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Cora Idelia Hester 1883 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1883

Birth Location: Union, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1959

Death Location: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Father: Nelson Hester

Mother: Cornelia Hathaway

Spouse(s): Clarence Gillam

Children(s): Charles Gillam, Raymond Gillam, Gerald Gillam

Early life: Cora Idelia Hester arrived in Union, Iowa, USA in 1883, born to Nelson Burgess Hester and Cornelia Melissa Hathaway. Over time, Cora Idelia Hester formed a family with Clarence Foster Gillam, which included Charles Leroy Gillam, Raymond Wesley Gillam and Gerald Wallace Gillam. Cora Idelia Hester concluded life in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA in 1959.

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Parents

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

Clarence Gillam
1883 – 1946
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Gillam
1906 – 1982
Birth Location: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
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Raymond Gillam
1908 – 1978
Birth Location: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
RG
Gerald Gillam
1914 – 1989
Birth Location: Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Jul 1883
    Event Place: Union, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Jul 1959
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
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