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Emily C. Hester 1856–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Dec 1856

Birth Location: Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1942

Death Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Hester

Mother: Nancy Blackwell

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Emily C. Hester was born in 1856 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Hester And Nancy Elvira 1St Husband Hester Blackwell. Emily C. Hester passed away in 1942 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily C. Hester was born in 1856 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Hester And Nancy Elvira 1St Husband Hester Blackwell.
  • Emily C. Hester passed away in 1942 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Emily Hester's Ancestors

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Emily Hester
1856–1942
Birth Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Hester
1805–1860
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Elvira (1st husband Hester)) Blackwell
1826–1904
Polk County, NC, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Rudd) Hester
1786–1871
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Martha Baker
1788–1860
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1749–1794
Anne Rudd
1750–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1856
05 Dec 1856
Birth of Emily C. Hester in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1942
28 Oct 1942
Age 86
Death of Emily C. Hester in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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