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Francis Marion Frank Hester 1845 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1845

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1904

Death Location: De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Father: Stephen Hester

Mother: Mary Johns

Spouse(s): Caroline Winnet

Children(s): Thomas Hester, Delphia Hester, William Hester

Francis Marion Frank Hester was born in 1845 in Georgia, USA, the child of Stephen Hester and Mary Jane Phoebe Johns. Francis Marion Frank Hester married Caroline Winnet, and had children including Thomas Lafayette Hester, Delphia Della Hester, William Decatur Hester. Francis Marion Frank Hester passed away in 1904 in De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Marion Frank Hester was born in 1845 in Georgia, USA, the child of Stephen Hester and Mary Jane Phoebe Johns.
  • Francis Marion Frank Hester married Caroline Winnet, and had children including Thomas Lafayette Hester, Delphia Della Hester, William Decatur Hester.
  • Francis Marion Frank Hester passed away in 1904 in De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Hester's Ancestors

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Francis Hester
1845 – 1904
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane Phoebe) Johns
1801 – 1869
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (D) Norman
1787 – 1866
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Robert Johns
1783 – 1861
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Hester
1791 – 1858
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1720 – 1770
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Isaac Norman
1765 – 1828
Hannah Gage
1762 – 1845
John John
1746 – 1793
Elizabeth Norment
1749 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1686 – 1748
Rachel McAllister
1682 – 1748
Abraham Cook
1688 – 1748
Sarah McAllister
1668 – 1765
Joseph Norman
1723 – 1784
Mary Read
1723 – 1765
David Gage
1734 – 1807
Esther Shipman
1730 – 1800
John Johns
1722 – 1752
Elizabeth
1725 –
William Norment
1738 – 1787
Mary Richerson
1730 – 1823

Francis Hester's Descendants

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Francis (Marion Frank) Hester (2 Apr 1845 – 14 Jul 1904) m. Caroline Winnet (17 Jun 1849 – 14 Feb 1908)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lafayette) Hester (12 Apr 1874 – 26 Feb 1953) m. Elizabeth Stephens (21 August 1875 – 25 August 1951)
    1. 1. John (Wallace) Hester (12 May 1901 – 20 July 1994) m. Lela (Leona) Wooten (29 April 1905 – 26 June 1995)
      1. 1. Stella (E) Hester (8 Jan 1922 – 12 Oct 2008) m. Leonard (Franklin) Young (6 August 1916 – 17 May 1982)
        1. 1. Brenda (Carol) Young (7 July 1948 – 12 August 2017) m. Kenneth Brisendine
        2. 2. Helen Young
        3. 3. David Young
      2. 2. Delphia (Irene) Hester (9 Sep 1923 – 19 Dec 2015) m. Earl (Robert) Hall (20 Jun 1922 – 9 Dec 2000)
        1. 1. Infant Hall ( – 6 Sep 1941)
      3. 3. Prenia (Ivanell) Hester (abt 1926 – ) m. Joseph (Florentino) Samudio (26 April 1913 – 14 December 1998) m. Clifford (Vance) Kidd
        1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Samudio
      4. 4. Myrtle (Marize) Hester (abt 1928 – 2004) m. Marion (Glenn) Thomas (6 May 1923 – 8 Dec 1992)
      5. 5. Mary (Lorene) Hester (18 Jan 1929 – 9 May 2014) m. Orvin (E) Rochester (21 Apr 1915 – 16 Apr 1987)
      6. 6. John (Wallace) Hester (1932 – 2003)
      7. 7. Lewis (William) Hester (23 Oct 1934 – 3 May 1944)
      8. 8. Francis (M) Hester (abt 1937 – )
      9. 9. Lela (Faith) Hester (18 April 1940 – 8 Mar 2015) m. Harold (Fred) Cohen
  2. 2. Delphia (Della) Hester (1888 – 18 Dec 1959)
  3. 3. William (Decatur) Hester (18 Apr 1888 – 31 Dec 1975) m. Ida (M) Hulgan (9 April 1894 – 1 May 1959)
    1. 1. Cecil Hester (16 Aug 1918 – 19 Aug 1964)
    2. 2. Hayward (Barber) Hester (30 September 1925 – 7 July 2005)
    3. 3. James (William) Hester (28 March 1929 – 16 February 2000) m. Syvolla Watts (30 April 1933 – 13 March 2010)
      1. 1. James (Edward) Hester (26 March 1950 – 3 December 2003)

Francis Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1845
2 Apr 1845
Birth of Francis Marion Frank Hester in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1904
14 Jul 1904
Age 59
Death of Francis Marion Frank Hester in De Kalb, Alabama, United States
De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1845
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1904
    Event Place: De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stewart Cemetery, Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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