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Nelson Burgess Hester 1829–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1829

Birth Location: Wayne, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1912

Death Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Father: Henry Hester

Mother: Elizabeth Reynolds

Spouse(s): Cornelia Hathaway, Freelove Clemmons

Children(s): Nancy Hester, Mary Hester, Cora Hester, Arella Hester, Catherine Hester, Clara Hester, Anna Hester, Isabelle Hester, Edgar Hester, Melissa Hester

Nelson Burgess Hester was born in 1829 in Wayne, Indiana, USA, the child of Henry Hester And Elizabeth Reynolds. Nelson Burgess Hester married Cornelia Melissa Hathaway, Freelove Clemmons, and had children including Anna Marie Hester, Arella May Hester, Catherine Launa Hester, Clara Alice Hester, Cora Idelia Hester, Edgar Burgess Hester, Isabelle Cecelia Hester, Mary Elizabeth Hester, Melissa Jane Hester, Nancy Emmaline Hester. Nelson Burgess Hester passed away in 1912 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson Burgess Hester was born in 1829 in Wayne, Indiana, USA, the child of Henry Hester And Elizabeth Reynolds.
  • Nelson Burgess Hester married Cornelia Melissa Hathaway, Freelove Clemmons, and had children including Anna Marie Hester, Arella May Hester, Catherine Launa Hester, Clara Alice Hester, Cora Idelia Hester, Edgar Burgess Hester, Isabelle Cecelia Hester, Mary Elizabeth Hester, Melissa Jane Hester, Nancy Emmaline Hester.
  • Nelson Burgess Hester passed away in 1912 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Hester
1809–1837
Birth Location: Clinton, Ohio, USA
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Elizabeth Reynolds
1807–1888
Birth Location: Orange, New York, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Cornelia Hathaway
1841–1905
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
CH
Freelove Clemmons
1827–1858
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
FC

Children(s)

Nancy Hester
1853–1932
Birth Location: –
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Mary Hester
1849–1945
Birth Location: Hamilton, Indiana, USA
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Cora Hester
1883–1959
Birth Location: Union, Iowa, USA
CH
Arella Hester
1881–1931
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
AH
Catherine Hester
1869–1926
Birth Location: Sand Creek, Union, Iowa, USA
CH
Clara Hester
1866–1934
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
CH
Anna Hester
1865–1917
Birth Location: Union, Iowa, USA
AH
Isabelle Hester
1863–1929
Birth Location: Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, USA
IH
Edgar Hester
1873–1956
Birth Location: Creston,Union,Iowa, USA
EH
Melissa Hester
1851–1939
Birth Location: New London, Henry, Iowa, USA
MH

Nelson Hester's Ancestors

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Nelson Hester
1829–1912
Birth Place: Wayne, Indiana, USA
Parents
Henry Hester
1809–1837
Clinton, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth Reynolds
1807–1888
Orange, New York, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779–1856
Cornwall, Orange, New York, USA
Anna Cornell
1786–1870
New York, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cornell
1760–1854
Elizabeth Birdsall
1760–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cornell
1728–1799
Mary Quinby
1730–1809

