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Thomas Jackson Hester 1918 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1974

Death Location: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Andrew Hester

Mother: Willie Smith

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Thomas Jackson Hester was born in 1918 in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Hester and Willie Josephine Smith. Thomas Jackson Hester passed away in 1974 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jackson Hester was born in 1918 in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Hester and Willie Josephine Smith.
  • Thomas Jackson Hester passed away in 1974 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA.

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Thomas Hester's Ancestors

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Thomas Hester
1918 – 1974
Birth Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Hester
1868 – 1941
Kentucky, USA
Willie (Josephine) Smith
1879 – 1969
Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Smith
1849 – 1904
Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Cordelia (Clayborn) Pitt
1850 – 1906
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1819 – 1852
Martha Wall
1825 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Smith
1787 – 1859
Frances Allen
1793 – 1884
David Wall,
1785 – 1834
Rebecca Newman
1786 – 1861

Thomas Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1918
9 Mar 1918
Birth of Thomas Jackson Hester in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
1974
1 Sep 1974
Age 56
Death of Thomas Jackson Hester in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1974
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA

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