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James Fletcher Hester 1937–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1937

Birth Location: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA

Death Date: 23 Jun 2015

Death Location: Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA

Father: Johnnie Hester

Mother: Allie Hester

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The story of James Fletcher Hester began in 1937 in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA. In 1940, James Fletcher Hester resided in Jefferson County, Texas, USA. In 1950, James Fletcher Hester resided in Wood County, Texas, USA. James Fletcher Hester passed away in 2015 in Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Fletcher Hester began in 1937 in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA.
  • In 1940, James Fletcher Hester resided in Jefferson County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1950, James Fletcher Hester resided in Wood County, Texas, USA.
  • James Fletcher Hester passed away in 2015 in Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA.

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James Hester's Ancestors

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James Hester
1937–2015
Birth Place: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
Parents
Johnnie Jefferson Hester
1910–1983
Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
Allie (Bernice STRICKLAND) Hester
1914–1997
Mehan, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
George (Harold) HESTER
1884–1920
Lee County, Alabama, USA
Lemma (Pearl WALDRUP) Hester
1888–1918
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johnnie Hester
1852–1917
Mary HESTER
1850–1927
William WALDRUP
1861–1946
Willie Waldrup
1872–1960
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George HESTER
1810–1853
Frances Bailey
1815–1903
Edmund WALDROP
1826–1865
Sarah Waldrop
1834–1932
William SAXON
1839–1884
Caroline Saxon
1841–1926

James Hester's Timeline

4 Records

1937
20 May 1937
Birth of James Fletcher Hester in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
James Fletcher Hester resided here in Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Jefferson County, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
James Fletcher Hester resided here in Wood County, Texas, USA
Wood County, Texas, USA
2015
23 Jun 2015
Age 78
Death of James Fletcher Hester in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1937
    Event Place: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Rader Funeral Home; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] Texas, Birth Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wood County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 2015
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Rader Funeral Home; Publication Place: Longview, Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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