Nelson Hester's Descendants

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Nelson (Burgess) Hester (7 Feb 1829–12 Mar 1912) m. Cornelia (Melissa) Hathaway (14 Oct 1841–8 Mar 1905) m. Freelove Clemmons (ABT 1827–ABT 1858)
  1. 1. Nancy (Emmaline) Hester 1853–1932 m. Lewis (Cass) Cosner 1851–1930
    1. 1. Harvey (Lewis) Cosner 1879–1938 m. Ethel (Berteena) Gordon 1887–1963
    2. 2. Marie (Geralda) Cosner 1883–1976 m. Suel (Elsworth) Williams 1879–1953
      1. 1. Dale (E) Williams 1916–2006 m. Ruth (Enida) Wolfinger 1916–2011
        1. 1. Margaret (JoAnn) Williams 1940–1980
    3. 3. Henry (Morton) Cosner 1887–1977 m. Letty (Louise) Ellis 1891–1972
      1. 1. Freda Cosner 1915–1969 m. Thoel (Milton) Younkin 1911–1951
        1. 1. Thoel (Morton) Younkin 1935–1958
        2. 2. Yolanda (Lou) Younkin 1932–1984
      2. 2. Lois (Nadine) Cosner 1910–1990 m. Lloyd Oliver 1902–1970
    4. 4. Hattie (Linda) Cosner 1885–1965 m. Homer (L) Waller 1882–1951
      1. 1. Rita (Agnes) Waller 1905– m. Elmer (R) Miller 1900–1971
      2. 2. Ivan (Thomas) Waller 1914–1970
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hester 1849–1945 m. Albert (Fletcher) Hathaway 1837–1916
    1. 1. Lydia (Leota) Hathaway 1884–1975 m. Samuel (LeRoy) Johnston 1882–1962
      1. 1. Albert (Duncan) Johnston 1924–1997
    2. 2. Helen (Stella) Hathaway 1882–1968 m. Roy (Jasper) Mason 1882–1946
      1. 1. Paul (Leland) Mason 1903–1941
    3. 3. Gertrude (Beatrice) Hathaway 1889–1978 m. Joseph (Anderson) Marler 1879–1942
      1. 1. Beulah (Josephine) Marler 1910–1984 m. Roy (Bruce) Perkins 1906–1991
    4. 4. Albert (Edwin) Hathaway 1872–1896 m. Viola (Belle) Johnston 1875–1954
      1. 1. Pansy (Merle) Hathaway 1896–1978 m. Craig (Larkin) Davis 1892–1952
      2. 2. Jason (Henry) Hathaway 1895–1975 m. Nellie (Watson) Kimble 1895–1942
    5. 5. Hollis (Benjamin) Hathaway 1865–1944 m. Effie (Olie) Dickey 1887–1926
      1. 1. Inez (Irene) Hathaway 1914–1997 m. William (Joseph) Daub 1907–1996
      2. 2. Donald (Chester) Hathaway 1916–1989 m. Cecelia (Elizabeth) Rickerl 1920–1986
      3. 3. Fletcher (Dean) Hathaway 1919–1994 m. Bernadette (Rose) Rickerl 1924–
      4. 4. Floyd (Lee) Hathaway 1925–2004
      5. 5. George (Washington) Hathaway 1911–1962 m. Rebecca (Fern) Hardister 1913–2008
      6. 6. Hubert (Hollis) Hathaway 1915–1983
    6. 6. Arden (Ernest) Hathaway 1870–1947 m. Cynthia (Elizabeth) Wilson 1869–1926
      1. 1. Cecil (Earl) Hathaway 1893–1973 m. Lena Leverson 1889–1973
        1. 1. Clifford (Leroy) Hathaway 1919–1973
      2. 2. Elmer (Arthur) Hathaway 1896–1988 m. Mamie (Sophia) Fachon 1895–1984
    7. 7. Mary (Evelyn) Hathaway 1874–1962 m. Norval (Green) Whisler 1873–1922
      1. 1. Oral (B) Whisler 1899–1993 m. Leland (S) Graham 1898–1965
        1. 1. Donald (Leland) Graham 1921–2004 m. Eva (Marie) Anderson 1924–1976
      2. 2. Anita (Pyrle) Whisler 1901–1979 m. Max Schrader 1900–
        1. 1. Robert (Max) Schrader 1922–1976 m. Billie (Jean) Bynum 1930–1999
      3. 3. Amber (Thelma) Whisler 1911–2001
    8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hathaway 1876–1961 m. William (Jasper) Johnston 1870–1948
