Please look for George W. Lester b. 1839 IL KY KY. He married Cerilda Edwards in Douglas Co., in Jul 1870. Thanks, Karen

> From: braceydoyle@msn.com> Subject: [IL-Cen] 1870 / Douglas / George W. Lester > Please look for George W. Lester b. 1839 IL KY KY. He married Cerilda Edwards in Douglas Co., in Jul 1870. Thanks, Karen I wonder if this George is really a Lester. He is listed as being born in Schleswig, whereas none of the other 29 Lesters in Douglas Co. are born there. There are 183 people in Douglas Co., 1870, who list their birthplace as Schleswig, but no other Lesters. It seems to be a community of immigrants from that area, but unless George was adopted, I think the census taker either listed his surname as the family whose farm he was working on, or listed the wrong birthplace for him. In 1880, there is a George and Cerilda Lester and they are in KS. 1870 United States Federal Census about George Lester Name: George Lester Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Age in 1870: 30 Birthplace: Schleswig Home in 1870: Bourbon, Douglas, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Tuscola Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Bourbon, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M593_216; Page: 228; Image: 463. July 23, house visit 26, family visit 26 Lester, Sidney K., 57, female, keeping house, land value 4000, property value 1000, b. KY, John, 15, at home, land value 2000, no property value, b. IL, Wharton, Sidney K., 25, female, keeping house, b. IL, Wharton, Cara, 1, female, b. IN, house visit 28, family visit 28, Lester, Virgil, 28, farmer, land value 1200, no property value, b. IL, Mary J., 21, keeping house, b. IL, Minnie, 5, b. IL, Era, 3, female, b. IL, Anna, 2, b. IL, Nettie, 4/12, b. IL, b. January, George, 30, farm laborer, b. Schleiswig, house visit 29, family visit 29, Theede, Claus, 41, farmer, land value 2500, no property value, b. Schleiswig, Mary, 52, keeping house, b. Schleiswig, Hans, 16, at home, b. Schleiswig, house visit 33, family visit 33, Lester, Stephen, 31, farmer, land value 2700, property value 1200, b. IL, Orlena J., 24, keeping house, b. IN, Samuel, 8, b. IL, Viola, 5, b. IL, Thos. E., 4, b. IL, Florence, 11/12, b. IL, b. June Krutzen, Claus, 21, farm laborer, b. Schleiswig, This could be Cerilda Edwards: 1870 United States Federal Census about S C C Edwards Name: S C C Edwards Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Age in 1870: 21 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1870: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Tuscola Household Members: Name Age J D Lester 29 Anna E Lester 24 Elmer W Lester 1 Baby Lester 1/12 Otto Scott 8 S C C Edwards 21 Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M593_216; Page: 294; Image: 594. July 14, house visit 124, family visit 124 Lester, J.D., 29, farmer, land value 11000, property value 2000, b. IL, Anna E., 24, keeping house, b. IL, Elmer W., 1, b. IL, Baby, 1/12, female, b. May, (looks like Scate, Otto), 8, b. IL, Edwards, SCC, 21, female, b. IL, All the Lester in Douglas Co., 1870 View Record Name Home in 1870 (City, County, State) Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Gender View Image View Record Sidney K Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1813 Kentucky White Female View Record John Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1855 Illinois White Male View Record Virgil Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1842 Illinois White Male View Record Mary J Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1849 Illinois White Female View Record Minnie Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1865 Illinois White Female View Record Era Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1867 Illinois White Female View Record Anna Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1868 Illinois White Female View Record Nettie Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1870 Illinois White Female View Record George Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1840 Schleswig White Male View Record Stephen Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1839 Illinois White Male View Record Orlena J Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1846 Indiana White Female View Record Samuel Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1862 Illinois White Male View Record Viola Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1865 Illinois White Female View Record Thos E Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1866 Illinois White Male View Record Florence Lester Bourbon, Douglas, IL abt 1869 Illinois White Female View Record G W Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1841 Illinois White Male View Record Mary Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1852 Illinois White Female View Record Perry Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1834 Illinois White Male View Record Alvina Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1848 Indiana White Female View Record Wm Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1863 Illinois White Male View Record Adda Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1865 Illinois White Female View Record Walter Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1866 Illinois White Male View Record George Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1869 Illinois White Male View Record Henretta Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1870 Illinois White Female View Record J D Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1841 Illinois White Male View Record Anna E Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1846 Illinois White Female View Record Elmer W Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1869 Illinois White Male View Record Baby Lester Garrett, Douglas, IL abt 1870 Illinois White Female View Record O B Lester Tuscola, Douglas, IL abt 1847 Illinois White Male Household Record 1880 United States Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace George W. LESTER Self M Male W 39 IL Farmer KY KY Cerilda E. LESTER Wife M Female W 32 IL Keeps House TN TN Susie F. LESTER Dau S Female W 9 IL IL IL R. Sidney LESTER Son S Male W 7 KS IL IL Wiley LESTER Son S Male W 5 KS IL IL Matilda LESTER Dau S Female W 3 KS IL IL Douglas LESTER Son S Male W 1 KS IL IL William HELMS Other S Male W 59 KY Laborer KY KY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Agnes City, Lyon, Kansas Family History Library Film 1254387 NA Film Number T9-0387 Page Number 229D _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_022009