Lester Myers-1919

Myers, Lester Harry

Birth Name Myers, Lester Harry
Call Name Lester
Gender male
Age at Death 70 years, 5 months, 7 days

Narrative

said in WW1 Draft registration his name was "Lester Harry Myers"
Living June 1900 - Adams, Nemaha, Kansas as "Harry L Myers"
Living Mar 1905 in Arkansas City, Cowley Co, KS with the whole family
Living Mar 1915 in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS (KS State Census)
Living Jun 1917 in Kansas City, KS (WW1 Draft Registration) occupation: timekeeper for Santa Fe Railroad.
Living Jan 1920 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO (US Census)
Dec 1927, photo from Seneca, KS.
Living Jun 1930 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO w/ Nora and no children. (US Census - "Lester H Myers") occupation: Mgr Used Cars
Living Mar 1937 in St. Joseph, MO (Adah's funeral memorial)
1940 - Polk's City Directory of St Joseph, MO Lester Myers mgr of used car dept, Dill-Wood Moter Co
1949 - Polk's/St Joseph; Lester (Nora) Myers mgr of used car dept Bud-Wilson Motors

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1886-11-23 Capioma, Nemaha, KS   1 2
Event Note

Nora said his birthday was Nov 25 1886 in Arkansas City, KS on his death cert!
In his Social Security application he put "Oneida Naush, Kansas"

Death 1957-04-30 St. Joseph, MO   3
Cause Of Death     Coronary Thrombosis due to Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease  
Burial 1957-05-02 Kansas City, Jackson, MO Memorial Park Cemetery  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Myers, Daniel Wallace Jr1858-08-211918-01-02
Mother Gage, Adah Montes1862-09-011937-03-01
    Brother     Myers, Clarence Virgil 1881-12-15 1919-06-13
    Brother     Myers, Orange Freddie 1885-04-21 1949
         Myers, Lester Harry 1886-11-23 1957-04-30
    Brother     Myers, Lloyd Raymond 1889-07-14 1929-02-25
    Brother     Myers, Olie Melvin 1893-06-17 1960-12-27
    Sister     Myers, Pearl Edith 1895-09-22 1954-06-02
    Sister     Myers, Lela Marie 1897-10-25 1971-06-08
    Sister     Myers, Vera Viola Vernice 1901-07-10 1964-07-09

Families

Family of Myers, Lester Harry and Selby, Grace
Married Wife Selby, Grace ( * 1894-04-22 + 1983-07-12 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1915   Marriage of Myers, Harry Lester and Selby, Grace  
Event Note

In 1930 Census, Lester says married first when 31 or in 1917. Unlikely that children born before that tho.

  Narrative

Living Jan 1920 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO (US Census)
Home in 1930: Pomona, Franklin, Kansas (Theron living with Selby grandparents, Lester in St. Joseph)
1940: Ferris in Ottawa with Grace's brother Clyde.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Myers, Theron E1914-09-261973-08-13
Myers, Ferris1918-07-111986-04-02

Family of Myers, Lester Harry and Beery, Nora
Married Wife Beery, Nora ( * 1898 + after 1949 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1920   Marriage of Myers, Harry Lester and Beery, Nora  
  Narrative

1930: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri (no children living with him)