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Maude C Smith 1893 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1893

Birth Location: Seneca, McHenry, Illinois

Death Date: 19 Jul 1922

Death Location: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States

Father: Francis Smith

Mother: Clara Zimmerman

Spouse(s): Decatur Hester

Children(s): Clara Hester, Laura Hester, George Hester, Mattie Hester, Hazel Hester, Ralph Hester

Maude C Smith was born in 1893 in Seneca, McHenry, Illinois, the child of Francis W Frank Smith and Clara Zimmerman. In 1900, Maude C Smith resided in Seneca Township, McHenry, Illinois. In 1910, Maude C Smith resided in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama. Maude C Smith married Decatur Laffayette Fate Hester, and had children including Clara Emily Hester, Laura Earline Hester, George Lafayette Hester, Mattie Emelia Hester, Hazel Vivian Hester, Ralph Edward Hester. Maude C Smith passed away in 1922 in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Maude C Smith was born in 1893 in Seneca, McHenry, Illinois, the child of Francis W Frank Smith and Clara Zimmerman.
  • In 1900, Maude C Smith resided in Seneca Township, McHenry, Illinois.
  • In 1910, Maude C Smith resided in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama.
  • Maude C Smith married Decatur Laffayette Fate Hester, and had children including Clara Emily Hester, Laura Earline Hester, George Lafayette Hester, Mattie Emelia Hester, Hazel Vivian Hester, Ralph Edward Hester.
  • Maude C Smith passed away in 1922 in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maude Smith's Ancestors

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Maude Smith
1893 – 1922
Birth Place: Seneca, McHenry, Illinois
Parents
Francis W Frank Smith
1865 – 1905
Iowa, United States
Clara Zimmerman
1871 – 1922
Yorktown, Henry, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Clarisa Henke
1843 –
New York
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maude Smith's Descendants

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Maude (C) Smith (13 Dec 1893 – 19 Jul 1922) m. Decatur (Laffayette Fate) Hester (28 Nov 1887 – 6 Nov 1973)
  1. 1. Clara (Emily) Hester (30 Dec 1910 – 13 Jun 1912)
  2. 2. 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
  3. 3. George (Lafayette) Hester (3 Jun 1915 – 11 Dec 2001) m. Jean (Mary) Willimott (28 Sep 1926 – 1986)
    1. 1. Linde (M) Hester (5 November 1947 – 10 June 2020) m. James (H) Reeves (7 February 1932 – 30 July 1990)
    2. 2. Wayne (Leslie) Hester (18 Dec 1948 – 22 May 2024) m. Debbie Smith m. Amy Yates
      1. 1. Cynthia Hester
    3. 3. Russel (Eugene) Hester (8 Sep 1957 – ) m. Starlett (Faye) Shows (27 May 1961 – 22 Nov 2020)
      1. 1. India (Philonese Alexandria) Hester
      2. 2. Christopher (David) Hester
  4. 4. Mattie (Emelia) Hester (28 Jan 1918 – 17 Oct 1918)
  5. 5. Hazel (Vivian) Hester (25 Oct 1919 – 8 Mar 1998)
  6. 6. Ralph (Edward) Hester (20 Aug 1921 – 19 May 1993) m. Mary Hester (9 Aug 1927 – )

Maude Smith's Timeline

5 Records

1893
13 Dec 1893
Birth of Maude C Smith in Seneca, McHenry, Illinois
Seneca, McHenry, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 7
Maude C Smith resided here in Seneca Township, McHenry, Illinois
Seneca Township, McHenry, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 17
Maude C Smith resided here in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama
Attalla, Etowah, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 27
Maude C Smith resided here in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
1922
19 Jul 1922
Age 29
Death of Maude C Smith in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Seneca, McHenry, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 71; Image: .
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Seneca, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: T623_321; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 165.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Seneca Township, McHenry, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Seneca, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: T623_321; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 165.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1922
    Event Place: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama Deaths, 1908-59

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