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Earl Leroy Hester 1908–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1908

Birth Location: Heidenheimer, Bell, TX

Death Date: 26 November 1992

Death Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA

Father: Alexander Hester

Mother: Clida Barber

Spouse(s): Delma(Aunt Hitchcock

Children(s): Mary Hester, Norma Hester

Earl Leroy Hester was born in 1908 in Heidenheimer, Bell, TX, the child of Alexander Alonza Lonnie Hester And Clida Ophelia Barber. In 1910, Earl Leroy Hester resided in Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA. In 1920, Earl Leroy Hester resided in Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA. Earl Leroy Hester married Delma Aunt Dale Hitchcock, and had children including Mary Nell Hester, Norma Jean Hester, Richard Uncle Dick Hester, Ruth Carolyn Hester. Earl Leroy Hester passed away in 1992 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Earl Leroy Hester was born in 1908 in Heidenheimer, Bell, TX, the child of Alexander Alonza Lonnie Hester And Clida Ophelia Barber.
  • In 1910, Earl Leroy Hester resided in Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Earl Leroy Hester resided in Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Earl Leroy Hester married Delma Aunt Dale Hitchcock, and had children including Mary Nell Hester, Norma Jean Hester, Richard Uncle Dick Hester, Ruth Carolyn Hester.
  • Earl Leroy Hester passed away in 1992 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Hester
1879–1942
Birth Location: Alabama
AH
Clida Barber
1880–1960
Birth Location: Heidenheimer, Bell, Texas, USA
CB

Spouses(s)

Delma(Aunt Hitchcock
1905–2000
Birth Location: Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA
DH

Children(s)

Mary Hester
1936–2000
Birth Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
MH
Norma Hester
1932–
Birth Location: –
NH

Earl Hester's Ancestors

Self
Earl Hester
1908–1992
Birth Place: Heidenheimer, Bell, TX
Parents
Alexander Alonza(Lonnie) Hester
1879–1942
Alabama
Clida (Ophelia) Barber
1880–1960
Heidenheimer, Bell, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Paschal) Hester
1853–1926
Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Baker
1854–1934
Talladego , Alabama, USA
Rice (Judson) Barber
1854–1905
Smith County, Mississippi, USA
Elvira (Elizabeth) Johnson
1859–1933
Bastrop, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wilson Hester
1811–1904
Mary Hester
1820–1869
Elijah Baker
1825–1914
Mary Walston
1831–1860
Alexander Barber
1829–1899
Nancy Hackworth
1835–1880
James Johnson
1822–1863
Nancy Moore
1833–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pleasant Sr.
1787–1866
Rebecca Stone
1791–1885
William Hester
1785–1860
Susan Crenshaw
1785–1876
Stephen Baker
1790–1860
Charolette Anderson
1790–1859
Joshua Walston
1798–1838
Mary Wheeler
1805–1876
Noah Barber
1793–1876
Mary Moore
1792–1863
John Hackworth
1810–
Sarah Leftwich
1808–1880
James Johnson
1790–1846
Amanda Wofford
1793–1850
Jesse Moore
1808–1864
Dezina Fitzgerald
1809–1853

Earl Hester's Descendants

1.
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Earl (Leroy) Hester (17 Jan 1908–26 November 1992) m. Delma(Aunt (Dale)) Hitchcock (1 September 1905–24 May 2000)
  1. 1. Mary (Nell) Hester 1936–2000 m. Joseph (Isaac) Koonce 1928–2010
  2. 2. Norma (Jean) Hester 1932– m. Victor (L. Moon) Jr 1930–2013

Earl Hester's Timeline

10 Records

1908
17 Jan 1908
Birth of Earl Leroy Hester in Heidenheimer, Bell, TX
Heidenheimer, Bell, TX
1910
1910
Age 2
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Rural, Bell, Texas
Rural, Bell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 32
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Bell, Texas, USA
Bell, Texas, USA
1992
1992
Age 84
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Temple, TX
Temple, TX
1992
26 November 1992
Age 84
Death of Earl Leroy Hester in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
1996
1996
Age 88
Earl Leroy Hester resided here in Temple, Texas, USA
Temple, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Heidenheimer, Bell, TX
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 683
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 14-18
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 430
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375543
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375543

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 430

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: 2290; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 994.0; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 14-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 683
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 14-18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Temple, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Temple, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Temple; State: Texas; Year(s): 1996

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Education

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Temple, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1992
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 456-26-4963; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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