Person:Mary Choate (14)

m. 25 Sep 1879
  1. Robert Eston Choate1880 - 1943
  2. Mary Lou Choate1886 - 1966
  3. George Talmage Choate1888 - 1973
  4. Lucian L Choate1892 -
  5. Floynza Choate1894 -
  6. Thomas W Choate1896 -
  7. Retha F Choate1898 - Aft 1900
Facts and Events
Name Mary Lou Choate
Married Name _____ Lester
Gender Female
Birth[1] 15 Nov 1886 Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Census[2] 1900 Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Unknown? 22 Dec 1904 Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Marriage to John Looney Lester, Sr
Death[1] 8 Jan 1966 Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States
Burial[1] Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States

Mary Lou was very slender and taught first grade classes in Pampa, TX. After John's death in 1943, she traveled and sent picture postcards from various places and guava paste from Florida. She also cooked hot water cornbread and fried donuts in Pampa. She had severe arthritis in both hands. By James M.Pickett on 12/27/1998.

Middle name, birth and death dates, marriage dage, and burial information is from Suewiya Pickett (pickettjm@@mail.in-tch.com) on the internet.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mary Lou Lester, in Find A Grave.
  2. Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PP-LXN : 22 January 2015), Jonathan J Choote, Justice Precinct 7, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,661.
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    Household ID 185
    Name Gender Age M Race Relation Yrs
    Md DOB POB FPOB MPOB
    Jonathan J Choote M 40 M W Head 21 Oct 1860 TX TN TN
    Ella L Choote F 42 M W Wife 21 Nov 1858 MS MS MS 9 children/8 living
    Robert E Choote M 20 S W Son Aug 1880 TX TX MS
    Mary L Choote F 14 S W Dau Nov 1886 TX TX MS
    George G Choote M 12 S W Son Dec 1888 TX TX MS
    Lucian L Choote M 8 S W Son Jan 1892 TX TX MS
    Floyna Choote M 6 S W Son Jul 1894 TX TX MS
    Thomas W Choote M 4 S W Son Jul 1896 TX TX MS
    Retha F Choote F 2 S W Dau Apr 1898 TX TX MS