      1. 1. Claude (Max) Johnston 1897–1985 m. Sarah (Caroline) Ross 1896–1989
        1. 1. Alvin (Edward) Johnston 1924–1996
        2. 2. William (Ross) Johnston 1920–2006
    9. 9. Wilbur (Fletcher) Hathaway 1878–1955 m. Margaret (Catherine) Dugan 1884–1955 m. Delphia Hibner 1897–1982
      1. 1. Albert (Fletcher) Hathaway 1903–1973
      2. 2. Oliver (Kenneth) Hathaway 1910–1979 m. Dempsey Holmes 1919–1992
      3. 3. Bessie (Marguerite) Hathaway 1918–2004 m. Howard (Delmas) Shores 1910–1985
        1. 1. Kenneth (Howard) Shores 1945–2007
      4. 4. Hubert (Wilbur) Hathaway 1921–2003
      5. 5. Delphia (Louise) Hathaway 1923–1990
    10. 10. Aurilla (Ewing) Hathaway 1867–1958 m. George (B) Wilson 1867–1950
      1. 1. Letha (Mae) Wilson 1903–1979 m. Lawrence (Algernon) Reynolds 1902–1947
        1. 1. Carl (Wilson) Reynolds 1925–1995
  3. 3. Cora (Idelia) Hester 1883–1959 m. Clarence (Foster) Gillam 1883–1946
    1. 1. Gerald (Wallace) Gillam 1914–1989
    2. 2. Raymond (Wesley) Gillam 1908–1978 m. Gladys Gillam 1911–
      1. 1. Wesley (Leroy) Gillam 1929–2008
    3. 3. Charles (Leroy) Gillam 1906–1982
  4. 4. Arella (May) Hester 1881–1931 m. Wesley (Nelson) Rose 1878–1931
    1. 1. Dorothy (Helen) Rose 1903–1980 m. Everett (Sanford) Slack 1904–1996
    2. 2. Francis (Archer) Rose 1906–1942 m. Ruth (M) Doty 1905–1965
    3. 3. Burgess (Nelson) Rose 1899–1966 m. Devona (Lillian) Linden 1905–2001
    4. 4. Orville (Wesley) Rose 1901–1974 m. Marie (Alice) Thompson 1903–1982
  5. 5. Catherine (Launa) Hester 1869–1926 m. Henry (Bascom) Jones 1853–1914
    1. 1. Jessie (Ella) Jones 1888–1966 m. William (Oswald) Baier 1887–1966
      1. 1. Hazel (Kathryn) Baier 1912–1984 m. Gerald (David) McCord 1914–2000
      2. 2. Sterling (Ivan) Baier 1916–2008 m. Dorothea (Marie) Sudduth 1918–2005 m. Frances (Louise) Minniear 1919–1977
        1. 1. Bruce (Charles) Baier 1945–2007
      3. 3. Dwight (Carter) Baier 1921–2015
    2. 2. Ed (Leroy) Jones 1891–1963 m. Anna (Louise) Gadway 1894–1984
    3. 3. Edith (Louise) Jones 1893–1977 m. Fredric (Clay) Beverage 1886–1946
      1. 1. Eunice (LaRene) Beverage 1922–1974 m. Carl (Edgar) Tiekotter 1923–1968
      2. 2. Estelle (Louise) Beverage 1918–1996 m. Raymond (Harold) Bockmann 1914–1944
      3. 3. Charles (Norman) Beverage 1924–1999
      4. 4. Ruth (Isabelle) Beverage 1929–2012 m. Richard (Dale) Glandt 1927–2001
      5. 5. Beatrice (Virginia) Beverage 1916–2004
      6. 6. Dorothy (June) Beverage 1920–1987
      7. 7. Raymond (Clay) Beverage 1926– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Davidson 1935–2012
      8. 8. Mary (Jean) Beverage 1939–2016
    4. 4. Arthur (Elmer) Jones 1895–1951 m. Garnette (Leona) Moore 1896–1958
      1. 1. Dewey (Lee) Jones 1917–1997 m. Doris (Marie) Smith 1916–2002
      2. 2. Glenn (Walter) Jones 1918–1999
      3. 3. Marion (Earl) Jones 1920–1989
      4. 4. Harley Jones 1921–2002
      5. 5. Lyla (June) Jones 1925–1999 m. James (Melvin) Odell 1918–1997
        1. 1. Billvia (Gene) Odell 1945–1997
    5. 5. Irene (Belle) Jones 1897–1996 m. Clarence (Albert) Brown 1892–1948
