Dorcas Lester 
Dorcas was born about 1846 in Logan Co., Virginia.1 Dorcas' father is Pleasant Lester and her mother is Lucinda Miller. Her paternal grandparents were Joseph H. Lester and Dicey Bailey. She had two brothers and four sisters, named Perry Bailey, Felix, Juliet, Martha, Mary and Isabella. She is the second oldest of the seven children.-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.15 Jan 1801 in Virginia d.28 Sep 1863 in Matheny, Wyoming Co., West Virginia
- b.~ 1822 in Virginia
- b.24 Oct 1714 in Wigan, Lancashire, England d.04 Feb 1764 in Skinquarter Road, Chesterfield Co., Virginia
- b.22 Aug 1735 in Wigan, Lancashire County, England d.~ 1818 in Tazewell County, Virginia
- b.~ 1716 in Lancashire, England d.~ 1762 in Chesterfield Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1773 in Virginia d.< 1880
- b.1710 in Henrico Co., Virginia d.Oct 1763 in Chesterfield Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1742 in Skinquarter, Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co., Virginia d.~ 1820 in Tazewell County, Virginia
- b.1712 in Prince George Co.,Virginia d.1770 in Chesterfield Co., Virginia
- b.16 Dec 1804 in Huff Creek, Giles Co., Virginia d.21 Dec 1878 in Matheny, Wyoming Co., West Virginia
- b.~ 1784 in Virginia d.> 1850 in Wyoming Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1846 in Logan Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1823 in Virginia
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Dorcas and James Lewis were married in a religious ceremony on March 18th, 1873 in West Virginia.1 They have a daughter named Laura Alice.