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Samuel W. Hester 1842–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1842

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 26 Aug 1916

Death Location: Johnson County, Illinois

Father: John Hester

Mother: Elizabeth Mathis

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Samuel W. Hester was born in 1842 in Kentucky, the child of John James Hester And Elizabeth Mathis. Samuel W. Hester passed away in 1916 in Johnson County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Samuel W. Hester was born in 1842 in Kentucky, the child of John James Hester And Elizabeth Mathis.
  • Samuel W. Hester passed away in 1916 in Johnson County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hester
1818–1896
Birth Location: Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia
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Elizabeth Mathis
1821–1896
Birth Location: Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Hester's Ancestors

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Samuel Hester
1842–1916
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
John James Hester
1818–1896
Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia
Elizabeth Mathis
1821–1896
Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1842
abt 1842
Birth of Samuel W. Hester in Kentucky
Kentucky
1916
26 Aug 1916
Age 74
Death of Samuel W. Hester in Johnson County, Illinois
Johnson County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1842
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1916
    Event Place: Johnson County, Illinois
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