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Lester Cole Prewitt

Lester Cole Prewitt

Male 1897 - 1926  (28 years)

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  • Name Lester Cole Prewitt 
    Birth 9 Apr 1897  Kleberg, Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jan 1926  Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; burial: Laurel Land Mem.Park Cem., Dallas,Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7630  forneyclark
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2025 

    Father James Orlando Prewitt,   b. 6 Mar 1855, New Providence, Clark Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1938, Kleberg, Dallas Co., TX; burial: Kleberg Cem., Seagoville, Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Florence Nightingale Cole,   b. 13 Nov 1862, Scyene, Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1903, Kleberg, Dallas Co., TX; burial: Kleberg Cem., Seagoville, Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1878  Scyene, Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary "Lucille" Beckenbach,   b. 7 Oct 1896, Tyler, Smith Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1962, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; burial: Laurel Land Mem.Park Cem., Dallas,Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 13 Aug 1918  Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Lucille "Mary Lou" Prewitt Starling,   b. 15 Dec 1920, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1978, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; burial: Laurel Land Mem.Park Cem., Dallas,Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     2. Frances Charlotte Prewitt Starling,   b. 12 Aug 1922, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1983, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; burial: Laurel Land Mem.Park Cem., Dallas,Dallas Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F3058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2025 

  • Photos
    Beckenbach, Mary Lucille (1896-1962) & Lester Cole Prewitt (1897-1926)
    Beckenbach, Mary Lucille (1896-1962) & Lester Cole Prewitt (1897-1926)
    2-Persons/ Military photo of (L-R) Mary Lucille Beckenbach Prewitt & Lester Cole Prewitt was taken in Dallas Co., TX, about 1920, and came from the Prewitt Collection by Mary Jeannette Brady.

    Documents
    Prewitt, Lester Cole: Obituary of Lester Cole Prewitt (1897-1926)
    Prewitt, Lester Cole: Obituary of Lester Cole Prewitt (1897-1926)
    Obituary of Lester Cole Prewitt came from the Prewitt Collection by Mary Jeannette Brady.

    Headstones
    Prewitt, Lester Cole (1897-1926)
    Prewitt, Lester Cole (1897-1926)
    Lester Cole Prewitt (1897-1926); Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA. Photo of this headstone came from the Prewitt Collection by Mary Jeannette Brady.

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      Mary Jeannette Brady:
      Names: Lester Cole Prewitt s. Mary Lucille Beckenbach
      Names: Roy Viston Starling s. Mary Lucille Beckenbach
      Info: Roy Viston Starling adopted Mary Lucille "Mary Lou" Prewitt & Frances Charlotte Prewitt after he married their mother Mary Lucille Beckenbach Prewitt.
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      Source:
      SEE MARY JEANNETTE BRADY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjd1214&id=I03834
      Brady-Prewitt-Beckenbach:
      Mary Jeannette Brady:
      ID: I03834
      Name: Lester Cole Prewitt 1
      Sex: M
      Name: Lester C Prewitt 2
      Birth: 9 APR 1897 in Kleberg, Dallas Co, TX
      Birth: 1897 in Texas 2
      Death: 9 JAN 1926 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX [Text omitted]
      Death: 9 JAN 1926 in Dallas, Texas 1
      Military Service: US Navy, WW I
      Residence: 1900 Justice Precinct 4, Dallas, Texas 2
      Father: James Orlando Prewitt b: 6 MAR 1855 in New Providence, Clark Co, IN
      Mother: Florence Nightingale Cole b: 13 NOV 1862 in Scyene, Dallas Co, TX
      Marriage 1 Mary Lucille Beckenbach b: 7 OCT 1896 in Tyler, Smith Co, TX
      Married: 13 AUG 1918 in Dallas, TX
      Children
      Mary Lou Prewitt b: 15 DEC 1920 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX
      Frances Charlotte Prewitt b: 12 AUG 1922 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX
      Sources:
      Title: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
      Author: Ancestry.com
      Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006
      Note: Texas Department of Health, Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000, Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit
      Repository:
      Note: www.ancestry.com
      Media: Ancestry.com
      Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
      Title: 1900 United States Federal Census
      Author: Ancestry.com
      Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004
      Note: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900
      Repository:
      Note: www.ancestry.com
      Media: Ancestry.com
      Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Dallas, Texas, ED 137, roll T623 1626, page 5B.
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