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Edith Catherine Hester 1796–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Houston, Texas, USA

Father: Abraham Hester

Mother: Sarah Carwell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Preston

Edith Catherine Hester was born in 1796 in Texas, the child of Abraham Hester And Sarah Anderson Carwell. Edith Catherine Hester married Burgess, and had children including Sarah Ellen Preston. Edith Catherine Hester passed away in 1871 in Houston, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Edith Catherine Hester was born in 1796 in Texas, the child of Abraham Hester And Sarah Anderson Carwell.
  • Edith Catherine Hester married Burgess, and had children including Sarah Ellen Preston.
  • Edith Catherine Hester passed away in 1871 in Houston, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Hester
1750–1844
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Carwell
1750–1799
Birth Location: Virginia
SC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Preston
1829–1861
Birth Location: Newcastle On Tyne, Durham, England
SP

Edith Hester's Ancestors

Self
Edith Hester
1796–1871
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Abraham Hester
1750–1844
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Anderson) Carwell
1750–1799
Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (Hester) Jr.
1720–1769
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Barbara Cook
1722–1802
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1686–1748
Rachel McAllister
1686–1748
Abraham Cooke
1690–1748
Sarah McAllister
1690–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Hester
1650–1720
Elizabeth Garland
1684–1740
Andrew Mccalister
1665–1704
Hannah Roberts
1668–1704
Abraham Cooke
1669–1748
Martha Cleaton
1665–1750
Andrew Mccalister
1665–1704
Hannah Roberts
1668–1704

Edith Hester's Descendants

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Edith (Catherine) Hester (1796–1871)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Preston 1829–1861 m. William (Rugless) Burgess 1809–1869
    1. 1. Mary (Susan) Burgess 1860–1938
    2. 2. James (Benjamin) Burgess 1844–1925
    3. 3. William (M) Burgess 1846–1910
    4. 4. John (Bailus) Burgess 1848–1929
    5. 5. Ruglass (Wardlaw "Crick") Burgess 1851–1932
    6. 6. Eady (Margaret) Burgess 1853–1929
    7. 7. Laura Burgess 1866–1955
    8. 8. James (L B) Burgess 1845–1923
    9. 9. William (Henry) Burgess 1847–1917 m. Ann (Baily) Turner 1845–1928
      1. 1. Violet (Annie) BURGESS 1872–1932
      2. 2. William (Henry) Burgess 1870–1933 m. Marion (Hudson) WHITING 1872–1956
        1. 1. Doris (Marion) Burgess 1900–1975
        2. 2. Lyle (Enid) Burgess 1904–1996 m. John (Henry Rivers) Oldmeadow 1897–1951 m. Charles (Edward Archer) Walch 1908–1957
    10. 10. Mary (Ann) Burgess 1850–1904
    11. 11. Florence (Julia) Burgess 1861–1861

Edith Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Edith Catherine Hester in Texas
Texas
1871
1871
Age 75
Death of Edith Catherine Hester in Houston, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Houston, Texas, USA
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