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John Clarence Hester 1924 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1924

Birth Location: Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 13 Sep 1994

Death Location: Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA

Father: Lawrence Hester

Mother: Naomi Tolbert

Spouse(s): Gladys Olive

Children(s): John Hester, Robert Hester

John Clarence Hester was born in 1924 in Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA, the child of Lawrence Anderson Hester and Naomi Victoria Tolbert. In 1950, John Clarence Hester resided in Floyd, Georgia, USA. John Clarence Hester married Gladys Louise Olive, and had children including John Larry Hester, Robert Clarence Hester. John Clarence Hester passed away in 1994 in Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • John Clarence Hester was born in 1924 in Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA, the child of Lawrence Anderson Hester and Naomi Victoria Tolbert.
  • In 1950, John Clarence Hester resided in Floyd, Georgia, USA.
  • John Clarence Hester married Gladys Louise Olive, and had children including John Larry Hester, Robert Clarence Hester.
  • John Clarence Hester passed away in 1994 in Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hester's Ancestors

Self
John Hester
1924 – 1994
Birth Place: Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Lawrence Anderson Hester
Naomi (Victoria) Tolbert
1896 – 1972
Cherokee Co, Alabama
Grandparents
John (J) Hester
1869 – 1940
Ruby (E) Ward
1872 – 1947
Alabama
William (Franklin) Tolbert
1861 – 1933
Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Vinnia (Laura Lurinnie) Smith
1868 – 1906
Franklin, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Hester
1830 – 1927
Hettie Kuykendall
1838 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Green Hester
1806 – 1860
Mary Hughes

John Hester's Descendants

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John (Clarence) Hester (13 Jan 1924 – 13 Sep 1994) m. Gladys (Louise) Olive (25 Apr 1924 – 30 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. John (Larry) Hester (1946 – ) m. Linda (Faye) Silcox (1945 – )
    1. 1. John (Clinton) Hester (18 Aug 1973 – 27 Jan 2022)
  2. 2. Robert (Clarence) Hester (15 April 1955 – 20 November 2015)

John Hester's Timeline

3 Records

1924
13 Jan 1924
Birth of John Clarence Hester in Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
John Clarence Hester resided here in Floyd, Georgia, USA
Floyd, Georgia, USA
1994
13 Sep 1994
Age 70
Death of John Clarence Hester in Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forney, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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