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Thomas J HESTER 1934–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1934

Birth Location: Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 2 Aug 2023

Death Location: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Father: Tom HESTER

Mother: Dennie Hester

Spouse(s): Edna Hester

Children(s):

Thomas J HESTER was born in 1934 in Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA, the child of Tom Pink Hester And Dennie Gladys Beasley Hester. In 1940, Thomas J HESTER resided in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA. In 1950, Thomas J HESTER resided in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA. Thomas J HESTER married Edna Maxine Woodward Hester, and had children including Denny Hester, Joey Hester, Phillip Dean Hester, Sammy Hester, Tina Hester Lodatto. Thomas J HESTER passed away in 2023 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas J HESTER was born in 1934 in Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA, the child of Tom Pink Hester And Dennie Gladys Beasley Hester.
  • In 1940, Thomas J HESTER resided in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1950, Thomas J HESTER resided in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA.
  • Thomas J HESTER married Edna Maxine Woodward Hester, and had children including Denny Hester, Joey Hester, Phillip Dean Hester, Sammy Hester, Tina Hester Lodatto.
  • Thomas J HESTER passed away in 2023 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas HESTER's Ancestors

Self
Thomas HESTER
1934–2023
Birth Place: Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Tom Pink HESTER
1910–1944
Summerfield, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Dennie (Gladys BEASLEY) Hester
1916–2001
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Arthur (Cliton) HESTER
1875–1956
Alabama, USA
Sue (DAVIDSON) Hester
1883–1962
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas HESTER
1839–1910
Lou Hester
1840–1911
Robert DAVIDSON
1857–1922
Loutetia Davidson
1862–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George HESTER
1810–1853
Frances Bailey
1815–1903
Richard ARANT
1822–1874
Elizabeth Arant
1834–

Thomas HESTER's Timeline

4 Records

1934
11 Aug 1934
Birth of Thomas J HESTER in Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 6
Thomas J HESTER resided here in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Thomas J HESTER resided here in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
2023
2 Aug 2023
Age 89
Death of Thomas J HESTER in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1934
    Event Place: Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Forest Park West Cemetery; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 2023
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Forest Park West Cemetery; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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