestone, Texas, United States for about 20 years and Justice Precinct 1, Jack, Texas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 17 January 1961, in Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

John Burleson Lester
1880–1961
Mattie Corene McFather
1887–1918
Marriage: 1903
Lillian Josephine Lester
1904–1987
Jennings Brian Lester
1906–1988
Audrey Indiana Lester
1908–1983
Viola Alice Lester
1910–1936
Lois Geneva Lester
1911–1999
Edna Lester
1913–1913
Edward Lester
1913–1913
Darrell George Lester
1914–1993
Henry Lester
1916–1916
William Lester
1918–1918

Sources (18)

  • J B Lester, "United States Census, 1940"
  • J B Lester, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • John Burleson Lester, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Leicester, which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore ‘the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)’ + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.

English and Scottish: variant of Lister .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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