      1. 1. Donald (Miles) Brown 1919–1975
      2. 2. Marilyn Brown 1926–2001 m. Lawrence (Parvin) Weakley 1920–1992
      3. 3. Leonard (Clarence) Brown 1922–2003
      4. 4. Laurine (Clara) Brown 1924–2000
    6. 6. William (Ellsworth) Jones 1902–1963 m. Lillian (Agnes) Gadway 1902–1986
    7. 7. Ruth (Mabel) Jones 1900–1968 m. Hurschel (Wesley) Petty 1895–1964
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Petty 1922–1994 m. Ervin (Theodore) Damms 1924–1976
    8. 8. Lee (Henry) Jones 1907–1970 m. Geraldine (Elva) Metz 1907–1976
  6. 6. Clara (Alice) Hester 1866–1934 m. James (T) Marquis 1851–1927
    1. 1. Ella (Hazel) Marquis 1889–1990 m. William (John) Cuddy 1884–1977
      1. 1. Jeanne (Claire) Cuddy 1910–1988
  7. 7. Anna (Marie) Hester 1865–1917 m. William (Preston) Clotfelter 1859–1932
    1. 1. Jessie (Alice) Clotfelter 1887–1964 m. Arthur (Roy) Nansel 1881–1951
      1. 1. Olivia (Faye) Nansel 1920–1988 m. Melvin (Elis) Ferguson 1917–1972
    2. 2. Ethel (Sarah) Clotfelter 1886–1919 m. William (John) Crawford 1859–1932 m. Marion (Wilbur) Culley 1878–1954
      1. 1. Georgia (Naomi) Culley 1912–1988
      2. 2. Ena (Marie) Crawford 1906–1996 m. Orloe (Jennings) Warren 1905–1974
        1. 1. Robert (William) Warren 1926–
  8. 8. Isabelle (Cecelia) Hester 1863–1929 m. William (Jennings) Preston 1855–1938
    1. 1. Elmont (Fletcher) Preston 1884–1958 m. Myrtle (Florence) Thacker 1885–1943 m. Mary (Marjorie) Hays 1903–1977
      1. 1. DeLoris (Moeta) Preston 1906–1991 m. Russell (Ernest) Bannister 1905–1955
      2. 2. Connor (Eugene) Preston 1924–1986
      3. 3. Roy (Clemend) Preston 1921–1999
      4. 4. Betty (Laverne) Preston 1923– m. Harry Svanda 1915–1999
      5. 5. Jackson (Dale) Preston 1926–1960
      6. 6. Guerney (Gordon) Preston 1930–1996
    2. 2. Lena (Leota) Preston 1888–1971 m. Paul (Lewis) Long 1880–1975
      1. 1. Nola (Yvonne) Long 1914–1959
      2. 2. Virgil (Preston) Long 1910–1974
    3. 3. Nellie (Mellissa) Preston 1893–1977 m. Leslie (Wayne) Gregory 1891–1953
      1. 1. Lena (Maxine) Gregory 1931–1960
  9. 9. Edgar (Burgess) Hester 1873–1956 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Nicholson 1875–1964
    1. 1. Glen (Hazelett) Hester 1914–2011 m. Grace Barnhill 1914–1992
    2. 2. Albert (Dee) Hester 1899–1989
    3. 3. Milton (Greene) Hester 1909–1994
    4. 4. Marvin (James) Hester 1901–1993 m. Mabel (Alice) Eatinger 1906–1992
    5. 5. Isabella (Ann) Hester 1917–1982
    6. 6. Leda (Grace) Hester 1905–1989 m. Herbert Skinner 1873–1957
  10. 10. Melissa (Jane) Hester 1851–1939 m. Webster (Moore) West 1853–1929
    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

Nelson Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1829
7 Feb 1829
Birth of Nelson Burgess Hester in Wayne, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Indiana, USA
1912
12 Mar 1912
Age 83
Death of Nelson Burgess Hester in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1829
    Event Place: Wayne, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
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