Lesher, Herman Pete^[1]

1864 - 1944  (80 years)

• Name	Lesher, Herman Pete
  Birth	22 Sep 1864	Leitchfield, Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Dec 1944	Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States   [1]
  	Herman Pete Lesher died at 12:50 a.m. Thursday at his home, 507 South Main street, Normal. Death was due to a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Stubblefield Funeral home in Normal, the Rev. L. E. Ellison, pastor of the Hudson Baptist church, officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial park. He was born in Litchfield, Ky., Sept. 22, 1864, son of Jacob and Eliza Buchanan Lesher. He grew to manhood in Litchfield and came to Normal in August, 1920 where he has livced since. Surviving are his wife, Emma Pribble Lesher; four sons, Roy O. Lesher, Richmond, Ind.; Robert W. Lesher, Indianapolis, Ind.; George G. Lesher, 503 South Main street, Normal; and E. L. Lesher, 616 Normal avenue, Normal; a daughter, Mrs. Wesley E. Bray, 712 West Walnul street, Bloomington; a brother, James Lesher, Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Mrs Sarah Stover, Litchfield, Ky.; and 10 grandchildren. He was a member of the Blue Ball Baptist church in Kentucky.
  Person ID	I63	Genealogy | Waller Family
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Lesher, Jacob P,   b. 28 Feb 1836, On the Rhine, Germany d. 25 Feb 1911 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Buchanan, Eliza Francis,   b. 7 Nov 1836, Kentucky d. 22 Jun 1898 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1856  [2]
  Census	1880	Short Creek, Kentucky
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pribble, Emma Katherine,   b. 5 Oct 1881, Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States d. 8 Aug 1958, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States (Age 76 years)
  Census	1930	South Macon, Macon, Illinois   [3]
  Census	1940	Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Family ID	F1506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Sep 1864 - Leitchfield, Kentucky Census - 1930 - South Macon, Macon, Illinois Census - 1940 - Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States Death - 28 Dec 1944 - Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Herman P. Lesher, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947". [S2907] Eliza F. Buchanan, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979". [S2273] Herman Lasher, "United States Census, 1930". [S2274] Herman Lesher, "United States Census, 1940".