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Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester 1864 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1864

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 12 Mar 1947

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Father: William Hester

Mother: Sarah Allen

Spouse(s): Joseph Owen, John Lindsey

Children(s): Josephine Owen, Joseph Owen, John Lindsey

The story of Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester began in 1864 in Georgia, United States. In 1870, Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided in Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, United Stat. In 1870, Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States. Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester married Joseph Elbert Owen, John Franklin Lindsey, and had children including Josephine Perdelia Josie Owen, Joseph Earnest Owen, John Harvey Lindsey. Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester passed away in 1947 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester began in 1864 in Georgia, United States.
  • In 1870, Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided in Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, United Stat.
  • In 1870, Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States.
  • Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester married Joseph Elbert Owen, John Franklin Lindsey, and had children including Josephine Perdelia Josie Owen, Joseph Earnest Owen, John Harvey Lindsey.
  • Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester passed away in 1947 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hester
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
WH
Sarah Allen
1830 – 1909
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SA

Spouses(s)

Joseph Owen
1862 – 1886
Birth Location: Georgia
JO
John Lindsey
1878 – 1947
Birth Location: Georgia
JL

Children(s)

Josephine Owen
1884 – 1916
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
JO
Joseph Owen
1886 – 1970
Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
JO
John Lindsey
1904 – 1971
Birth Location: Alabama
JL

Martha Hester's Ancestors

Self
Martha Hester
1864 – 1947
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
William Milton Hester
1833 – 1910
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Allen
1830 – 1909
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane Phoebe) Johns
1801 – 1869
North Carolina, USA
James (F.) Allen
1806 –
North Carolina, United States
Matilda Bailey
1806 – 1860
South Carolina, United States
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1720 – 1770
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Isaac Norman
1765 – 1828
Hannah Gage
1762 – 1845
John John
1746 – 1793
Elizabeth Norment
1749 – 1793
Thomas Richardson
1725 –
Mary Harris
1730 –
William BAILEY
1696 – 1791
Ann Bailey
1699 – 1791

