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Stella Lena Hester 1915–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1915

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 18 Feb 2009

Death Location: Durham, Durham, North Carolina

Father: John Hester

Mother: Mattie Markham

Spouse(s): James Griffin

Children(s): Johnnie Sr.

In 1915, Stella Lena Hester entered the world in North Carolina, born to John Henry Hester And Mattie May Markham. Stella Lena Hester married James Ray Griffin, and had children including Johnnie Ray Griffin Sr. Stella Lena Hester passed away in 2009 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Stella Lena Hester entered the world in North Carolina, born to John Henry Hester And Mattie May Markham.
  • Stella Lena Hester married James Ray Griffin, and had children including Johnnie Ray Griffin Sr.
  • Stella Lena Hester passed away in 2009 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina.

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Stella Hester's Ancestors

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Stella Hester
1915–2009
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John Henry Hester
1876–1947
Wake, North Carolina
Mattie (May) Markham
1883–1974
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Lee) Markham
1843–1924
North Carolina
Susan O'Neal
1856–1895
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William O'Neal
1830–1906
Elizabeth Joplin
1824–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1803–1883
Midda Harrison
1806–1858

Stella Hester's Descendants

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Stella (Lena) Hester (28 Oct 1915–18 Feb 2009) m. James (Ray) Griffin (15 Jun 1922–24 Apr 1990)
  1. 1. Johnnie (Ray Griffin) Sr. 1945–2016

Stella Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1915
28 Oct 1915
Birth of Stella Lena Hester in North Carolina
North Carolina
2009
18 Feb 2009
Age 94
Death of Stella Lena Hester in Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Durham, Durham, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1915
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 2009
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina

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