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Ralph Edward Hester 1921 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1921

Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1993

Death Location: Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Father: Decatur Hester

Mother: Maude Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Hester

Children(s):

Ralph Edward Hester was born in 1921 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States, the child of Decatur Laffayette Fate Hester and Maude C Smith. In 1993, Ralph Edward Hester resided in Adamsville, AL. Ralph Edward Hester married Mary Hester. Ralph Edward Hester passed away in 1993 in Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Ralph Edward Hester was born in 1921 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States, the child of Decatur Laffayette Fate Hester and Maude C Smith.
  • In 1993, Ralph Edward Hester resided in Adamsville, AL.
  • Ralph Edward Hester married Mary Hester.
  • Ralph Edward Hester passed away in 1993 in Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Hester's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Hester
1921 – 1993
Birth Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Parents
Decatur Laffayette Fate Hester
1887 – 1973
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Maude (C) Smith
1893 – 1922
Seneca, McHenry, Illinois
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson Drew) Hester
1846 – 1906
Georgia, United States
Emma Harris
1866 – 1950
St Clair, Alabama, United States
Francis (W Frank) Smith
1865 – 1905
Iowa, United States
Clara Zimmerman
1871 – 1922
Yorktown, Henry, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
Henry Harris
1826 – 1915
Narcissa Simmons
1848 – 1897
Clarisa Henke
1843 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787 – 1866
Robert Johns
1783 – 1861
Mary Hester
1791 – 1858

Ralph Hester's Timeline

3 Records

1921
20 Aug 1921
Birth of Ralph Edward Hester in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
1993
1993
Age 72
Ralph Edward Hester resided here in Adamsville, AL
Adamsville, AL
1993
19 May 1993
Age 72
Death of Ralph Edward Hester in Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 418-20-2458; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Adamsville, AL
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1993
    Event Place: Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 418-20-2458; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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