Martha Hester's Descendants

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Martha (Ann "Mattie") Hester (29 Dec 1864 – 12 Mar 1947) m. Joseph (Elbert) Owen (1862 – 1886) m. John (Franklin) Lindsey (1878 – 14 Mar 1947)
  1. 1. Josephine (Perdelia Josie) Owen (17 Oct 1884 – 9 Aug 1916) m. James (Hamilton) Baugh (27 Oct 1879 – 8 Feb 1959)
    1. 1. Clara (Mae) Baugh (7 Apr 1903 – 30 Oct 1984) m. James (Houston) Hurtt (16 Mar 1902 – 10 Jan 1963)
      1. 1. Earl (Lee) Hurtt (1 Apr 1923 – 30 Apr 2007) m. Minnie (Agusta) Renfro (06 JUN 1924 – 05 Feb 2003)
        1. 1. Glenn (Earl) Hurtt (Sep 1947 – ) m. Shelia Hurtt (1957 – )
        2. 2. Karan Hurtt
      2. 2. James (Edward) Hurtt (14 March 1926 – 13 May 1926)
      3. 3. J. (D.) Hurtt (19 Nov 1926 – 30 March 2013) m. Mamie (Viola) Bradford (abt 1927 – )
        1. 1. Michael (D.) Hurtt (abt 1949 – )
        2. 2. Timothy (S.) Hurtt (26 Jul 1950 – )
        3. 3. Robin Hurtt
        4. 4. Sylvia Hurtt
      4. 4. Pluma (Faye) Hurt (26 August 1931 – 15 December 2020)
    2. 2. Roxie (J.) Baugh (4 Mar 1906 – 3 Nov 1993) m. Earl (Ross) Franklin (16 Jul 1904 – 01 Mar 1987)
    3. 3. Jay (Valdor) Baugh (6 Mar 1908 – 6 May 1982) m. Annie (Lee) Baugh (abt 1918 – )
      1. 1. Dewey Baugh (abt 1938 – )
    4. 4. Orin (Moses) Baugh (29 Oct 1911 – 9 Sep 1989) m. Mary (C) Dean (16 Aug 1913 – 17 Dec 2003)
      1. 1. Hugh Baugh (abt 1930 – )
    5. 5. Claude (E) Baugh (30 Jun 1915 – 31 Dec 1995)
    6. 6. Z (D) Baugh (8 Sep 1916 – 20 Nov 1916)
  2. 2. Joseph (Earnest) Owen (16 Sep 1886 – 15 Apr 1970) m. Senia (Lena) Baugh (23 Sep 1886 – 29 Sep 1967)
    1. 1. Albert (Lee) Owen (19 Sep 1903 – 18 Feb 1985) m. Jessie (Ellen) Evans (20 Oct 1906 – 6 Jun 2001)
      1. 1. Jane (Anna) Owen (5 Mar – ) m. Kenneth (Lester) Kramer (18 Mar 1939 – 10 Oct 2020)
        1. 1. Kenneth (Lester) Kramer
        2. 2. Becky (Lynn) Kramer
      2. 2. Sanford (Rudolph) Owen (13 Dec. 1924 – 12 Sep 2010) m. Faye Tolbert (21 Mar 1925 – Oct 1983)
      3. 3. Imogene Owen (21 Feb 1927 – 4 Dec 1995) m. Luther (Brown) Mills (5 Apr 1919 – 4 Jan 2009)
        1. 1. Kathy (Lynn) Mills (29 Mar 1951 – 25 Jan 2022) m. David (Lamar) Bartlett (26 January 1951 – 17 August 1998)
        2. 2. Donna (Kay) Mills (7 Sep 1955 – 17 Sep 1982) m. Howard Babb (29 Nov 1952 – )
        3. 3. Terry (Ray) Mills m. Myra
        4. 4. Michael Mills m. Diane Payne
      4. 4. Charles (Albert) Owen (4 May 1930 – 3 November 2011) m. Elizabeth Starkey
      5. 5. Infant (son) Owen (18 Jul 1934 – 23 Jul 1934)
    2. 2. Ollie (Mae) Owen (23 April 1905 – 27 November 1935) m. Burt Eller (15 Oct 1900 – 12 Sept 1995)
      1. 1. Jessie Eller (9 Oct 1922 – 28 Aug 1985) m. Phillip (J) Smith (8 April 1920 – 12 June 1991)
        1. 1. Ruby (G) Smith (abt 1947 – )
      2. 2. Fannie Eller (23 Feb 1924 – 16 Feb 1928)
      3. 3. Cordie (Lee) Eller (28 Mar 1926 – 1 Jun 2011) m. D (C) Little (abt 1929 – )
        1. 1. Jimmie (D) Little (abt 1948 – )
      4. 4. J (E) Eller (abt 1929 – 18 Mar 2014) m. Dorothy Jean
        1. 1. Joey Eller
        2. 2. Tina Eller
        3. 3. Janet Eller
        4. 4. Mitzi Eller
      5. 5. Goldie Eller (1 Oct 1930 – 14 January 2023) m. Billy (Jack) Durham (8 May 1928 – 1 January 2015)
        1. 1. Sandra Durham (14 August 1954 – 23 February 2021) m. Charles Rains
        2. 2. Connie Durham (1956 – ) m. John (L) Hancock m. McPherson
      6. 6. Frankie Eller (13 May 1932 – 17 Jan 2019) m. Jack (Edward) Crane (14 Aug 1928 – 14 Dec 2009)
        1. 1. Karen (Kay) Crane
        2. 2. Anita Crane m. Randy Spillman
        3. 3. Van (Edward) Crane
      7. 7. Bertha (Jean Tootsie) Eller (4 Mar 1934 – 7 Apr 2009) m. James (Edward) Gentry (1 Jan 1930 – 18 May 1977)
        1. 1. Teddy (Wayne) Gentry (22 Jan 1952 – ) m. Linda Brown
    3. 3. Henry (Grady) Owen (14 Jan 1907 – 2 May 2003) m. Goldie Brown (30 Nov 1908 – 1 Dec 2005)
      1. 1. Francis (N) Owen (abt 1935 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (F) Owens (14 August 1936 – 30 July 2021)
      3. 3. Howard (G) Owens (abt 1946 – )
    4. 4. Clemmie Owen (abt 1909 – 2 Aug 1995) m. Thomas (Murray) King (10 Sep 1905 – 9 Oct 1990)
      1. 1. T (C) King (15 Jan 1928 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Hale (24 Dec 1935 – 19 Jul 1991)
        1. 1. Gregory (Paul) King
      2. 2. Dorris (W) King (abt 1931 – )
      3. 3. Sylvia (Ann) King (2 July 1938 – 3 May 1950)
    5. 5. Riley Owen (17 Mar 1911 – 29 Apr 1976) m. Jessie (Estelle) Hampton (15 Jul 1909 – 24 Dec 1990)
      1. 1. Weonona (D) Owen (abt 1933 – )
      2. 2. Infant (Mary June Owen) (Riley) (16 Jun 1934 – 17 Oct 1935)
      3. 3. Alford (Dee) Owen (Jul 1937 – )
      4. 4. Winston (S) Owen (19 June 1939 – 24 March 2010)
      5. 5. Roland Owen (24 Sep 1941 – 11 Mar 2020)
      6. 6. Infant (Carolyn) Owen (7 Jun 1946 – 14 Jun 1946)
      7. 7. Infant (Joseph William) Owen (24 May 1947 – 24 May 1947)
    6. 6. Lillie Owen (abt 1914 – 30 April 2001) m. E (H) Eller (23 May 1907 – 13 October 1988)
