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Laura Earline Hester 1912 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1912

Birth Location: Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1940

Death Location: Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA

Father: Decatur Hester

Mother: Maude Smith

Spouse(s): John Walker

Children(s): Orin Walker, Nellie Walker

The story of Laura Earline Hester began in 1912 in Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA. In 1920, Laura Earline Hester resided in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama. In 1930, Laura Earline Hester resided in Duke, Calhoun, Alabama. Laura Earline Hester married John Franklin Walker, and had children including Orin Eugene Walker, Nellie Maude Walker. Laura Earline Hester passed away in 1940 in Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Earline Hester began in 1912 in Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Laura Earline Hester resided in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama.
  • In 1930, Laura Earline Hester resided in Duke, Calhoun, Alabama.
  • Laura Earline Hester married John Franklin Walker, and had children including Orin Eugene Walker, Nellie Maude Walker.
  • Laura Earline Hester passed away in 1940 in Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Hester's Ancestors

Self
Laura Hester
1912 – 1940
Birth Place: Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA
Parents
Decatur Laffayette Fate Hester
1887 – 1973
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Maude (C) Smith
1893 – 1922
Seneca, McHenry, Illinois
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson Drew) Hester
1846 – 1906
Georgia, United States
Emma Harris
1866 – 1950
St Clair, Alabama, United States
Francis (W Frank) Smith
1865 – 1905
Iowa, United States
Clara Zimmerman
1871 – 1922
Yorktown, Henry, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
Henry Harris
1826 – 1915
Narcissa Simmons
1848 – 1897
Clarisa Henke
1843 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787 – 1866
Robert Johns
1783 – 1861
Mary Hester
1791 – 1858

Laura Hester's Descendants

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Laura (Earline) Hester (21 November 1912 – 7 Feb 1940) m. John (Franklin) Walker (2 Sep 1907 – 20 Oct 1969)
  1. 1. Orin (Eugene) Walker (15 May 1932 – 20 May 1979) m. Virginia Quinn (9 Jun 1926 – 16 Jul 1988) m. Martha (Ann) Bearden
  2. 2. Nellie (Maude) Walker

Laura Hester's Timeline

4 Records

1912
21 November 1912
Birth of Laura Earline Hester in Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA
Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Laura Earline Hester resided here in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 18
Laura Earline Hester resided here in Duke, Calhoun, Alabama
Duke, Calhoun, Alabama
1940
7 Feb 1940
Age 28
Death of Laura Earline Hester in Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA
Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1912
    Event Place: Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 71; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Duke, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: 5; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 1191.0.
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 71; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Duke, Calhoun, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Duke, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: 5; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 1191.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reece City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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