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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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John L. Lester, farmer and teacher, of Mount Vernon Township, Lawrence Co., Mo., and a native of the county, was born September 2, 1851. He is a son of Daniel and Mary C. (Dunning) Lester, and was educated in the schools of Lawrence County, and began teaching at the age of nineteen years. In 1876 he was married to Miss Ann J. Fairburn, who was born in Wapello County, Iowa, October 12, 1854, a daughter of Rev. Moses Fairburn. Immediately after their marriage they located on their present farm of 160 acres, but owned nothing but their team and household furniture. His farm is well improved and furnished with good substantial buildings; the eighty acres in the prairie are enclosed by a good hedge fence, and the eighty acres in the timber are fenced with wire and rails. Mr. Lester is one of the leading teachers of Lawrence County, and is a young man of energy and ability, with a bright future before him. He is a stanch supporter of the Republican party; his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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