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Edgar Burgess Hester 1873 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1873

Birth Location: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1956

Death Location: Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA

Father: Nelson Hester

Mother: Cornelia Hathaway

Spouse(s): Sarah Nicholson

Children(s): Marvin Hester, Albert Hester, Leda Hester, Milton Hester, Glen Hester, Isabella Hester

Edgar Burgess Hester was born in 1873 in Creston,Union,Iowa, USA, the child of Nelson Burgess Hester and Cornelia Melissa Hathaway. Edgar Burgess Hester married Sarah Elizabeth Nicholson, and had children including Marvin James Hester, Albert Dee Hester, Leda Grace Hester, Milton Greene Hester, Glen Hazelett Hester, Isabella Ann Hester. Edgar Burgess Hester passed away in 1956 in Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar Burgess Hester was born in 1873 in Creston,Union,Iowa, USA, the child of Nelson Burgess Hester and Cornelia Melissa Hathaway.
  • Edgar Burgess Hester married Sarah Elizabeth Nicholson, and had children including Marvin James Hester, Albert Dee Hester, Leda Grace Hester, Milton Greene Hester, Glen Hazelett Hester, Isabella Ann Hester.
  • Edgar Burgess Hester passed away in 1956 in Springfield, Sarpy, 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)

Sarah Nicholson
1875 – 1964
Birth Location: Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA
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Children(s)

Marvin Hester
1901 – 1993
Birth Location: Louisville, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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Albert Hester
1899 – 1989
Birth Location: Louisville, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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Leda Hester
1905 – 1989
Birth Location: Louisville, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA
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Milton Hester
1909 – 1994
Birth Location: Louisville, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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Glen Hester
1914 – 2011
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Isabella Hester
1917 – 1982
Birth Location: Seneca, Thomas, Nebraska, USA
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Edgar Hester's Ancestors

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Edgar Hester
1873 – 1956
Birth Place: Creston,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

Edgar Hester's Descendants

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Edgar (Burgess) Hester (30 Aug 1873 – 27 Nov 1956) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Nicholson (22 Dec 1875 – 14 Sep 1964)
  1. 1. Marvin (James) Hester (20 Feb 1901 – 5 Aug 1993) m. Mabel (Alice) Eatinger (6 Sep 1906 – 14 May 1992)
  2. 2. Albert (Dee) Hester (30 Jun 1899 – 27 Jun 1989)
  3. 3. Leda (Grace) Hester (2 May 1905 – 19 Dec 1989) m. Herbert Skinner (23 Mar 1873 – 29 Jan 1957)
  4. 4. Milton (Greene) Hester (6 Oct 1909 – 7 Jul 1994)
  5. 5. Glen (Hazelett) Hester (7 Mar 1914 – 15 Aug 2011) m. Grace Barnhill (1 Dec 1914 – 5 Mar 1992)
    1. 1. Wayne (Arnold) Hester (8 Feb 1938 – )
  6. 6. Isabella (Ann) Hester (6 Apr 1917 – 28 Mar 1982)

Edgar Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1873
30 Aug 1873
Birth of Edgar Burgess Hester in Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
1956
27 Nov 1956
Age 83
Death of Edgar Burgess Hester in Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA
Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1956
    Event Place: Springfield, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA
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