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Catherine Launa Hester 1869–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1869

Birth Location: Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 30 Mar 1926

Death Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Father: Nelson Hester

Mother: Cornelia Hathaway

Spouse(s): Henry Jones

Children(s): Jessie Jones, Ed Jones, Edith Jones, Arthur Jones, Irene Jones, William Jones, Ruth Jones, Lee Jones

In 1869, Catherine Launa Hester entered the world in Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA, born to Nelson Burgess Hester And Cornelia Melissa Hathaway. Catherine Launa Hester married Henry Bascom Jones, and had children including Arthur Elmer Jones, Ed Leroy Jones, Edith Louise Jones, Irene Belle Jones, Jessie Ella Jones, Lee Henry Jones, Ruth Mabel Jones, William Ellsworth Jones. Catherine Launa Hester passed away in 1926 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Catherine Launa Hester entered the world in Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA, born to Nelson Burgess Hester And Cornelia Melissa Hathaway.
  • Catherine Launa Hester married Henry Bascom Jones, and had children including Arthur Elmer Jones, Ed Leroy Jones, Edith Louise Jones, Irene Belle Jones, Jessie Ella Jones, Lee Henry Jones, Ruth Mabel Jones, William Ellsworth Jones.
  • Catherine Launa Hester passed away in 1926 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nelson Hester
1829–1912
Birth Location: Wayne, Indiana, USA
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Cornelia Hathaway
1841–1905
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Jones
1853–1914
Birth Location: Ginger Hill, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
HJ

Children(s)

Jessie Jones
1888–1966
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
JJ
Ed Jones
1891–1963
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
EJ
Edith Jones
1893–1977
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Louisville, Cass, Nebraska, USA
EJ
Arthur Jones
1895–1951
Birth Location: Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA
AJ
Irene Jones
1897–1996
Birth Location: Cass, Nebraska, USA
IJ
William Jones
1902–1963
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
WJ
Ruth Jones
1900–1968
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
RJ
Lee Jones
1907–1970
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
LJ

Catherine Hester's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Hester
1869–1926
Birth Place: Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA
Parents
Nelson Burgess Hester
1829–1912
Wayne, Indiana, USA
Cornelia (Melissa) Hathaway
1841–1905
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Henry Hester
1809–1837
Clinton, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth Reynolds
1807–1888
Orange, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779–1856
Anna Cornell
1786–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cornell
1760–1854
Elizabeth Birdsall
1760–1799

Catherine Hester's Descendants

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Catherine (Launa) Hester (23 Nov 1869–30 Mar 1926) m. Henry (Bascom) Jones (16 Nov 1853–18 Feb 1914)
  1. 1. Jessie (Ella) Jones 1888–1966 m. William (Oswald) Baier 1887–1966
    1. 1. Hazel (Kathryn) Baier 1912–1984 m. Gerald (David) McCord 1914–2000
    2. 2. Sterling (Ivan) Baier 1916–2008 m. Dorothea (Marie) Sudduth 1918–2005 m. Frances (Louise) Minniear 1919–1977
      1. 1. Bruce (Charles) Baier 1945–2007
    3. 3. Dwight (Carter) Baier 1921–2015
  2. 2. Ed (Leroy) Jones 1891–1963 m. Anna (Louise) Gadway 1894–1984
  3. 3. Edith (Louise) Jones 1893–1977 m. Fredric (Clay) Beverage 1886–1946
    1. 1. Eunice (LaRene) Beverage 1922–1974 m. Carl (Edgar) Tiekotter 1923–1968
    2. 2. Estelle (Louise) Beverage 1918–1996 m. Raymond (Harold) Bockmann 1914–1944
    3. 3. Charles (Norman) Beverage 1924–1999
    4. 4. Ruth (Isabelle) Beverage 1929–2012 m. Richard (Dale) Glandt 1927–2001
    5. 5. Beatrice (Virginia) Beverage 1916–2004
    6. 6. Dorothy (June) Beverage 1920–1987
    7. 7. Raymond (Clay) Beverage 1926– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Davidson 1935–2012
    8. 8. Mary (Jean) Beverage 1939–2016
  4. 4. Arthur (Elmer) Jones 1895–1951 m. Garnette (Leona) Moore 1896–1958
    1. 1. Dewey (Lee) Jones 1917–1997 m. Doris (Marie) Smith 1916–2002
    2. 2. Glenn (Walter) Jones 1918–1999
    3. 3. Marion (Earl) Jones 1920–1989
    4. 4. Harley Jones 1921–2002
    5. 5. Lyla (June) Jones 1925–1999 m. James (Melvin) Odell 1918–1997
      1. 1. Billvia (Gene) Odell 1945–1997
  5. 5. Irene (Belle) Jones 1897–1996 m. Clarence (Albert) Brown 1892–1948
    1. 1. Donald (Miles) Brown 1919–1975
    2. 2. Marilyn Brown 1926–2001 m. Lawrence (Parvin) Weakley 1920–1992
    3. 3. Leonard (Clarence) Brown 1922–2003
    4. 4. Laurine (Clara) Brown 1924–2000
  6. 6. William (Ellsworth) Jones 1902–1963 m. Lillian (Agnes) Gadway 1902–1986
  7. 7. Ruth (Mabel) Jones 1900–1968 m. Hurschel (Wesley) Petty 1895–1964
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Petty 1922–1994 m. Ervin (Theodore) Damms 1924–1976
  8. 8. Lee (Henry) Jones 1907–1970 m. Geraldine (Elva) Metz 1907–1976

Catherine Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1869
23 Nov 1869
Birth of Catherine Launa Hester in Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA
Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA
1926
30 Mar 1926
Age 57
Death of Catherine Launa Hester in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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