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Hester Anderson 1818–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1818

Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina

Death Date: 1 Jun 1894

Death Location: Sunset, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Martha Epps

Spouse(s): William Maj.

Children(s): Isaac Nimmons, John Nimmons, William Nimmons, Licena Alexander, Elizabeth Lay, Hester Crenshaw, Harriett Bowie

The story of Hester Anderson began in 1818 in Pickens, South Carolina. In 1860, Hester Anderson resided in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Hester Anderson married William Nimmons Maj, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Lay, Harriett N Bowie, Hester Calhoun Crenshaw, Isaac Anderson Nimmons, John Tyler Nimmons, Licena Adeline Alexander, William Elliott Nimmons. Hester Anderson passed away in 1894 in Sunset, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester Anderson began in 1818 in Pickens, South Carolina.
  • In 1860, Hester Anderson resided in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Hester Anderson married William Nimmons Maj, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Lay, Harriett N Bowie, Hester Calhoun Crenshaw, Isaac Anderson Nimmons, John Tyler Nimmons, Licena Adeline Alexander, William Elliott Nimmons.
  • Hester Anderson passed away in 1894 in Sunset, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hester Anderson's Ancestors

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Hester Anderson
1818–1894
Birth Place: Pickens, South Carolina
Parents
John Majors Sr
1755–1847
Virginia
Martha (Elizabeth) Epps
1750–1801
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Eppes
1714–1765
Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Martha Bolling
1726–1751
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Francis IV
1690–1759
Sarah Hamlin
1697–1773
Robert Maj
1682–1747
Anne Cocke
1686–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel III
1659–1718
Ann Isham
1665–1718
Richard Hamlin
1680–1718
Anne Harrison
1680–1773
Robert Bolling
1646–1709
Anne Stith
1665–1709
Richard II
1639–1706
Elizabeth Littlebury
1649–1716

Hester Anderson's Descendants

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Hester Anderson (11 May 1818–1 Jun 1894) m. William (Nimmons) Maj. (2 May 1809–27 July 1895)
  1. 1. Isaac (Anderson) Nimmons 1851–1929
  2. 2. John (Tyler) Nimmons 1841–1845
  3. 3. William (Elliott) Nimmons 1843–1921
  4. 4. Licena (Adeline) Alexander 1852–1895
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Lay 1845–1870
  6. 6. Hester (Calhoun) Crenshaw 1863–1885
  7. 7. Harriett (N) Bowie 1848–1934

Hester Anderson's Timeline

3 Records

1818
11 May 1818
Birth of Hester Anderson in Pickens, South Carolina
Pickens, South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 42
Hester Anderson resided here in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1894
1 Jun 1894
Age 76
Death of Hester Anderson in Pickens, South Carolina
Pickens, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1818
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 9; Family History Library Film: 805225
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 9; Family History Library Film: 805225

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sunset, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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