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James Wilton Hester 1883 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1883

Birth Location: PIcken, SC

Death Date: 31 Jul 1954

Death Location: Atlanta, ga

Father: Millard Hester

Mother: Mary Looper

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James Wilton Hester was born in 1883 in PIcken, SC, the child of Millard Filmore Tup Hester and Mary Tallulah Looper. James Wilton Hester passed away in 1954 in Atlanta, ga.

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Biography

  • James Wilton Hester was born in 1883 in PIcken, SC, the child of Millard Filmore Tup Hester and Mary Tallulah Looper.
  • James Wilton Hester passed away in 1954 in Atlanta, ga.

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James Hester's Ancestors

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James Hester
1883 – 1954
Birth Place: PIcken, SC
Parents
Millard Filmore Tup Hester
1855 – 1928
Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Tallulah) Looper
1858 – 1934
Pickens Co., SC
Grandparents
Alfred Hester
1779 – 1859
Virginia, United States
Edith (Catherine) Keith
1796 – 1871
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787 – 1866
Cornelius Keith
1743 – 1820
Mary Laffoon
1749 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1720 – 1770
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Isaac Norman
1765 – 1828
Hannah Gage
1762 – 1845
Cornelius Keith
1715 – 1808
Juda Thompson
1715 – 1820
Matthew Laffoon
1727 – 1789
Mary Sheldon
1729 – 1807

James Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1883
26 Jul 1883
Birth of James Wilton Hester in PIcken, SC
PIcken, SC
1954
31 Jul 1954
Age 71
Death of James Wilton Hester in Atlanta, ga
Atlanta, ga

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1883
    Event Place: PIcken, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Atlanta, ga

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