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Dewey Edward Hester 1903–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1903

Birth Location: Ft Payne, Alabama

Death Date: 16 Nov 1990

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

Father: Wesley Hester

Mother: Lizzie Jones

Spouse(s): Allison None

Children(s):

Dewey Edward Hester was born in 1903 in Ft Payne, Alabama, the child of Wesley Edward Hester And Lizzie Jones. Dewey Edward Hester married Allison, and had children including Kenneth Edward Hester. Dewey Edward Hester passed away in 1990 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Dewey Edward Hester was born in 1903 in Ft Payne, Alabama, the child of Wesley Edward Hester And Lizzie Jones.
  • Dewey Edward Hester married Allison, and had children including Kenneth Edward Hester.
  • Dewey Edward Hester passed away in 1990 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dewey Hester's Ancestors

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Dewey Hester
1903–1990
Birth Place: Ft Payne, Alabama
Parents
Wesley Edward Hester
1858–1934
Georgia, United States
Lizzie Jones
1874–1951
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William (Milton) Hester
1833–1910
Spartanburg District or Pickens District SC
Sarah (Jane) Allen
1832–1909
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790–1862
Mary Johns
1805–1869
James Allen
1810–
Matilda Bayley
1806–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750–1844
Sarah Carwell
1750–1799
Robert Johns
1783–1861
Mary Hyman
1791–1858
John Bailey
1775–1844
Morning Wade
1770–1850

Dewey Hester's Timeline

4 Records

1903
9 Apr 1903
Birth of Dewey Edward Hester in Ft Payne, Alabama
Ft Payne, Alabama
1940
25 May 1940
Age 37
Dewey Edward Hester was married in Dekalb, Alabama
Dekalb, Alabama
1959
after 1959
Age 56
Dewey Edward Hester was married
None
1990
16 Nov 1990
Age 87
Death of Dewey Edward Hester in Dekalb Co, Alabama, USA
Dekalb Co, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1903
    Event Place: Ft Payne, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 May 1940
    Event Place: Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama Marriage Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: after 1959

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1990
    Event Place: Dekalb Co, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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