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Benjamin Hester 1832–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Bef 1916

Death Location: Butler County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Hester

Mother: Mary WILSON

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Children(s):

In 1832, Benjamin Hester entered the world in North Carolina, born to Henry Estes Hester And Mary Better Wilson. Benjamin Hester passed away in 1916 in Butler County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Benjamin Hester entered the world in North Carolina, born to Henry Estes Hester And Mary Better Wilson.
  • Benjamin Hester passed away in 1916 in Butler County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Hester
1806–1861
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary WILSON
1810–1849
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Hester's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hester
1832–1916
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Henry Estes Hester
1806–1861
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Better) WILSON
1810–1849
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Rudd) Hester
1786–1871
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Martha Baker
1788–1860
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1749–1794
Anne Rudd
1750–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1832
1832
Birth of Benjamin Hester in North Carolina
North Carolina
1916
Bef 1916
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Hester in Butler County, Kentucky, USA
Butler County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1916
    Event Place: Butler County, Kentucky, USA
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