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Lela Dove Hester 1891 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1891

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 5 Oct 1984

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

Father: William Hester

Mother: Sarah Edwards

Spouse(s): Daniel Mills

Children(s): Charlie Mills, William Mills, Sallie Mills, Letha Mills, Luther Mills, Lucien Mills, Baby Mills, Gertrude Mills, Bonnie Mills, Doris Mills

In 1891, Lela Dove Hester entered the world in Alabama, born to William Howard Hester and Sarah Catherine Edwards. In 1900, Lela Dove Hester resided in Fort Payne City, De Kalb, Alabama. Lela Dove Hester married Daniel Lewis Mills, and had children including Charlie Leonard Mills, William Edward Mills, Sallie Mae Mills, Letha Pauline Mills, Luther Brown Mills, Lucien Curtis Mills, Baby Mills, Gertrude M Mills, Bonnie Ophelia Mills, Doris Lou Mills. Lela Dove Hester passed away in 1984 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Lela Dove Hester entered the world in Alabama, born to William Howard Hester and Sarah Catherine Edwards.
  • In 1900, Lela Dove Hester resided in Fort Payne City, De Kalb, Alabama.
  • Lela Dove Hester married Daniel Lewis Mills, and had children including Charlie Leonard Mills, William Edward Mills, Sallie Mae Mills, Letha Pauline Mills, Luther Brown Mills, Lucien Curtis Mills, Baby Mills, Gertrude M Mills, Bonnie Ophelia Mills, Doris Lou Mills.
  • Lela Dove Hester passed away in 1984 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hester
1852 – 1936
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
WH
Sarah Edwards
1852 – 1912
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
SE

Spouses(s)

Daniel Mills
1886 – 1936
Birth Location: Perry, Taylor, Florida, USA
DM

Children(s)

Charlie Mills
1908 – 1990
Birth Location: Taylor, Florida, USA
CM
William Mills
1913 – 2001
Birth Location: Fort Payne City, De Kalb, Alabama
WM
Sallie Mills
1916 – 1995
Birth Location: , , Alabama, USA
SM
Letha Mills
1920 – 1999
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
LM
Luther Mills
1919 – 2009
Birth Location: De Kalb, Alabama, United States
LM
Lucien Mills
1921 – 2005
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
LM
Baby Mills
1923 – 1923
Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
BM
Gertrude Mills
1924 – 2010
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
GM
Bonnie Mills
1926 – 2014
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
BM
Doris Mills
1931 – 2008
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
DM

Lela Hester's Ancestors

Self
Lela Hester
1891 – 1984
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William Howard Hester
1852 – 1936
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Edwards
1852 – 1912
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Milton) Hester
1833 – 1910
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Allen
1830 – 1909
North Carolina, United States
James (Edward) Hasty
1825 – 1905
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Jane "Ellenor") Holmes
1824 – 1878
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
James Allen
1806 –
Matilda Bailey
1806 – 1860
Marcus Hasty
1795 – 1862
Nancy Barrnett
Not known
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787 – 1866
Robert Johns
1783 – 1861
Mary Hester
1791 – 1858
Allen
Richardson
John Bailey
1759 – 1844
Sarah
1776 – 1850
John Hasty
1747 – 1809
Angelina Bradshaw
1760 –

