Thomas Mansfield Lester

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Thomas Mansfield Lester

Birthdate:
Birthplace: West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
Death: December 02, 1968 (74)
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
Place of Burial: Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of James Allen Lester, Sr. and Sallie Elizabeth Riddle
Husband of Ruby Edna Lester
Father of Lennie May Lester; Capt. Thomas Mansfield Lester, Jr.; Clyde Worth Lester, U.S.N. (Retired) and Horace Dewitt Lester
Brother of Lake Erie Lester; James Pearl Lester; Edd Horace Lester; Lennie May Webb and Nina Vera McVay
Half brother of James Allen "Tucker" Lester, Jr.

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Amy Nordahl Cote
Last Updated:

About Thomas Mansfield Lester

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1900 US Census, Wards 3-5, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States

James A Luster Head M 38 Louisiana, parents b. TN, GA, farmer

Lizzie S Luster Wife F 35 Louisiana, both parents b. LA

James P Luster Son M 12 Louisiana, both parents b. LA, at school

Eddie Luster Son M 10 Louisiana, both parents b. LA, at school

Linnie May Luster Daughter F 8 Louisiana, both parents b. LA, at school

Thomas M Luster Son M 6 Louisiana, both parents b. LA

Nina Vera Luster Daughter F 2 Louisiana, both parents b. LA

Joseph W Webb Hired man M 20 Mississippi, parents b. MS, GA, farm laborer

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T. M. Lester, 74, succumbs Monday after long illness

Funeral services for Thomas Mansfield Lester, 74, who died Monday at 3 a.m. at the West Carroll Hospital after a long illness, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist church of Oak Grove. The Revs. N. W. Causey and Walter Haley officiated at the rites with interment following in Oak Grove cemetery under the direction of Kidder-Cox Funeral Home of Oak Grove. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ruby Edna Lester, of Oak Grove; three sons, Clyde W. Lester, of Oak Grove, Horace D. Lester, of Houma, and Thomas M. Lester Jr., of Divcon International Superior Oil," South Africa; a daughter, Mrs. Minnie Mae [LENNIE MAY] Cooper, of Shreveport; a sister, Mrs. Nina McVey, of Shreveport; 10 grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. Pallbearers were Charlie Whitten, A. H. Canoy, T. L. Thames and Troy Robertson.

The West Carroll Gazette, Oak Grove, Louisiana · December 5, 1968, Page 1

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/474596313/

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Thomas Mansfield Lester's Timeline

1894
February 25, 1894
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
1917
October 5, 1917
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
1921
September 20, 1921
Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
1923
March 25, 1923
Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
1928
April 26, 1928
Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
1968
December 2, 1968
Age 74
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States