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Luster Jesse Jay “Lester” Adams

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Luster Jesse Jay “Lester” Adams

Birth
Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Death
5 Aug 1945 (aged 95)
Champion, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Champion, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
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Illinois marriage index.
Luster J Adams & Theressa E Mason
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1880 @ Mercer, Illinois, USA

Luster Jay crossed the border several times to visit some of his children and he consistently lists his birth year as 1854, but it appears later in life he would claim 1849 as his birth year, but the 1900, 1880, 1870, and 1860 censuses for him all agree with the 1854 date and not the 1849 date he claimed later in life and what is on his gravestone.

Text copy of a letter he wrote about his family and ancestry as best as he knew it written in 1941 from Champion, Alberta to a relative in the US who had inquired about the family genealogy. In it he lists his marriage date (Dec. 25, 1880), children and their birth dates and marriage dates as well as the names, birth dates and marriage dates of several grandchildren. In this part he lists Luster Jay Adams as his namesake who was living in Whittier, California. All of the records for his son Luster Jay Adams, Jr. agree that his father's middle name was Jay and not Jesse.
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ALBERTA DEATH REGISTER #405-047
i/n/o Lester Jessie ADAMS
b. Aug 9 1849 in USA
d. Aug 5 1945 @ Champion, AB
Illinois marriage index.
Luster J Adams & Theressa E Mason
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1880 @ Mercer, Illinois, USA

Luster Jay crossed the border several times to visit some of his children and he consistently lists his birth year as 1854, but it appears later in life he would claim 1849 as his birth year, but the 1900, 1880, 1870, and 1860 censuses for him all agree with the 1854 date and not the 1849 date he claimed later in life and what is on his gravestone.

Text copy of a letter he wrote about his family and ancestry as best as he knew it written in 1941 from Champion, Alberta to a relative in the US who had inquired about the family genealogy. In it he lists his marriage date (Dec. 25, 1880), children and their birth dates and marriage dates as well as the names, birth dates and marriage dates of several grandchildren. In this part he lists Luster Jay Adams as his namesake who was living in Whittier, California. All of the records for his son Luster Jay Adams, Jr. agree that his father's middle name was Jay and not Jesse.
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ALBERTA DEATH REGISTER #405-047
i/n/o Lester Jessie ADAMS
b. Aug 9 1849 in USA
d. Aug 5 1945 @ Champion, AB


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