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Hazel S. Hester 1921–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1921

Birth Location: Marion, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1993

Death Location: CityName, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Lee Shelton

Mother: Gertrude Reed

Spouse(s): Charles Hester

Children(s): Ina Hester, Stella Hester

Hazel S. Hester was born in 1921 in Marion, Virginia, USA, the child of Lee Shelton And Gertrude Gerdie Mae Reed. In 1930, Hazel S. Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Hazel S. Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. Hazel S. Hester married Charles William Hester, and had children including Charles Dewayne Hester, Ina Virginia Hester, Kathy Louise Hester, Stella Mae Hester. Hazel S. Hester passed away in 1993 in CityName, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Hazel S. Hester was born in 1921 in Marion, Virginia, USA, the child of Lee Shelton And Gertrude Gerdie Mae Reed.
  • In 1930, Hazel S. Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Hazel S. Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • Hazel S. Hester married Charles William Hester, and had children including Charles Dewayne Hester, Ina Virginia Hester, Kathy Louise Hester, Stella Mae Hester.
  • Hazel S. Hester passed away in 1993 in CityName, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lee Shelton
1896–1971
Birth Location: Virginia
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Gertrude Reed
1897–1986
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
GR

Spouses(s)

Charles Hester
1920–1976
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia
CH

Children(s)

Ina Hester
1943–2005
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
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Stella Hester
1942–1987
Birth Location: Smyth, Virginia, USA
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Hazel Hester's Ancestors

Self
Hazel Hester
1921–1993
Birth Place: Marion, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lee Shelton
1896–1971
Virginia
Gertrude ("Gerdie" Mae) Reed
1897–1986
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (L) Shelton
1870–1932
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Drussala ("Drucy" Alvirda "Verda") PHIPPS
1872–1916
North Carolina
William (Marshall) Reed
1866–1942
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Ann) Lowman
1873–1957
Peak Creek Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
*Nathaniel Shelton
1835–1880
Hester Sexton
1838–1931
Thomas Phipps
1827–1901
Sarah Debord
1837–1918
Alfred Reed
1828–1881
Elizabeth Alderman
1832–1892
Andrew Lowman
1854–1875
Elizabeth Owens
1852–1940
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Williamson Sr
1805–1870
Sarah Francis
1808–1881
William Sexton
1813–1885
Asenath Poole
1818–1904
William Phipps
1783–1873
Nancy Griffith
1791–1869
Reuben III
1816–1890
Elizabeth Groseclose
1816–1889
William Reed
1798–1850
Sarah Dulaney
1807–1850
John Alderman
1799–1886
Hannah Sutphin
1803–1865
Adam Lowman
1814–1880
Phoebe Micheal
1819–1886
Adam Reverend
1815–1900
Susannah Bare
1825–1900

Hazel Hester's Descendants

1.
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Hazel (S.) Hester (10 Jun 1921–26 Jan 1993) m. Charles (William) Hester (12 February 1920–29 Nov 1976)
  1. 1. Ina (Virginia) Hester 1943–2005 m. Ferber (Edward) Bell 1941–2005
  2. 2. Stella (Mae) Hester 1942–1987 m. Luther (Franklin) Balser 1948–2004 m. William (Bryant Clarke) II 1943–2009

Hazel Hester's Timeline

8 Records

1921
10 Jun 1921
Birth of Hazel S. Hester in Marion, Virginia, USA
Marion, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Hazel S. Hester resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 19
Hazel S. Hester resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Hazel S. Hester resided here in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
Hazel S. Hester resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1989
1989
Age 68
Hazel S. Hester resided here in Staunton, VA
Staunton, VA
1993
26 Jan 1993
Age 72
Death of Hazel S. Hester in Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
1994
1994
Age 73
Hazel S. Hester resided here in Staunton, VA
Staunton, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Marion, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342195
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342195

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dinwiddie, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Staunton, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1993
    Event Place: Staunton, Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The News Leader - 28 Jan 1993 - Page 2, 28 Jan 1993

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1993
    Event Place: Staunton, Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The News Leader - 28 Jan 1993 - Page 2, Obituary for Charles W. Hester, 1921-1993 (Aged 71) 28 Jan 1993

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Staunton, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Staunton, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1993
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: CityName, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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