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Robert Matthew Hester 1871 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1871

Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Sep 1959

Death Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Hester

Mother: Sarah Mauldin

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In 1871, Robert Matthew Hester entered the world in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, born to James Benjamin Hester and Sarah Lucetta Mauldin. In 1880, Robert Matthew Hester resided in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Robert Matthew Hester passed away in 1959 in Pickens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1871, Robert Matthew Hester entered the world in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, born to James Benjamin Hester and Sarah Lucetta Mauldin.
  • In 1880, Robert Matthew Hester resided in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Matthew Hester passed away in 1959 in Pickens, South Carolina, United States.

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Robert Hester's Ancestors

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Robert Hester
1871 – 1959
Birth Place: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James Benjamin Hester
1830 – 1909
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Lucetta) Mauldin
1843 – 1931
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Alfred Hester
1779 – 1859
Virginia, United States
Edith (Catherine) Keith
1796 – 1871
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787 – 1866
Cornelius Keith
1743 – 1820
Mary Laffoon
1749 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1720 – 1770
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Isaac Norman
1765 – 1828
Hannah Gage
1762 – 1845
Cornelius Keith
1715 – 1808
Juda Thompson
1715 – 1820
Matthew Laffoon
1727 – 1789
Mary Sheldon
1729 – 1807

Robert Hester's Timeline

3 Records

1871
4 Nov 1871
Birth of Robert Matthew Hester in Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 9
Robert Matthew Hester resided here in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1959
1 Sep 1959
Age 88
Death of Robert Matthew Hester in Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1871
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 130

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 130

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, United States

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