    7. 7. Edith (Odell) Owen (abt 1915 – 29 August 1990) m. John (Lee) Reece (13 February 1916 – 13 April 1993)
      1. 1. William (Billy) Reece (abt 1936 – )
      2. 2. Robert (L) Reece (10 March 1940 – 2 December 2021) m. Linda (Ruth) Blake (6 Mar 1941 – 18 Nov 2022)
        1. 1. Robert (B) Reece (1965 – ) m. Susan
        2. 2. Marty Reece m. Jimmy Lowrey
      3. 3. Linda (G) Reece (abt 1950 – )
      4. 4. Sonny Reece
    8. 8. Celia Owen (1918 – )
    9. 9. Lela (Marie) Owen (abt 1919 – 5 Oct 2008)
    10. 10. Gladstone (Yewell) Owen (12 Mar 1921 – 17 Mar 1980) m. Martha (Alice) Teague (8 Oct 1931 – 2 Jun 2022)
      1. 1. Randy (Yeuell) Owen (13 Dec 1949 – ) m. Kelly (Rosanne) Pyle (1956 – )
        1. 1. Alison (Sena Yuelle) Owen (13 Dec – ) m. Brownhouse
        2. 2. Randa (Rosanne) Owen (1986 – ) m. John Starnes
        3. 3. Heath (Yeuell) Owen m. Cara Hudson
      2. 2. Rachel (Alice) Owen (1950 – ) m. Rickey Carroll
        1. 1. Mindy (Lee) Carroll (1970 – ) m. Dusty (Heath) Allen
        2. 2. Mary (Alice) Carroll m. John Smith
      3. 3. Reba (Dell) Owen (1 Oct 1951 – ) m. Verlon (David) Patterson (11 May 1948 – 23 May 2012)
        1. 1. Vance (Alan) Patterson (3 April 1971 – 21 June 2017) m. Christie
        2. 2. Antony (Brian) Patterson (May 1972 – )
        3. 3. Gaybrielle (Renee) Patterson
    11. 11. Johnie Owen (2 January 1923 – 7 November 1992) m. Irene (Leola) Dobbs (30 July 1921 – 15 January 1976)
      1. 1. Odis Owen (3 Dec 1942 – 14 Jan 2003) m. Carol Baugh
        1. 1. Owen m. Daughtry
        2. 2. Stephanie Owen m. Hilyer
      2. 2. Ottis Owen (3 December 1942 – 1 June 2022)
      3. 3. Johnie (Daniel) Owen (28 October 1947 – 18 December 1998)
    12. 12. Lora (Jane) Owen (19 Mar 1925 – 11 Oct 2023) m. Clyde (E) Hope (abt 1923 – )
      1. 1. Joseph (C) Hope (abt 1944 – )
      2. 2. Roger (D) Hope (abt 1947 – )
      3. 3. Judith (A) Hope (abt 1948 – )
      4. 4. Steven Hope
        1. 1. Lauren Hope
    13. 13. Virgil Owen (12 June 1927 – 22 September 2000) m. Bobbie (Lue) Maddox (14 Jan 1930 – 23 Dec 2023)
      1. 1. Donnie Owen m. Ethridge
        1. 1. Jessica Owen
      2. 2. Jackie (D) Owen
      3. 3. Benny Owen
  3. 3. John (Harvey) Lindsey (abt 1904 – 17 December 1971) m. Dathulia Lindsey (abt 1915 – )
    1. 1. Charles (J) Lindsey (abt 1933 – )
    2. 2. Carlton (M) Lindsey (abt 1936 – )

Martha Hester's Timeline

9 Records

1864
29 Dec 1864
Birth of Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 6
Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided here in Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, United States
Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 6
Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided here in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States
Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 16
Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided here in Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
1900
1900
Age 36
Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided here in Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill, De Kalb, Alabama
Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill, De Kalb, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 66
Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided here in Walkers Chapel, Dekalb, Alabama
Walkers Chapel, Dekalb, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 71
Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided here in Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 76
Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester resided here in Walkers Chapel, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Walkers Chapel, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1947
12 Mar 1947
Age 83
Death of Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walkers Chapel, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T627_26; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-2
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walkers Chapel, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 314.0; FHL microfilm: 2339747.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0515.
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76.
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0515.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Walkers Chapel, Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walkers Chapel, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 314.0; FHL microfilm: 2339747.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walkers Chapel, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T627_26; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Walkers Chapel, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walkers Chapel, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T627_26; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dog Town, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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