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William R. Lester (Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1826?

Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Samuel Lester and Cinderella Lester. Married to Cora M. Lester. Father of Amy C. Lester, Bell C. Lester, and Ida M. Lester. Famer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Lyon County in 1860. Farmer in Lyon County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 365A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 692.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, X County, City/District, p. X A/B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 44A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 45B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Lyon County, KY, June 1863, p. 11.

Citation

Lester, William R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280373 (November 12, 2026).

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