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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

Early life: John Wallace Hester arrived in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America in 1901, born to Thomas Lafayette Hester and Elizabeth Stephens. Over time, John Wallace Hester formed a family with Lela Leona Wooten, which included Stella E Hester, Delphia Irene Hester, Prenia Ivanell Hester, Myrtle Marize Hester, Mary Lorene Hester, John Wallace Hester, Lewis William Hester, Francis M Hester and Lela Faith Hester. John Wallace Hester concluded life in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America in 1994.

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Parents

Thomas Hester
1874 – 1953
Birth Location: Georgia
TH
Elizabeth Stephens
1875 – 1951
Birth Location: Alabama
ES

Spouses(s)

Lela Wooten
1905 – 1995
Birth Location: Alabama
LW

Children(s)

Stella Hester
1922 – 2008
Birth Location: Alabama
SH
Delphia Hester
1923 – 2015
Birth Location: –
DH
Prenia Hester
1926 –
Birth Location: Alabama
PH
Myrtle Hester
1928 – 2004
Birth Location: Alabama
MH
Mary Hester
1929 – 2014
Birth Location: –
MH
John Hester
1932 – 2003
Birth Location: Alabama
JH
Lewis Hester
1934 – 1944
Birth Location: Alabama
LH
Francis Hester
1937 –
Birth Location: Alabama
FH
Lela Hester
1940 – 2015
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
LH

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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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