Lester Gervis Fifer Jr (1919 - 1976)

Born 18 Oct 1919 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Jun 1976 at age 56 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States

Biography

Lester Fifer Jr is a part of US Black heritage.

Lester was born in 1919 in Texas. He was the son of Lester Fifer and Bessie Benson.^[1] In 1920 Lester was living with his parents in the household of his maternal grandparents in Kerrville, Texas.^[2]

Lester served as a Private in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Lester married Hannah in Kerr County, Texas in 1956; they divorced in 1971 with no children.^[3]

He passed away in 1976. He was buried in Garden of Memories North Cemetery in Kerrville.^[4]

Lester was survived by a son, his mother, two brothers and a sister.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982"
   Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982; Certificate Number: 46778
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #730697 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Lester G Fifer death 7 Jun 1976 (born 8 Oct 1919), son of Lester Fifer & Bessie Benson, in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Roll: T625_1824; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 126
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #36648419 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Gervase Filer (0), single grandson, in household of Wm Benson (67) in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas. Born in Texas.
3. ↑ Divorce: "Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015"
   Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
   Ancestry Record 8794 #1971014818 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Lester G Fifer divorce from Hannah Fifer on 30 Mar 1971 in Kerr, Texas, USA.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #104324856 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Lester Gervis Fifer Jr. (18 Oct 1919-7 Jun 1976), citing Garden of Memories North Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Linda Nielsen (contributor 47095736).
5. ↑ Obituary: Free View of Clipping "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Kerrville Mountain Sun; Publication Date: 10 Jun 1976; Publication Place: Kerrville, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/36361150/?article=4921a972-ce3b-4ec8-b748-51ec2bbd3914&focus=0.61603695,0.21188083,0.7364226,0.32358235&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #546538474 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Name: Lester Girvis Fifer; Gender: Male; Death Age: 57; Birth Date: 8 Oct 1919; Birth Place: Kerrville; Residence Place: 815 Webster; Death Date: Abt 1976; Obituary Date: 10 Jun 1976; Obituary Place: Kerrville, Texas, USA; Newspaper Title: Kerrville Mountain Sun.