Lester Lenhart

(May 14, 1897 - January 22, 1922)
Lester Lenhart|b. May 14, 1897\nd. Jan 22, 1922|p42.htm|Joseph Rush Lenhart|b. Jul 22, 1861\nd. Jan 23, 1931|p13.htm|Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann|b. Feb 18, 1866\nd. Jul 20, 1922|p12.htm|Peter Lenhart|b. 1827\nd. 1866|p18.htm|Salina M. Neff|b. 1833\nd. Dec 26, 1909|p19.htm|Johann N. Hachmann|b. Jun 22, 1833\nd. Mar 11, 1908|p14.htm|Anna K. M. Grefe|b. Nov 27, 1831\nd. Feb 5, 1908|p15.htm|

Relationship=Uncle of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Great-grandson of John Frederick Hachmann.
Relationship=3rd great-grandson of Christian Lenhart Sr..
Relationship=Grandson of Johann Niclaus Hachmann.
     Lester Lenhart was born on Friday, May 14, 1897 in Iowa, son of Joseph Rush Lenhart and Elizabeth Willamenia Hachmann.1,2

According to the US census of June 13, 1900, Lester was living at home with his parents in Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa. In error, he was recorded as a daughter. He was 3 years old.3

Lester was a mail carrier in in Zwingle, Jackson County, Iowa.4

Lester died on Sunday, January 22, 1922 in Zwingle at age 24 He was fatally burned while working on his automobile which had caught on fire.1,4 He was laid to rest in the Harmony United Reform Church Cemetery in Zwingle, Jackson County, Iowa.4
Lester Lenhart's Gravestone

Citations

  1. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn: FGS. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  2. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900, Iowa, Jackson, Otter Creek, Series: T623 Roll: 438 Page: 139.
  3. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  4. [S60] Interview with Grace (Lenhart) Smith (Dubuque, Iowa), by Susan J. Noyes, 1990 and various telephone conversations prior to 1999.
 


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