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Ella Bell HESTER 1861–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 12, 1861

Birth Location: Oconee, Georgia, USA

Death Date: Oct 12, 1896

Death Location: Farmington, Oconee County, Georgia, USA

Father: Gordon HESTER

Mother: Martha MERCER

Spouse(s): Wm Johns

Children(s): Lillian Johns, Kathleen Leverette, W. Johns, Jerome Johns, Charlie Sr.

Ella Bell HESTER was born in 1861 in Oconee, Georgia, USA, the child of Gordon Green B Hester And Martha S Mercer. In 1870, Ella Bell HESTER resided in Downs, Newton, Georgia, United States. In 1880, Ella Bell HESTER resided in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States. Ella Bell HESTER married Wm Ben Johns, and had children including Charlie Hugh Johns Sr, Jerome Hester Johns, Kathleen Leverette, Lillian Marie Johns, W Benjamin Johns. Ella Bell HESTER passed away in 1896 in Farmington, Oconee County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ella Bell HESTER was born in 1861 in Oconee, Georgia, USA, the child of Gordon Green B Hester And Martha S Mercer.
  • In 1870, Ella Bell HESTER resided in Downs, Newton, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1880, Ella Bell HESTER resided in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States.
  • Ella Bell HESTER married Wm Ben Johns, and had children including Charlie Hugh Johns Sr, Jerome Hester Johns, Kathleen Leverette, Lillian Marie Johns, W Benjamin Johns.
  • Ella Bell HESTER passed away in 1896 in Farmington, Oconee County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ella HESTER's Ancestors

Self
Ella HESTER
1861–1896
Birth Place: Oconee, Georgia, USA
Parents
Gordon (Green) B. HESTER
1828–1866
of, Newton, GA
Martha (S.) MERCER
1830–1949
,Newton Co., GA
Grandparents
Carmichal ((Michael)) HESTER
1798–1885
South Carolina
Elizabeth TURNER
1797–1834
Newton, Georgia, USA
Levi MERCER
1789–1878
Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
Frances (A.) WEBB
1794–1855
Williams Creek, Warren, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas HESTER
1765–1838
Virginia 🩵
1765–1850
James TURNER
1759–1826
Elizabeth BAKER
1765–1851
Jacob MERCER
1753–1837
Jael GREEN
1753–1810
Charles WEBB
1767–1849
Sarah WAGGONER
1757–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James MERCER
1713–1790
Sarah SIMMONS
1730–1790
William GREEN
1720–1775
Ann ROBINSON
1727–1760
John WEBB
1743–1802
Elizabeth McMUPHRY
1745–
George WAGGONER
1720–1808
Elizabeth SIDWELL
1720–1813

Ella HESTER's Descendants

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Ella (Bell) HESTER (Mar 12, 1861–Oct 12, 1896) m. Wm (Ben) Johns (Feb 08, 1857–Oct 03, 1943)
  1. 1. Lillian (Marie) Johns 1888–1938
    1. 1. Lee Jordan 1925–2005
  2. 2. Kathleen Leverette 1894–1988 m. W. (Frank) Leverette 1892–
    1. 1. Willie (Frank Leverette) Jr 1921–1995
    2. 2. Marie Leverette 1924–
  3. 3. W. (Benjamin) Johns 1895–1982 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Cleveland 1902–1985
    1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Johns 1928–2019 m. Judson (Louis Hawk) Jr 1925–2003
  4. 4. Jerome (Hester) Johns 1891–1960 m. Stella Johnswife 1895–1984
    1. 1. Jerome Johns 1921–1984
    2. 2. Virginia (Ella) Johns 1918– m. Eugene (G. Adams) Jr. 1912–2002
  5. 5. Charlie (Hugh JOHNS) Sr. 1886–1956 m. Vera (Burdette) FLOWERS 1890–1973
    1. 1. James (Joseph) Johns 1911–1913
    2. 2. Vera (Burdette) Johns 1925–1926
    3. 3. Charlie (Hugh Johns) Jr. 1913–2001 m. Dorothy (Loraine) Stuart 1916–2001
    4. 4. Emory (Drue) Johns 1915–1981 m. Bernice (Mary) Reed 1910–2008
    5. 5. Evelyn (Rose) JOHNS 1923–1965 m. Owen (Franklin) JUNKERT 1931–2015
    6. 6. Mary (Lois) Brown 1917–2006 m. Steven (Chesley) Brown 1918–1991
      1. 1. Steven (Chadwick) Brown 1942–2013

Ella HESTER's Timeline

4 Records

1861
Mar 12, 1861
Birth of Ella Bell HESTER in Oconee, Georgia, USA
Oconee, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
Ella Bell HESTER resided here in Downs, Newton, Georgia, United States
Downs, Newton, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 19
Ella Bell HESTER resided here in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States
Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States
1896
Oct 12, 1896
Age 35
Death of Ella Bell HESTER in Farmington, Oconee, Georgia, USA
Farmington, Oconee, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 12, 1861
    Event Place: Oconee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia; Roll: 164; Family History Film: 1254164; Page: 23C; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 0233
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Downs, Newton, Georgia; Roll: M593_168; Page: 156A; Image: 315; Family History Library Film: 545667
    [3] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
    [4] Mercer.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Downs, Newton, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Downs, Newton, Georgia; Roll: M593_168; Page: 156A; Image: 315; Family History Library Film: 545667

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia; Roll: 164; Family History Film: 1254164; Page: 23C; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 0233

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Covington and Oak Hill, Newton, Georgia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Downs, Newton, Georgia; Roll: M593_168; Page: 156A; Image: 315; Family History Library Film: 545667

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 12, 1896
    Event Place: Farmington, Oconee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
    [2] Mercer.ftw

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Oconee County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

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