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Nelson Burgess Hester 1829–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 07 1829

Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States

Death Date: Mar 12 1912

Death Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States

Father: Henry Hester

Mother: Elizabeth Reynolds

Spouse(s): Cornelia Hathaway

Children(s): Edgar Hester

Nelson Burgess Hester was born in 1829 in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States, the child of Henry Hester And Elizabeth Reynolds. Nelson Burgess Hester married Cornelia Melissa Hathaway, and had children including Edgar Burgess Hester. Nelson Burgess Hester passed away in 1912 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States.

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Biography

  • Nelson Burgess Hester was born in 1829 in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States, the child of Henry Hester And Elizabeth Reynolds.
  • Nelson Burgess Hester married Cornelia Melissa Hathaway, and had children including Edgar Burgess Hester.
  • Nelson Burgess Hester passed away in 1912 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Hester
1809–1837
Birth Location: Clinton, Ohio, United States
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Elizabeth Reynolds
1807–1888
Birth Location: Orange, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Cornelia Hathaway
1841–1905
Birth Location: Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Edgar Hester
1873–1958
Birth Location: Creston, Union, Iowa, United States
EH

Nelson Hester's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Hester
1829–1912
Birth Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States
Parents
Henry Hester
1809–1837
Clinton, Ohio, United States
Elizabeth Reynolds
1807–1888
Orange, New York, United States
Grandparents
Mary Hodgson
1769–1825
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Francis Hester
1767–1848
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Benjamin (#4) Reynolds
1779–1856
Cornwall, Orange, New York, United States
Anna Cornell
1786–
Monroe, Orange, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nelson Hester's Descendants

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Nelson (Burgess) Hester (Feb 07 1829–Mar 12 1912) m. Cornelia (Melissa) Hathaway (14 Oct 1841–8 Mar 1905)
  1. 1. Edgar (Burgess) Hester 1873–1958 m. Sarah (Elizabeth (Dollie)) Nicholson 1875–1964
    1. 1. Marvin (James) Hester 1901–1993 m. Mabel (Alice) Eatinger 1906–1992
      1. 1. Connie (Louise) Hester 1935–2002 m. Duane Oosting 1934–2007

Nelson Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1829
Feb 07 1829
Birth of Nelson Burgess Hester in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States
Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States
1912
Mar 12 1912
Age 83
Death of Nelson Burgess Hester in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States
Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 07 1829
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States

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