Margaret Frances Ball1

F, b. September 30, 1919, d. January 12, 2001
     Her Social Security Number was 246-10-1905.1 Her married name was Thrash.2 Margaret Frances Ball married Augustus Pinkney Thrash Jr., son of Augustus Pinkney Thrash and Jennie Loraine Pressley.2 Margaret Frances Ball was born on September 30, 1919 at Canton, Haywood Co., North Carolina.1 She died on January 12, 2001 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, at age 81.1,3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 119, District 11-34, Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina2

Family

Augustus Pinkney Thrash Jr. b. February 24, 1917, d. January 8, 1986
Marriage*Margaret Frances Ball married Augustus Pinkney Thrash Jr., son of Augustus Pinkney Thrash and Jennie Loraine Pressley.2 
Children
  • Melvin Lawrence Thrash4
  • Ronald Ball Thrash4

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  4. [S998] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000.

David Lee Thrash1

M, b. April 21, 1907, d. April 23, 1907
FatherRobert Lee "Bob" Thrash1 b. May 6, 1866, d. December 4, 1947
MotherMary Nell "Nellie" Wilson1 b. January 4, 1871, d. September 3, 1960
     David Lee Thrash was buried at Acton Methodist Church Cemetery, Candler, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.1 He was born on April 21, 1907 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina.1 He died on April 23, 1907 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina.1

Citations

  1. [S7759] Acton United Methodist Church Cemetery, Buncombe Co., NC, online www.findagrave.com/.

Wanda Jean Taylor1

F, b. November 10, 1932, d. April 8, 1981
FatherVirgil Blanchard Taylor1 b. October 3, 1909, d. March 5, 1996
MotherLouise Sadie Earwood1 b. March 26, 1910, d. November 30, 1995
     Wanda Jean Taylor was buried at Gashes Creek Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.1 Her married name was Payne.1 Her married name was Peek.1 She married Unknown Peek.1 Wanda Jean Taylor married Unknown Payne.1 Wanda Jean Taylor was born on November 10, 1932.1 She died on April 8, 1981 at age 48.1

Family 1

Unknown Payne
Marriage*She married Unknown Payne.1 

Family 2

Unknown Peek
Marriage*Wanda Jean Taylor married Unknown Peek.1 

Citations

  1. [S6960] Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Buncombe Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com/

Everett Ward Lester1,2,3,4

M, b. October 23, 1876, d. January 6, 1964
     His Social Security Number was 234-12-4513.4 Everett Ward Lester was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3 He was born on October 23, 1876 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,2,3,4 He married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wood, daughter of William Alexander Wood and Malinda Jane Tolliver, on June 15, 1899 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 Everett Ward Lester died on January 6, 1964 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 87.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 180, District 180, Trap Hill, Raleigh Co., West Virginia5
1920Dwelling 129, District 73, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia6
1930Dwelling 189, District 12, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia7
1940Dwelling 357, District 28-22, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia8

Occupation

1910Railroad section laborer5
1920Railroad night watchman6
1930Coal miner7
1940Farmer8

Family

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wood b. February 28, 1882
Marriage*Everett Ward Lester married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wood, daughter of William Alexander Wood and Malinda Jane Tolliver, on June 15, 1899 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Lester-Wood marriage record.
  2. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Everett Ward Lester death certificate.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Eula Mae Worley obituary in the Feb 19, 1999 edition.
  10. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  11. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  12. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Roy Clinton Lester death certificate.

Eula Mae Lester1,2,3

F, b. February 9, 1901, d. February 17, 1999
FatherEverett Ward Lester4,1,3 b. October 23, 1876, d. January 6, 1964
MotherMary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wood4,1,3 b. February 28, 1882
     Her Social Security Number was 233-96-7861.1 Eula Mae Lester was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3 She was born on February 9, 1901 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,3 As of January 16, 1919,her married name was Worley.2 She married William Thomas Worley on January 16, 1919 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2,3 Eula Mae Lester died on February 17, 1999 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 98.1,3 She BLUEFIELD - Eula Mae Worley, 98, of Route 2, Box 35 (old Bluefield-Princeton Road), Bluefield, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, in Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 9, 1901, in Bluefield, she was the daughter of the late Everett W. and Elizabeth Wood Lester. She was a member of Greenview United Methodist Church in Green Valley. She was preceded in death by her husband, William T. Worley; one son, Otis Worley; three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include three daughters, Hazel Wimmer and Ruth Shields both of Green Valley and Irene W. Carter of Memphis, Tenn; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Maxine Perdue of Tampa, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday Feb. 20, at George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with the Rev. Randy Adkins officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Mernorial Gardens, Princeton. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. on February 19, 1999.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 180, District 180, Trap Hill, Raleigh Co., West Virginia4
1920Dwelling 124, District 73, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia5
1930Dwelling 119, District 13, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia6

Family

William Thomas Worley b. March 20, 1897, d. February 10, 1958
Marriage*Eula Mae Lester married William Thomas Worley on January 16, 1919 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Worley-Lester marriage record.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Eula Mae Worley obituary in the Feb 19, 1999 edition.
  4. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Hazel Louise Wimmer obituary in the Dec 6, 2016 edition.
  8. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Otis B. Worley obituary in the Sep 18, 1994 edition.
  9. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

William Clyde Lester1,2,3,4,5,6

M, b. August 29, 1903, d. July 14, 1980
FatherEverett Ward Lester1,2,3,6 b. October 23, 1876, d. January 6, 1964
MotherMary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wood1,2,3,6 b. February 28, 1882
     William Clyde Lester was buried at Mount Comfort Cemetery, 6600 S. Kings Highway, Fairfax Co., Virginia.3 He was born on August 29, 1903 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3,4 He married Ethel G. Thompson on November 26, 1920 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.5,3 William Clyde Lester and Ethel G. Thompson were divorced on March 7, 1947 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.5 William Clyde Lester married Isabelle Simpson on August 20, 1948 at Alexandria, Virginia.5,6 William Clyde Lester and Isabelle Simpson were divorced on June 1, 1959 at Alexandria, Virginia.5 William Clyde Lester died on July 14, 1980 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 76.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 180, District 180, Trap Hill, Raleigh Co., West Virginia1
1920Dwelling 129, District 73, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia2
1930Dwelling 93, District 16, Jefferson, Arlington Co., Virginia7
1940Dwelling 571, District 30-19A, Mount Vernon, Fairfax Co., Virginia8

Occupation

1920Railroad section laborer2
1930Railroad brakeman7
1940Railroad brakeman8

Family 1

Ethel G. Thompson b. December 23, 1905, d. November 4, 1988
Marriage*William Clyde Lester married Ethel G. Thompson on November 26, 1920 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.5,3 
Divorce* William Clyde Lester and Ethel G. Thompson were divorced on March 7, 1947 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.5 
Children

Family 2

Isabelle Simpson b. circa 1910
Marriage*William Clyde Lester married Isabelle Simpson on August 20, 1948 at Alexandria, Virginia.5,6 
Divorce* William Clyde Lester and Isabelle Simpson were divorced on June 1, 1959 at Alexandria, Virginia.5 

Citations

  1. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  5. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  6. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  7. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1772] Daily Progress, The, From the Alfred Seigel Lester obituary in the Dec 7, 2014 edition.