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Isabelle Cecelia Hester 1863 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1863

Birth Location: Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1929

Death Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Father: Nelson Hester

Mother: Cornelia Hathaway

Spouse(s): William Preston

Children(s): Elmont Preston, Lena Preston, Nellie Preston

Born in 1863 in Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, USA, Isabelle Cecelia Hester was the child of Nelson Burgess Hester and Cornelia Melissa Hathaway. In time, Isabelle Cecelia Hester married William Jennings Preston, and they raised a family that included Elmont Fletcher Preston, Lena Leota Preston and Nellie Mellissa Preston. Isabelle Cecelia Hester died in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA in 1929.

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Parents

Nelson Hester
1829 – 1912
Birth Location: Wayne, Indiana, USA
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Cornelia Hathaway
1841 – 1905
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Preston
1855 – 1938
Birth Location: Washington, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Elmont Preston
1884 – 1958
Birth Location: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
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Lena Preston
1888 – 1971
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
LP
Nellie Preston
1893 – 1977
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1863
    Event Place: Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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