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Subject: Re: Robert L Lester Collin Co
Date: 15 Jan 2006 20:18:19 -0700

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Tiny Lester is buried at Bethel cemetery 1875-1950 http://www.chancy.org/collin/bethel_cemetery_headstonesh-r.htm
obituary June 24 1950 McKinney Courier p8 and McKinney Democrat Jun 29 1950 p6

P R Mohan 1838-1923 and wife Sarah 1844-1917 are buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery.
obituary for Peter Mohom (sic) is in the McKinney Courier 5/22/1923 p7

I found the family on the 1900 census in Pct 6

scribled first name L 1894 - occupation Barber
Tina 1875
Leila 1895
Leander 1896
Hugh 1898
Clifton 1900
Lewis father 1839

The Bethel cemetery also lists
Elizabeth (wife of L) Sep 3 1844-Dec 23 1885
Lewis S Jan 22 1839-Apr 23 1905 obituary McKinney Courier 5/15/1905 p3
Jimmy M 1902-1935
Ruth 1903-1905 (Ruth's headstone says she is the dau of R L & Tinie.) obituary Courier 6/14/1905 p2 and Democrat 6/15/1905 p2.


In 1910 Tina is shown with Lela, Leander, Hugh, Clifton and James in the house of PR & Sarah Mohom and her two brothers WB & James R. living at Rhea Mill & Preston Rds. Cant tell if she is wid or div. only the I is legible.

The Prosper book by Bill Hays has additional info. Sada Sterling married Hermon Maxson after Jack died. p93.

Velta & Cliff had 3 children p 182

Ross and Lelia married 1922 and had one son Charles Maynard Atkins. Charles and Annece had 3 children, William, Anita and Marsha Atkins. They divorced and Charles married Lucy Bratcher Marmon after her husband Ernest died. p235.

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