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Hester Nichols Barksdale 1893 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 OCT 1893

Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

Death Date: 26 JUN 1943

Death Location: at his home 2825 8th St. Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

Father: James Barksdale

Mother: Sophia Lacy

Spouse(s): Elma Melton

Children(s): James Barksdale

The story of Hester Nichols Barksdale began in 1893 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama. Hester Nichols Barksdale married Elma Etheridge Melton, and had children including James Melton (Billy) Barksdale. Hester Nichols Barksdale passed away in 1943 in at his home 2825 8th St. Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester Nichols Barksdale began in 1893 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.
  • Hester Nichols Barksdale married Elma Etheridge Melton, and had children including James Melton (Billy) Barksdale.
  • Hester Nichols Barksdale passed away in 1943 in at his home 2825 8th St. Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Barksdale
1852 – 1917
Birth Location: Abbeville Co., South Carolina
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Sophia Lacy
1860 – 1914
Birth Location: Greene Co., Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Elma Melton
1892 – 1972
Birth Location: Bibb Co., Alabama
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Children(s)

James Barksdale
1921 – 1978
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
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Hester Barksdale's Ancestors

Self
Hester Barksdale
1893 – 1943
Birth Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Parents
James David Barksdale
1852 – 1917
Abbeville Co., South Carolina
Sophia (E. (Sofie)) Lacy
1860 – 1914
Greene Co., Alabama
Grandparents
Allen Barksdale
1801 – 1860
Abbeville District, South Carolina
Elizabeth ((Betsy) (Surname) Unknown)
1820 – 1870
(South Carolina)
James (L.) Lacy
1832 – 1891
Georgia
Mary (Jane) Rice
1838 – 1891
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Allen Barksdale
– 1841
Margret Unknown)
– 1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Barksdale
– 1801
Mary Martin

Hester Barksdale's Descendants

1.
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Hester (Nichols) Barksdale (29 OCT 1893 – 26 JUN 1943) m. Elma (Etheridge) Melton (23 DEC 1892 – 06 FEB 1972)
  1. 1. James (Melton (Billy)) Barksdale (16 JUL 1921 – 20 MAR 1978) m. Katherine Elliott (19 JAN 1922 – 11 FEB 2010)
    1. 1. James (Kerry) Barksdale (18 JUN 1950 – )

Hester Barksdale's Timeline

2 Records

1893
29 OCT 1893
Birth of Hester Nichols Barksdale in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
1943
26 JUN 1943
Age 50
Death of Hester Nichols Barksdale in at his home 2825 8th St. Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
at his home 2825 8th St. Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1893
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1943
    Event Place: at his home 2825 8th St. Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
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