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John Wallace Hester 1901 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1901

Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 20 July 1994

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

Father: Thomas Hester

Mother: Elizabeth Stephens

Spouse(s): Lela Wooten

Children(s): Stella Hester, Delphia Hester, Prenia Hester, Myrtle Hester, Mary Hester, John Hester, Lewis Hester, Francis Hester, Lela Hester

The story of John Wallace Hester began in 1901 in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America. In 1935, John Wallace Hester resided in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama. In 1940, John Wallace Hester resided in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. John Wallace Hester married Lela Leona Wooten, and had children including Stella E Hester, Delphia Irene Hester, Prenia Ivanell Hester, Myrtle Marize Hester, Mary Lorene Hester, John Wallace Hester, Lewis William Hester, Francis M Hester, Lela Faith Hester. John Wallace Hester passed away in 1994 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wallace Hester began in 1901 in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • In 1935, John Wallace Hester resided in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama.
  • In 1940, John Wallace Hester resided in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • John Wallace Hester married Lela Leona Wooten, and had children including Stella E Hester, Delphia Irene Hester, Prenia Ivanell Hester, Myrtle Marize Hester, Mary Lorene Hester, John Wallace Hester, Lewis William Hester, Francis M Hester, Lela Faith Hester.
  • John Wallace Hester passed away in 1994 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hester's Ancestors

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John Hester
1901 – 1994
Birth Place: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Lafayette Hester
1874 – 1953
Georgia
Elizabeth Stephens
1875 – 1951
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

John Hester's Descendants

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John (Wallace) Hester (12 May 1901 – 20 July 1994) m. Lela (Leona) Wooten (29 April 1905 – 26 June 1995)
  1. 1. Stella (E) Hester (8 Jan 1922 – 12 Oct 2008) m. Leonard (Franklin) Young (6 August 1916 – 17 May 1982)
    1. 1. Brenda (Carol) Young (7 July 1948 – 12 August 2017) m. Kenneth Brisendine
      1. 1. Alex (Scott) Brisendine
      2. 2. James (Eric) Brisendine
    2. 2. Helen Young
    3. 3. David Young
  2. 2. Delphia (Irene) Hester (9 Sep 1923 – 19 Dec 2015) m. Earl (Robert) Hall (20 Jun 1922 – 9 Dec 2000)
    1. 1. Infant Hall ( – 6 Sep 1941)
  3. 3. Prenia (Ivanell) Hester (abt 1926 – ) m. Joseph (Florentino) Samudio (26 April 1913 – 14 December 1998) m. Clifford (Vance) Kidd
    1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Samudio
  4. 4. Myrtle (Marize) Hester (abt 1928 – 2004) m. Marion (Glenn) Thomas (6 May 1923 – 8 Dec 1992)
  5. 5. Mary (Lorene) Hester (18 Jan 1929 – 9 May 2014) m. Orvin (E) Rochester (21 Apr 1915 – 16 Apr 1987)
  6. 6. John (Wallace) Hester (1932 – 2003)
  7. 7. Lewis (William) Hester (23 Oct 1934 – 3 May 1944)
  8. 8. Francis (M) Hester (abt 1937 – )
  9. 9. Lela (Faith) Hester (18 April 1940 – 8 Mar 2015) m. Harold (Fred) Cohen

John Hester's Timeline

4 Records

1901
12 May 1901
Birth of John Wallace Hester in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 34
John Wallace Hester resided here in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama
Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 39
John Wallace Hester resided here in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1994
20 July 1994
Age 93
Death of John Wallace Hester in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1901
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25-33
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 3A; 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: 3A; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1994
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    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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