Lela Hester's Descendants

1.
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Lela (Dove) Hester (Jun 1891 – 5 Oct 1984) m. Daniel (Lewis) Mills (4 Sept 1886 – 1 Dec 1936)
  1. 1. Charlie (Leonard) Mills (21 Nov 1908 – 6 Aug 1990) m. Hattie (Louise) Parker (8 Jan 1920 – 7 Mar 1972)
    1. 1. Charlie (Leonard) Mills (15 Aug 1944 – 18 Sept 2013) m. Carolyn Holstein (17 Jan 1952 – )
      1. 1. Chris Mills
      2. 2. Catherine Mills
    2. 2. Betty (Jo) Mills (abt 1947 – ) m. Terry (K) Lankford (abt 1939 – )
  2. 2. William (Edward) Mills (17 Jul 1913 – 6 Jul 2001) m. Christina (Lasunya) Dendy m. Ellen (Ophelia) Sharpe (15 Feb 1919 – 9 Jul 2000)
    1. 1. Patricia (Ellen) Mills (1944 – ) m. Wallace Allison
      1. 1. Wallace (Rodney) Allison (1969 – ) m. Tammy (Michele) Speaks
        1. 1. Kaylee (Marie) Allison (5 Aug 1998 – 5 Aug 2008)
        2. 2. Lily Allison
      2. 2. Deborah Allison
      3. 3. Jennifer (Leigh) Allison
        1. 1. London Allison
    2. 2. Myrna (Celeste) Mills (14 Jul 1946 – 4 Jul 2015) m. Terry Layne (1946 – )
      1. 1. Zachary (Stephen) Layne (1970 – )
      2. 2. Ashley (Robin) Layne m. Christopher Ashley
      3. 3. Karen (Celeste) Layne m. Christopher (Eric) Connor
        1. 1. Aden Connor
        2. 2. Asa Connor
  3. 3. Sallie (Mae) Mills (1916 – 3 Nov 1995) m. Carl McKown (5 December 1912 – 28 February 1980)
    1. 1. Carol (J) McKown (6 Sep 1941 – 8 Mar 2007) m. Charles (Edward) Smith m. Fears
  4. 4. Letha (Pauline) Mills (abt 1920 – 20 May 1999) m. Bryce (Edgar) King (18 September 1918 – 10 Apr 2002)
    1. 1. Bryce (Edgar) King (2 Apr 1943 – 30 May 2022) m. Jacalyn (Leah) Zoellick
      1. 1. Chad King
      2. 2. LaRea King
    2. 2. Norma (Jean) King (14 Apr 1946 – ) m. Ralph (Earnest) Griinke (23 Jan 1942 – 10 Feb 2017) m. Mayfield
      1. 1. Shiela (Lynn) Griinke (Dec 1968 – ) m. Jeffrey (A) Mazzatta (1968 – ) m. Buchner
        1. 1. Alexis Mazzatta (1999 – )
  5. 5. Luther (Brown) Mills (5 Apr 1919 – 4 Jan 2009) m. Imogene Owen (21 Feb 1927 – 4 Dec 1995)
    1. 1. Kathy (Lynn) Mills (29 Mar 1951 – 25 Jan 2022) m. David (Lamar) Bartlett (26 January 1951 – 17 August 1998)
      1. 1. David Bartlett (1974 – ) m. Carrie Ziegler (1977 – )
      2. 2. Bartlett
    2. 2. Donna (Kay) Mills (7 Sep 1955 – 17 Sep 1982) m. Howard Babb (29 Nov 1952 – )
      1. 1. Benjamin Babb (1976 – )
      2. 2. Samuel WILLOUGHBY
    3. 3. Terry (Ray) Mills m. Myra
      1. 1. Jennifer (Michelle) Mills (16 Aug – ) m. Brian Milstead (16 Sept 1982 – )
      2. 2. Emily Mills
    4. 4. Michael Mills m. Diane Payne
      1. 1. Brandy (Leigh) Mills (1 May 1982 – 29 Aug 2021)
        1. 1. Ashdon Mills
      2. 2. Brad Mills m. Jess
        1. 1. Madeline Mills
  6. 6. Lucien (Curtis) Mills (3 Nov 1921 – 5 Jun 2005) m. Agnes (M) Saffles (1926 – Sep 2011)
    1. 1. Daniel (Lewis) Mills (27 Dec 1946 – )
    2. 2. Randall (Saffles) Mills (April 22, 1949 – ) m. Melinda (Anne) Taylor (7 April 1952 – 12 July 2005)
      1. 1. Jonathan (Alexan) Mills (1977 – )
      2. 2. William Mills
    3. 3. Janice (Lou) Mills (12 Oct 1952 – ) m. David (R) Parker (14 Dec 1950 – ) m. Ricky (Allen) Kirkpatrick (Aug 1953 – )
  7. 7. Baby Mills (27 Apr 1923 – 27 Apr 1923)
  8. 8. Gertrude (M) Mills (3 Sep 1924 – 3 May 2010) m. Escar (Levis) Daniel (6 Apr 1909 – 18 Sep 1972)
  9. 9. Bonnie (Ophelia) Mills (15 Dec 1926 – 24 Nov 2014) m. Edward (Rudolph) Baugh (1918 – 1986)
    1. 1. Elaine (Patricia) Baugh (29 Dec 1948 – ) m. Smith (1948 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Rudolph) Baugh (10 Jan 1950 – ) m. Rebecca (Ann) Means m. Lisa
    3. 3. Debra (Kay) Baugh (9 Dec 1951 – ) m. Thomas (William) Hale (20 Apr 1942 – 17 Apr 2019)
      1. 1. Justin (Edward) Hale (Sep 1987 – )
  10. 10. Doris (Lou) Mills (6 Nov 1931 – 21 Apr 2008) m. Levi (D) Baugh (31 Jan 1929 – 19 Jul 2002)

Lela Hester's Timeline

10 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,
1891
Jun 1891
Birth of Lela Dove Hester in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 9
Lela Dove Hester resided here in Fort Payne City, De Kalb, Alabama
Fort Payne City, De Kalb, Alabama
1900
1900
Age 9
Lela Dove Hester resided here in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 19
Lela Dove Hester resided here in Mills, Taylor, Florida
Mills, Taylor, Florida
1920
1920
Age 29
Lela Dove Hester resided here in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 39
Lela Dove Hester resided here in Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama
Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 44
Lela Dove Hester resided here in Livinston, Alabama
Livinston, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 49
Lela Dove Hester resided here in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
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,
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T627_27; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 25-33
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 422-50-0767; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1956.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 73; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 502.0.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 69.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida; Roll: T624_168; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1374181
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida; Roll: T624_168; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 551.
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1891
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Payne City, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 69.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida; Roll: T624_168; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1374181
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mills, Taylor, Florida; Roll: T624_168; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 551.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1913
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Fort Payne Journal - 19 Nov 1913 - Page 1, 19 Nov 1913

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 73; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 502.0.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Livinston, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T627_27; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Fort Payne Journal - 30 Aug 1939 - Page 8, Charlie and lela

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T627_27; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1953
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Fort Payne Journal - 28 Jan 1953 - Page 6, Lela Admitted 28 Jan 1953

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1958
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Fort Payne Journal - 15 Apr 1958 - Page 17

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1984
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 422-50-0767; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1956.
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    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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