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Joseph Franklin Hester 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1925

Death Location: Old Henden Cemetery

Father: Joseph III

Mother: Mary Singletary

Spouse(s): Lucy Hester

Children(s): William Hester, Emma Huggins, Joseph Hester, Lessie Hester, Lucy Hester, Naomi Hester, Isabella Melvin, Irving Hester, Maona Hester

Joseph Franklin Hester was born in 1848 in Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Hester Iii And Mary Ann Eliza Singletary. In 1850, Joseph Franklin Hester resided in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Joseph Franklin Hester resided in Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina. Joseph Franklin Hester married Lucy M Hester, and had children including Emma J Hester Huggins, Irving E Hester, Isabella Melvin, Joseph Franklin Hester, Lessie Mae Hester, Lucy C Hester, Maona Hester, Naomi Ruth Hester, William Arthur Hester. Joseph Franklin Hester passed away in 1925 in Old Henden Cemetery.

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Biography

  • Joseph Franklin Hester was born in 1848 in Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Hester Iii And Mary Ann Eliza Singletary.
  • In 1850, Joseph Franklin Hester resided in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Joseph Franklin Hester resided in Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina.
  • Joseph Franklin Hester married Lucy M Hester, and had children including Emma J Hester Huggins, Irving E Hester, Isabella Melvin, Joseph Franklin Hester, Lessie Mae Hester, Lucy C Hester, Maona Hester, Naomi Ruth Hester, William Arthur Hester.
  • Joseph Franklin Hester passed away in 1925 in Old Henden Cemetery.

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
MS

Spouses(s)

Lucy Hester
1856–1932
Birth Location: Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina
LH

Children(s)

William Hester
1876–1942
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina
WH
Emma Huggins
1880–1966
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
EH
Joseph Hester
1883–1947
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina
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Lessie Hester
1886–1963
Birth Location: North Carolina
LH
Lucy Hester
1889–
Birth Location: North Carolina
LH
Naomi Hester
1893–1989
Birth Location: North Carolina
NH
Isabella Melvin
1878–1965
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
IM
Irving Hester
1875–
Birth Location: North Carolina
IH
Maona Hester
1893–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MH

Joseph Hester's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Hester
1848–1925
Birth Place: Dublin, 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

Joseph Hester's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Franklin) Hester (16 Apr 1848–24 Jan 1925) m. Lucy (M) Hester (25 Feb 1856–15 Mar 1932)
  1. 1. William (Arthur) Hester 1876–1942
  2. 2. Emma (J Hester) Huggins 1880–1966 m. John (Henry) Huggins 1878–1957
    1. 1. Fay Huggins 1912–1976
    2. 2. Bonnie (Dell) Huggins 1905–1927
  3. 3. Joseph (Franklin) Hester 1883–1947
  4. 4. Lessie (Mae) Hester 1886–1963
  5. 5. Lucy (C) Hester 1889–
  6. 6. Naomi (Ruth) Hester 1893–1989
  7. 7. Isabella Melvin 1878–1965 m. William (Franklin) Melvin 1857–1930
    1. 1. Donnie Melvin 1901–1971
    2. 2. Gladys (M) Melvin 1907–1997
    3. 3. Mary (Evelyn) Melvin 1913–2005 m. Eldridge (K) Phillips 1909–1967
      1. 1. Samuel (Kyle) Phillips 1948–2016
    4. 4. Dolly Melvin 1911–
    5. 5. Thelma Melvin 1915–2006
    6. 6. Geneva (Varina) Melvin 1911–1987 m. Alexander (Glenn) Savage 1907–1987
      1. 1. Jack Savage 1933–2011
    7. 7. Lessie (May) Melvin 1919–2000
    8. 8. Lillian (Marie) Melvin 1921–2011 m. Reginald ("Charlie" Ralph) Clark 1917–1987
    9. 9. Evelyn Melvin 1914–
    10. 10. Robert (Miles Melvin) II 1905–1923
  8. 8. Irving (E.) Hester 1875–
  9. 9. Maona Hester 1893–

Joseph Hester's Timeline

23 Records

1848
16 Apr 1848
Birth of Joseph Franklin Hester in Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina
Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 12
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 32
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1889
15 Jul 1889
Age 41
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
1889
15 Jul 1889
Age 41
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Richardson, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Richardson, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 52
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina
Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 52
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 62
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 72
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
Joseph Franklin Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1925
24 Jan 1925
Age 77
Death of Joseph Franklin Hester in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] US Census 1850 - Findmypast, NARA series: 18107; HouseHoldID: 418443; Record set: US Census 1850; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] US Census 1920 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 108151224; Record set: US Census 1920; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [8] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [12] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [13] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [14] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [15] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [16] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Fear South West Side, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1850
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1850 - Findmypast, NARA series: 18107; HouseHoldID: 418443; Record set: US Census 1850; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] US Census 1850 - Findmypast, NARA series: 18107; HouseHoldID: 418443; Record set: US Census 1850; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] US Census 1870 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 6919585; Record set: US Census 1870; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [3] US Census 1900 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 11377232; Record set: US Census 1900; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [4] US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993032674; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [5] US Census 1920 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 108151224; Record set: US Census 1920; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1870 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 6919585; Record set: US Census 1870; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Richardson, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1900
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1900 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 11377232; Record set: US Census 1900; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993032674; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1920 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 108151224; Record set: US Census 1920; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] US Census 1870 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 6919585; Record set: US Census 1870; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] US Census 1900 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 11377232; Record set: US Census 1900; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [3] US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993032674; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [4] US Census 1920 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 108151224; Record set: US Census 1920; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths, Film Number: 1893459; Batch Number: I08555-6; Record set: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [12] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [13] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [14] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [15] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Henden Cemetery
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
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