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Lillian Hester 1880–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUL 1880

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 20 NOV 1956

Death Location: Westview Cemetery, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: William Hester

Mother: Matilda Lay

Spouse(s): Oscar Burchfield

Children(s):

Lillian Hester was born in 1880 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of William Henry Hester And Matilda A Lay. Lillian Hester married Oscar Hilton Burchfield. Lillian Hester passed away in 1956 in Westview Cemetery, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Lillian Hester was born in 1880 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of William Henry Hester And Matilda A Lay.
  • Lillian Hester married Oscar Hilton Burchfield.
  • Lillian Hester passed away in 1956 in Westview Cemetery, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Lillian Hester's Ancestors

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Lillian Hester
1880–1956
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
William Henry Hester
1851–1913
Pickens District, South Carolina
Matilda (A.) Lay
1849–1912
Pickens District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Charles (Middleton) Lay
1820–1863
Pickens County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Boggs
1827–1906
Pickens County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Lay
1789–1860
Elizabeth McKinney
1793–1864
William Boggs
1792–1857
Letitia Hamilton
1791–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Boggs
1750–1833
Elizabeth Hamilton
1761–1828
Thomas Hamilton
1759–1853
Ann Kennedy
1760–1836

Lillian Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1880
30 JUL 1880
Birth of Lillian Hester in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1956
20 NOV 1956
Age 76
Death of Lillian Hester in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1880
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Julia Forbes.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1956
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Julia Forbes.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westview Cemetery, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina

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