James Lester

Born 3/?/1896 in Blackridge, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Family

Isiah Lester
(Father)

Sarah Cousins
(Mother)

Public Life
Citizen?

Yes

Religious Denomination

No denomination

Education

Public school

Military Service
Section

Engineers

Branch

National Army

Stationed before Deployment

Camp Lee, Virginia

Casualty

Truck turned over on him and crushed the left side of his chest, April 5, 1919; 6 months hospitalization

Disability

Left side and heart in bad condition

Civilian Life
Prewar Occupation

Farming

Employer

Father

Prewar Residence

Blackridge, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Postwar Occupation

None, was supported by father

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