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Melissa Jane Hester 1851–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1851

Birth Location: New London, Henry, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1939

Death Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Father: Nelson Hester

Mother: Freelove Clemmons

Spouse(s): Webster West

Children(s): Raymond West, Irvin West, William West, Mary West, Clyde West, Frank West, Harry West

Melissa Jane Hester was born in 1851 in New London, Henry, Iowa, USA, the child of Nelson Burgess Hester And Freelove Clemmons. Melissa Jane Hester married Webster Moore West, and had children including Clyde Sumner West, Frank Otto West, Harry Edwin West, Irvin Hampton West, Mary Elizabeth West, Raymond Webster West, William Sydney West. Melissa Jane Hester passed away in 1939 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Jane Hester was born in 1851 in New London, Henry, Iowa, USA, the child of Nelson Burgess Hester And Freelove Clemmons.
  • Melissa Jane Hester married Webster Moore West, and had children including Clyde Sumner West, Frank Otto West, Harry Edwin West, Irvin Hampton West, Mary Elizabeth West, Raymond Webster West, William Sydney West.
  • Melissa Jane Hester passed away in 1939 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nelson Hester
1829–1912
Birth Location: Wayne, Indiana, USA
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Freelove Clemmons
1827–1858
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Webster West
1853–1929
Birth Location: Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
WW

Children(s)

Raymond West
1892–1977
Birth Location: South Bend, Cass, Nebraska, USA
RW
Irvin West
1876–1945
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
IW
William West
1881–1961
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
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Mary West
1889–1963
Birth Location: South Bend, Cass, Nebraska, USA
MW
Clyde West
1886–1949
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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Frank West
1878–1963
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
FW
Harry West
1884–1964
Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
HW

Melissa Hester's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Hester
1851–1939
Birth Place: New London, Henry, Iowa, USA
Parents
Nelson Burgess Hester
1829–1912
Wayne, Indiana, USA
Freelove Clemmons
1827–1858
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry Hester
1809–1837
Clinton, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth Reynolds
1807–1888
Orange, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779–1856
Anna Cornell
1786–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cornell
1760–1854
Elizabeth Birdsall
1760–1799

Melissa Hester's Descendants

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Melissa (Jane) Hester (10 Aug 1851–12 Jan 1939) m. Webster (Moore) West (8 Aug 1853–8 Aug 1929)
  1. 1. Raymond (Webster) West 1892–1977
  2. 2. Irvin (Hampton) West 1876–1945 m. Sadie (Eliza) Rogers 1879–1911 m. Lulu (Mabel) Worrell 1883–1958
    1. 1. Margaret (Evangeline) West 1903–
    2. 2. Esther (F) West 1904–1989 m. Simon (Robert) Lewis 1902–1989
      1. 1. Robert (Ross) Lewis 1926–1997
      2. 2. Frances (Eileen) Lewis 1928–1970
      3. 3. Helen (Louise) Lewis 1931–1979
    3. 3. Josephine (H) West 1905–1992 m. Mollon (O) Harrison 1895–1943
      1. 1. Evelyn (Marie) Harrison 1922–1994
    4. 4. Dorothy (Lillian) West 1910–1997 m. Marvin (Clyde) Parmenter 1906–1984
      1. 1. Floyd (Lee) Parmenter 1931–2008
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Parmenter 1934–2002
  3. 3. William (Sydney) West 1881–1961 m. Ella Hutchinson 1881–1966
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1889–1963 m. Frank (Mitchell) Johnson 1890–1957
    1. 1. Harold (Webster) Johnson 1915–1993
    2. 2. Olive (Lorraine) Johnson 1920–1977 m. Lloyd (Milford) Lauritzen 1918–1984
  5. 5. Clyde (Sumner) West 1886–1949 m. Anna (Laura) McFall 1888–1973
  6. 6. Frank (Otto) West 1878–1963 m. Martha (Jane) Flowers 1883–1978
    1. 1. Helen (Ruth) West 1905–1982 m. Vernon (Guy) Morrison 1904–1990
  7. 7. Harry (Edwin) West 1884–1964 m. Ethel Scattergood 1892–1984

Melissa Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1851
10 Aug 1851
Birth of Melissa Jane Hester in New London, Henry, Iowa, USA
New London, Henry, Iowa, USA
1939
12 Jan 1939
Age 88
Death of Melissa Jane Hester in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1851
    Event Place: New London, Henry, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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