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Lela Dove Hester 1891–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1891

Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America,

Death Date: 5 Oct 1984

Death Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William I-M223

Mother: Sarah Edwards

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Lela Dove Hester was born in 1891 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America,, the child of William Howard Hester I M223 And Sarah Catherine Edwards. Lela Dove Hester passed away in 1984 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela Dove Hester was born in 1891 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America,, the child of William Howard Hester I M223 And Sarah Catherine Edwards.
  • Lela Dove Hester passed away in 1984 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America.

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Lela Hester's Ancestors

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Lela Hester
1891–1984
Birth Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America,
Parents
William Howard Hester I-M223
1852–1936
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Edwards
1852–1912
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Milton Hester) I-M223
1833–1910
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane Allen Old) Cheraw
1830–1909
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Cheraw
1806–
Matilda 1834
1806–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bailey
1759–1844
Sarah
1776–1850

Lela Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1891
2 Jun 1891
Birth of Lela Dove Hester in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America,
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America,
1984
5 Oct 1984
Age 93
Death of Lela Dove Hester in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1984
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America

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