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John James Hester 1818 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1818

Birth Location: Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1896

Death Location: New Burnside, Johnson, Illinois, USA

Father: James Hester

Mother: Mary Keeton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mathis

Children(s): Samuel Hester, Newton Hester, Harriett Hunter

1818 marked the beginning of John James Hester's life in Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA, to parents James Hester and Mary Polly Keeton. Eventually, John James Hester married Elizabeth Mathis, and they welcomed Samuel W Hester, Newton Jasper Hester and Harriett Adeline Hunter. John James Hester passed in 1896 at New Burnside, Johnson, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

James Hester
1787 – 1870
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Keeton
1793 – 1869
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Mathis
1821 – 1896
Birth Location: Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Samuel Hester
1842 – 1916
Birth Location: Traig CO, KY
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Newton Hester
1857 – 1920
Birth Location: New Burnside, Johnson County, Illinois, United States of America
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Harriett Hunter
1861 – 1945
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Aug 1818
    Event Place: Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Feb 1896
    Event Place: New Burnside, Johnson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Burnside, Johnson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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