1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #26.
Listed as Otha Bragg, JR; age 2; born in WV; no education; in household of grandfather, Granville J.
Bragg, with parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1957); Page 174; WV Archives Web Site.
Otho Jackson Bragg, Jr; age 19; born in Marytown, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 26
Dec 1957 in the First Presbyterian Church, Welch, WV; Judith Ann Decker; age 16; born in Berwind,
WV; single; living at Havaco, WV; with consent of Otho Jackson and Frances Bragg; parents of Otha
Jackson Bragg, Jr; and Norman and Myrtle Decker, parents of Judith Ann Decker.
3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Otho Bragg
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1938
Address: PO Box 114, Unicoi, TN, 37692-0114"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1957); Page 174; WV Archives Web Site.
Otho Jackson Bragg, Jr; age 19; born in Marytown, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 26
Dec 1957 in the First Presbyterian Church, Welch, WV; Judith Ann Decker; age 16; born in Berwind,
WV; single; living at Havaco, WV; with consent of Otho Jackson and Frances Bragg; parents of Otha
Jackson Bragg, Jr; and Norman and Myrtle Decker, parents of Judith Ann Decker.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 209; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Thomas Lester; age 20; born at Gary, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; married on
17 Jan 1947 at Welch, WV; Madge Christine Lee; age 18; born in Maitland, WV; single;
living at Kimball, WV; with consent of Horace Lester, father of Jesse T. lester, and Laura
Lee, mother of Madge C. Lee.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jesse Thomas Lester
[Jess Thomas Lester]
[Jess Lester]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1926
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Nov 1991
Father: Horace Lester
Mother: Nanny Holloway
SSN: 234448658
Notes: Nov 1946: Name listed as JESSE THOMAS LESTER; 18 Mar 1981: Name listed as JESS THOMAS LESTER; 03 Jun 1993: Name listed as JESS T LESTER"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 209; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Thomas Lester; age 20; born at Gary, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; married on
17 Jan 1947 at Welch, WV; Madge Christine Lee; age 18; born in Maitland, WV; single;
living at Kimball, WV; with consent of Horace Lester, father of Jesse T. lester, and Laura
Lee, mother of Madge C. Lee.