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James Washington Hester 1837 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Marion, Tennessee, United States

Father: Stephen Hester

Mother: Mary Johns

Spouse(s): Mary Winette

Children(s): Miriam Hester

James Washington Hester was born in 1837 in Alabama, United States, the child of Stephen Hester and Mary Jane Phoebe Johns. In 1860, James Washington Hester resided in District 13, Marion, Tennessee, United States. James Washington Hester married Mary Jane Winette, and had children including Miriam M Hester. James Washington Hester passed away in 1870 in Marion, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Washington Hester was born in 1837 in Alabama, United States, the child of Stephen Hester and Mary Jane Phoebe Johns.
  • In 1860, James Washington Hester resided in District 13, Marion, Tennessee, United States.
  • James Washington Hester married Mary Jane Winette, and had children including Miriam M Hester.
  • James Washington Hester passed away in 1870 in Marion, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Hester's Ancestors

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James Hester
1837 – 1870
Birth Place: Alabama, United States
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

James Hester's Descendants

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James (Washington) Hester (1837 – 1870) m. Mary (Jane) Winette
  1. 1. Miriam (M) Hester (1857 – 1898) m. Christopher Head (Abt 1855 – )
    1. 1. Loula (L.) Head (Abt 1876 – )
    2. 2. Mary (F.) Head (Abt 1878 – )
    3. 3. Baby Head (Feb Abt 1880 – )
    4. 4. Columbus (George Washigton) Head (10 October 1893 – 17 January 1976) m. Carrie (Vianna) Bates (14 May 1892 – 11 Jan 1967)
      1. 1. Warren (C G) Head (27 September 1920 – 5 January 1987) m. Margaret (Alene) Finch
        1. 1. Dale Head
      2. 2. Junior Head (abt 1925 – )
      3. 3. Arby Head (abt 1927 – )
      4. 4. Ruben Head (abt 1930 – )
      5. 5. Caalend Head (abt 1932 – )
      6. 6. Margaret Head (abt 1935 – )

James Hester's Timeline

3 Records

1837
1837
Birth of James Washington Hester in Alabama, United States
Alabama, United States
1860
1860
Age 23
James Washington Hester resided here in District 13, Marion, Tennessee, United States
District 13, Marion, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 33
Death of James Washington Hester in Marion, Tennessee, United States
Marion, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 293; Image: 591.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 13, Marion, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 293; Image: 591.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marion, Tennessee, United States

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