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John William Hester 1879 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar, 1879

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 15 Apr 1943

Death Location: Dade, Georgia, United States

Father: Andrew Hester

Mother: Emma Harris

Spouse(s): Martha Stephens

Children(s): Maurice Hester, Charles Hester, Ernest Hester, Earl Hester, Jesse Hester

It was in 1879 that John William Hester was born in Georgia, a child of Andrew Jackson Drew Hester and Emma Harris. John William Hester went on to marry Martha Stephens and had children such as Maurice Hester, Charles Hester, Ernest Hester, Earl Hester and Jesse Hester. John William Hester was deceased by 1943 in Dade, Georgia, United States.

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Parents

Andrew Hester
1846 – 1906
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
AH
Emma Harris
1866 – 1950
Birth Location: St Clair, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Stephens
1877 –
Birth Location: Georgia
MS

Children(s)

Maurice Hester
1917 –
Birth Location: Alabama
MH
Charles Hester
1917 – 1991
Birth Location: Alabama
CH
Ernest Hester
1922 –
Birth Location: Alabama
EH
Earl Hester
1923 – 1993
Birth Location: Alabama
EH
Jesse Hester
1925 –
Birth Location: Alabama
JH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Mar, 1879
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 62C; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0521., Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 69.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 62C; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0521.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Payne City, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 69.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 69.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 25-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 10, Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 25-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Apr 1943
    Event Place: Dade, Georgia, United States
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