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Roy Bernard Hester 1894–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1894

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 16 May 1963

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Hester

Mother: Ora Roberts

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Roy Bernard Hester was born in 1894 in Louisiana, the child of Joseph Lee Hester And Ora Zilla Roberts. In 1900, Roy Bernard Hester resided in Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA. In 1910, Roy Bernard Hester resided in Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA. Roy Bernard Hester passed away in 1963 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Roy Bernard Hester was born in 1894 in Louisiana, the child of Joseph Lee Hester And Ora Zilla Roberts.
  • In 1900, Roy Bernard Hester resided in Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Roy Bernard Hester resided in Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA.
  • Roy Bernard Hester passed away in 1963 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Roy Hester's Ancestors

Self
Roy Hester
1894–1963
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Joseph Lee Hester
1864–1938
Louisiana, United States
Ora (Zilla) Roberts
1872–1954
Louisiana
Grandparents
Joseph (Tapley) Hester
1821–1907
Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Mary"Polly" Brewster
1823–1890
Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hester
1790–1851
Elizabeth Yarborough
1792–1873
Hiram Brewster
1794–1880
Elizabeth Kemp
1796–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Brewster
1757–1817
Margaret Bowen
1760–1818
Squire Kemp
1775–1865
Fanny Watts
1775–1865

Roy Hester's Timeline

4 Records

1894
20 Apr 1894
Birth of Roy Bernard Hester in Louisiana
Louisiana
1900
1900
Age 6
Roy Bernard Hester resided here in Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Roy Bernard Hester resided here in Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
1963
16 May 1963
Age 69
Death of Roy Bernard Hester in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1894
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana; Roll: 568; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1240568
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana; Roll: T624_517; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1374530

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana; Roll: T624_517; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1374530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Lincoln, Louisiana; Roll: 568; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1240568

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1963
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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