William Lester *Dean

William Lester was born on October 10th, 1871 in Van Zandt Co.,TX.¹   William Lester's father was John Ecter *Deen and his mother is Adaline M. *Wages.  His paternal grandparents are Asberry Mack *Deen and Margaret Jane *Kirkpatrick. He had six half-brothers and a half-sister, and also two half-siblings of unknown gender, named James Porter, Robert Asberry, George Calloway, John Egbert, Frank Edgar, Clifford Roy, Connie, M. C. and S. K..