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James William Hester 1929–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 March 1929

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 16 February 2000

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Hester

Mother: Ida Hulgan

Spouse(s): Syvolla Watts

Children(s): James Hester

James William Hester was born in 1929 in Alabama, the child of William Decatur Hester And Ida M Hulgan. In 1935, James William Hester resided in Rural, Darley, Georgia. In 1940, James William Hester resided in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. James William Hester married Syvolla Watts, and had children including James Edward Hester. James William Hester passed away in 2000 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James William Hester was born in 1929 in Alabama, the child of William Decatur Hester And Ida M Hulgan.
  • In 1935, James William Hester resided in Rural, Darley, Georgia.
  • In 1940, James William Hester resided in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • James William Hester married Syvolla Watts, and had children including James Edward Hester.
  • James William Hester passed away in 2000 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hester's Ancestors

Self
James Hester
1929–2000
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William Decatur Hester
1888–1975
Alabama
Ida (M) Hulgan
1894–1959
Alabama
Grandparents
Francis (Marion Frank) Hester
1845–1904
Georgia, USA
Caroline Winnet
1849–1908
Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790–1858
Mary Johns
1801–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750–1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787–1866
Robert Johns
1783–1861
Mary Hester
1791–1858

James Hester's Descendants

1.
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James (William) Hester (28 March 1929–16 February 2000) m. Syvolla Watts (30 April 1933–13 March 2010)
  1. 1. James (Edward) Hester 1950–2003

James Hester's Timeline

4 Records

1929
28 March 1929
Birth of James William Hester in Alabama
Alabama
1935
1935
Age 6
James William Hester resided here in Rural, Darley, Georgia
Rural, Darley, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 11
James William Hester resided here in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
2000
16 February 2000
Age 71
Death of James William Hester
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1929
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 25-33
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Darley, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 2000
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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