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Benjamin Otis Hester 1907–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1907

Birth Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1984

Death Location: Tustin, Orange, California, USA

Father: Marvin Hester

Mother: Nancy Hensley

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The story of Benjamin Otis Hester began in 1907 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA. Benjamin Otis Hester passed away in 1984 in Tustin, Orange, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Otis Hester began in 1907 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Otis Hester passed away in 1984 in Tustin, Orange, California, USA.

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Benjamin Hester's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hester
1907–1984
Birth Place: Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Marvin Hester
1874–1896
Salem, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Frances) Hensley
1883–1951
North Carolina
Grandparents
Rev. (William Stephen) Hester
1831–1914
Oxford, Granville Co., North Carolina
Melissa (Frances) Crews
1835–1897
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hester
1790–1840
Mary Smith
1796–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Hester
1767–1812
Elizabeth Blanks
1774–
Charles Smith
1776–1850

Benjamin Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1907
11 Apr 1907
Birth of Benjamin Otis Hester in Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
1984
16 Oct 1984
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Otis Hester in Tustin, Orange, California, USA
Tustin, Orange, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1907
    Event Place: Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1984
    Event Place: Tustin, Orange, California, USA

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