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Simeon James Hester 1837–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1837

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 Nov 1915

Death Location: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Benjamin Hester

Mother: Nancy Carrington

Spouse(s): Sarah Lunsford

Children(s): Tennie Hester, Benjamine Hester, Charles Hester, William Hester, Luke Hester, Nora Hester, JOHN HESTER, Elsa Hester, Nannie Hester

Simeon James Hester was born in 1837 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Benjamin Hester And Nancy Carrington. Simeon James Hester married Sarah Sally Catherine Lunsford, and had children including Benjamine Franklin Hester, Charles Hester, Elsa Rivers Hester, John Lunsford Hester, Luke Hester, Nannie Fisher Hester, Nora B Hester, Tennie Lula Hester, William Davie Hester. Simeon James Hester passed away in 1915 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States.

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  • Simeon James Hester was born in 1837 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Benjamin Hester And Nancy Carrington.
  • Simeon James Hester married Sarah Sally Catherine Lunsford, and had children including Benjamine Franklin Hester, Charles Hester, Elsa Rivers Hester, John Lunsford Hester, Luke Hester, Nannie Fisher Hester, Nora B Hester, Tennie Lula Hester, William Davie Hester.
  • Simeon James Hester passed away in 1915 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States.

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Simeon Hester's Ancestors

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Simeon Hester
1837–1915
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Hester
1790–1830
Guilford Co, North Carolina
Nancy Carrington
1800–1850
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Carrington
1760–1830
Orange, NC
Anna Davis
1762–1828
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Carrington
1733–1803
Mary Pamplin
1730–1760
Evan Davis
1729–1762
Lydia Williams
1704–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Carrington
1702–1764
Mary Howell
1706–1762
Nicholas Pamplin
1695–1755
Mary Burwell
1695–1704
Stephen Emory
1700–1733

Simeon Hester's Descendants

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Simeon (James) Hester (17 Jul 1837–17 Nov 1915) m. Sarah ('Sally' Catherine) Lunsford (17 Sep 1839–5 Aug 1919)
  1. 1. Tennie (Lula) Hester 1869–1949
  2. 2. Benjamine (Franklin) Hester 1874–1955
  3. 3. Charles Hester 1871–1938 m. Mary (Amanda) McKaughan 1868–1895 m. Annie (Eliza) Rhew 1873–1938
  4. 4. William (Davie) Hester 1867–1940
  5. 5. Luke Hester 1879–1880
  6. 6. Nora (B.) Hester 1862–1933
  7. 7. JOHN (LUNSFORD) HESTER 1877–1943
  8. 8. Elsa (Rivers) Hester 1881–1932
  9. 9. Nannie (Fisher) Hester 1861–1941

Simeon Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1837
17 Jul 1837
Birth of Simeon James Hester in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1915
17 Nov 1915
Age 78
Death of Simeon James Hester in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States

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