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Unknown Child of John C. Lester
loretta elliott simmons on 2012/3/14 9:54:41 (152)

John C Lester of Pike Co., Ky, married a Rebecca Elliott of Montgomery Co., Va, daughter of William M. & Catherine "Kitty" (Simpkins) Elliott on 8 Nov., 1829, in Pike Co., KY. There was a son George E. Lester b. Nov. 1831. Rebecca may have died in childbirth or shortly thereafter. Will

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At a Glance
Roane County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1856. The land came predominantly from Kanawha county, but also from portions of Gilmer, Wirt and Jackson counties. The county was named in honor of Judge Spencer Roane.

Quick Facts
  • Population (in 2000): 15,446
  • Households (in 2000): 6,161
  • Land area: 483.57 sq. miles
  • County Seat: Spencer
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Resource Spotlight
1860 Census

Heads of household from the 1860 Census, the first census of Roane County.

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County Coordinator

County Coordinator Rick Greathouse - rick@wvroane.org
Assisted by Richard Griffith - richard@wvroane.org

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