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John Thomas Hester 1858–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1858

Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aug 1937

Death Location: Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph III

Mother: Mary Singletary

Spouse(s): Sarah Hester

Children(s): Elender Hester, Byron Hester, Mahallah Hester, Lydia Clark, Lettecia Hester, Manie Hester, Leonora Hester, Anna Hester

In 1858, John Thomas Hester entered the world in Bladen, North Carolina, USA, born to Joseph Hester Iii And Mary Ann Eliza Singletary. In 1880, John Thomas Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, John Thomas Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. John Thomas Hester married Sarah A Hester, and had children including Anna Jane Hester, Byron Burney Hester, Elender Hester, Leonora Anne Hester, Lettecia Hester, Lydia Hester Clark, Mahallah Hester, Manie Gertrude Hester. John Thomas Hester passed away in 1937 in Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1858, John Thomas Hester entered the world in Bladen, North Carolina, USA, born to Joseph Hester Iii And Mary Ann Eliza Singletary.
  • In 1880, John Thomas Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, John Thomas Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Thomas Hester married Sarah A Hester, and had children including Anna Jane Hester, Byron Burney Hester, Elender Hester, Leonora Anne Hester, Lettecia Hester, Lydia Hester Clark, Mahallah Hester, Manie Gertrude Hester.
  • John Thomas Hester passed away in 1937 in Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph III
1818–1881
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Singletary
1828–1907
Birth Location: Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hester
1864–1942
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
SH

Children(s)

Elender Hester
1894–1935
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Byron Hester
1895–1979
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina
BH
Mahallah Hester
1897–1960
Birth Location: North Carolina
MH
Lydia Clark
1900–1968
Birth Location: North Carolina
LC
Lettecia Hester
1904–1981
Birth Location: North Carolina
LH
Manie Hester
1886–1972
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MH
Leonora Hester
1890–1952
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
LH
Anna Hester
1888–1888
Birth Location: –
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John Hester's Ancestors

Self
John Hester
1858–1937
Birth Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Hester III
1818–1881
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Eliza) Singletary
1828–1907
Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Hester) Jr
1789–1856
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Lewis) Epps
1791–1846
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
John (Griffith) Singletary
1832–1880
Bladen County, NC
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1765–1822
Elizabeth Parker
1764–
Richard Singletary
1745–1808
Alice McRee
1763–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hester
1715–1779
Sarah Thomas
1718–1770
Benjamin Singletary
1705–1765
Elizabeth James
1715–1806
Robert McRee
1740–1802
Margaret Polk
1737–1829

John Hester's Descendants

1.
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John (Thomas) Hester (28 Mar 1858–Aug 1937) m. Sarah (A) Hester (16 May 1864–11 Apr 1942)
  1. 1. Elender Hester 1894–1935
  2. 2. Byron (Burney) Hester 1895–1979 m. Ila Hester 1905–1977
    1. 1. Curris Hester 1924–
  3. 3. Mahallah Hester 1897–1960
  4. 4. Lydia (Hester) Clark 1900–1968
  5. 5. Lettecia Hester 1904–1981
  6. 6. Manie (Gertrude) Hester 1886–1972
  7. 7. Leonora (Anne) Hester 1890–1952
  8. 8. Anna (Jane) Hester 1888–1888

John Hester's Timeline

10 Records

1858
28 Mar 1858
Birth of John Thomas Hester in Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
John Thomas Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
John Thomas Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
John Thomas Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 42
John Thomas Hester resided here in Brown Marsh Township, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Brown Marsh Township, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
John Thomas Hester resided here in Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
John Thomas Hester resided here in Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 72
John Thomas Hester resided here in Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1937
22 Aug 1937
Age 79
Death of John Thomas Hester in Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1937
Aug 1937
Age 79
Burial of John Thomas Hester in Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] US Census 1880 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 1000132515670; Line Number: 55; NARA film: T9-0953; Record set: US Census 1880; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] US Census 1880 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 1000132515670; Line Number: 55; NARA film: T9-0953; Record set: US Census 1880; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993026827; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [6] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Bladen, United States, North Carolina
    Record Source: US Census 1880 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 1000132515670; Line Number: 55; NARA film: T9-0953; Record set: US Census 1880; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brown Marsh Township, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993026827; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brown Marsh, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993026827; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1937
    Event Place: Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1937
    Event Place: Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
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