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Nancy Jane Hester 1885–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 FEB 1885

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 JAN 1973

Death Location: OK

Father: Wiley Jr

Mother: Mary Stearns

Spouse(s): Thomas Witten

Children(s): Opal Witten

In 1885, Nancy Jane Hester entered the world in Texas, USA, born to Wiley Jones Hester Jr And Mary Lavina Stearns. In 1900, Nancy Jane Hester resided in Mills, Texas, United States. In 1900, Nancy Jane Hester resided in Mills, Texas, United States. Nancy Jane Hester married Thomas Franklin Witten, and had children including Opal Witten. Nancy Jane Hester passed away in 1973 in OK.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Nancy Jane Hester entered the world in Texas, USA, born to Wiley Jones Hester Jr And Mary Lavina Stearns.
  • In 1900, Nancy Jane Hester resided in Mills, Texas, United States.
  • In 1900, Nancy Jane Hester resided in Mills, Texas, United States.
  • Nancy Jane Hester married Thomas Franklin Witten, and had children including Opal Witten.
  • Nancy Jane Hester passed away in 1973 in OK.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Hester's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Hester
1885–1973
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Wiley Jones Hester Jr
1860–1931
Salado, Bell Co, TX
Mary (Lavina) Stearns
1862–1925
Llano, Llano, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Simeon Stearns
1824–1880
Georgetown, Brown Co, OH
Barbara Maddox
1826–1886
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Stearns
1800–1875
Mary Oxley
1802–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Jr
1757–1836
Susanna Beal
1759–1849

Nancy Hester's Descendants

1.
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Nancy (Jane) Hester (23 FEB 1885–17 JAN 1973) m. Thomas (Franklin) Witten (19 AUG 1880–19 JUN 1955)
  1. 1. Opal Witten 1909–1974 m. Glen Taylor 1906–1978

Nancy Hester's Timeline

20 Records

1885
23 FEB 1885
Birth of Nancy Jane Hester in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1900
1 JUN 1900
Age 15
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Mills, Texas, United States
Mills, Texas, United States
1900
1 JUN 1900
Age 15
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Mills, Texas, United States
Mills, Texas, United States
1907
1 MAY 1907
Age 22
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Reck, Indian Territory, United States
Reck, Indian Territory, United States
1907
1 MAY 1907
Age 22
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Reck, Indian Territory, United States
Reck, Indian Territory, United States
1910
15 APR 1910
Age 25
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1910
15 APR 1910
Age 25
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1918
12 SEP 1918
Age 33
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Reck, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Reck, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1918
12 SEP 1918
Age 33
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Reck, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Reck, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1920
1 JAN 1920
Age 35
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1920
1 JAN 1920
Age 35
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1930
1 APR 1930
Age 45
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Clark Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Clark Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
1930
1 APR 1930
Age 45
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Clark Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Clark Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 55
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Clark, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Clark, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 55
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Clark, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Clark, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
1942
25 APR 1942
Age 57
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
1942
25 APR 1942
Age 57
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
1973
16 JAN 1973
Age 88
Nancy Jane Hester resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
1973
20 JAN 1973
Age 88
Burial of Nancy Jane Hester in Bomar Point Cemetery, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Bomar Point Cemetery, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1973
17 JAN 1973
Age 88
Death of Nancy Jane Hester in OK
OK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1885
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 February 2020), Nancy Jane Hester, 1885.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 16 December 2020), Nannie J Hester in household of W J Hester, Justice Precinct 3, Mills, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 113, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,659.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch<i>. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 November 2020), Frank Witten and Nanny Hester, 02 May 1907; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 16 December 2020), Nannie Witten in household of Frank Witten, Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 4A, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1246; FHL microfilm 1,375,259.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 16 December 2020), Nancy J Witten in household of Frank T Witten, Carter, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 55, sheet 40A, line 12, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1455; FHL microfilm 1,821,455.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 16 December 2020), Nannie J Witten in household of T F Witten, Clark, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 2A, line 38, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1898; FHL microfilm 2,341,632.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 February 2020), Nannie Witten in household of T Frank Witten, Clark Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-4, sheet 1B, line 72, family 20, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3291.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2020), Nannie, 1973; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 December 2020), Nancy Witten, Jan 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1973
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 JAN 1973
    Event Place: Bomar Point Cemetery, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2020), Nannie, 1973; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1973
    Event Place: OK
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2020), Nannie, 1973; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 December 2020), Nancy Witten, Jan 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Mills, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1907
    Event Place: Reck, Indian Territory, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 APR 1910
    Event Place: Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1918
    Event Place: Reck, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1930
    Event Place: Clark Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Clark, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 APR 1942
    Event Place: Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Mills, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1907
    Event Place: Reck, Indian Territory, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 APR 1910
    Event Place: Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1918
    Event Place: Reck, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1930
    Event Place: Clark Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Clark, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 APR 1942
    Event Place: Putnam, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 April 2020, 00:26), entry for Nancy Jane Hester(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8FB-RKY
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, January 19, 1973

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