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Paul Herbert Hester 1895–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JAN 1895

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 30 AUG 1983

Death Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Father: Andrew Hester

Mother: Susan Lay

Spouse(s): Eleanor Earle

Children(s): Paul Jr., Lynn Hester

In 1895, Paul Herbert Hester entered the world in Pickens County, South Carolina, born to Andrew Richard Hester And Susan Elizabeth Lay. Paul Herbert Hester married Eleanor Irene Earle, and had children including Lynn Hester, Paul Herbert Hester Jr. Paul Herbert Hester passed away in 1983 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Paul Herbert Hester entered the world in Pickens County, South Carolina, born to Andrew Richard Hester And Susan Elizabeth Lay.
  • Paul Herbert Hester married Eleanor Irene Earle, and had children including Lynn Hester, Paul Herbert Hester Jr.
  • Paul Herbert Hester passed away in 1983 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Paul Hester's Ancestors

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Paul Hester
1895–1983
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
Parents
Andrew Richard Hester
1849–1925
Pickens County, South Carolina
Susan (Elizabeth) Lay
1862–1932
Pickens District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Charles (Middleton) Lay
1820–1863
Pickens County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Boggs
1827–1906
Pickens County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Lay
1789–1860
Elizabeth McKinney
1793–1864
William Boggs
1792–1857
Letitia Hamilton
1791–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Boggs
1750–1833
Elizabeth Hamilton
1761–1828
Thomas Hamilton
1759–1853
Ann Kennedy
1760–1836

Paul Hester's Descendants

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Paul (Herbert) Hester (19 JAN 1895–30 AUG 1983) m. Eleanor (Irene) Earle (29 NOV 1899–15 JAN 1973)
  1. 1. Paul (Herbert Hester) Jr. 1921–
  2. 2. Lynn Hester 1922–

Paul Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1895
19 JAN 1895
Birth of Paul Herbert Hester in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina
1983
30 AUG 1983
Age 88
Death of Paul Herbert Hester in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1895
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] John Nean Craig
    [2] Julia Forbes.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1983
    Event Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] John Nean Craig
    [2] Julia Forbes.FTW

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