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Wesley Martin Hester 1855 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1855

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Jan 1931

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Hester

Mother: Evaline Hunt

Spouse(s): Mary Hester

Children(s): Robert Hester, James Hester, Jesse Hester, Evelyn hester, Stephen Hester, Lula hester, Wilbur Hester, Modell Robinson

Wesley Martin Hester was born in 1855 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Wesley Hester and Evaline Deaubry Hunt. Wesley Martin Hester married Mary Elizabeth Hester, and had children including Robert Balus Hester, James Homer Hester, Jesse Norman Hester, Evelyn hester, Stephen Perry Hester, Lula hester, Wilbur Martin Hester, Modell Robinson. Wesley Martin Hester passed away in 1931 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Wesley Martin Hester was born in 1855 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Wesley Hester and Evaline Deaubry Hunt.
  • Wesley Martin Hester married Mary Elizabeth Hester, and had children including Robert Balus Hester, James Homer Hester, Jesse Norman Hester, Evelyn hester, Stephen Perry Hester, Lula hester, Wilbur Martin Hester, Modell Robinson.
  • Wesley Martin Hester passed away in 1931 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

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Wesley Hester's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Hester
1855 – 1931
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert Wesley Hester
1823 – 1864
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Evaline (Deaubry) Hunt
1829 – 1867
Pickens District, South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Henry) Hester
1785 – 1860
County Line, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Susan Crenshaw
1793 – 1876
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Hester
1747 – 1833
Martha
1743 – 1773
Jesse Crenshaw
1755 – 1827
Elizabeth Jolly
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1720 – 1770
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Jesse Crenshaw
1802 – 1850
Jane Julian
Henry Jolly
1760 – 1789
Millie Jones

Wesley Hester's Descendants

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Wesley (Martin) Hester (12 Mar 1855 – 28 Jan 1931) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hester (22 July 1863 – 23 February 1914)
  1. 1. Robert (Balus) Hester (13 October 1880 – 26 October 1933)
  2. 2. James (Homer) Hester (19 November 1883 – 7 December 1957)
  3. 3. Jesse (Norman) Hester (4 December 1887 – 16 January 1942)
  4. 4. Evelyn hester (23 May 1890 – 23 July 1983)
  5. 5. Stephen (Perry) Hester (23 February 1893 – 18 September 1966)
  6. 6. Lula hester (13 January 1900 – 24 July 1992)
  7. 7. Wilbur (Martin) Hester (12 September 1901 – 18 October 1995)
  8. 8. Modell Robinson (29 March 1904 – 23 October 1995)

Wesley Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1855
12 Mar 1855
Birth of Wesley Martin Hester in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
1931
28 Jan 1931
Age 76
Death of Wesley Martin Hester in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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