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Wesley Edward Hester 1858–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1934

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

Father: William I-M223

Mother: Sarah Cheraw

Spouse(s): Ellen Owen, Phebe Jones

Children(s): Atuel Hester, Edna Hester, Hewet Hester, Jewell Hester, James Hester, Ada Hester, Hardy Hester, Minnie Hester, Bessie Hester, Ellen Hester, Stella Hester, Huell Hester, Dewey Hester

Wesley Edward Hester was born in 1858 in Georgia, the child of William Milton Hester I M223 And Sarah Jane Allen Old Cheraw. In 1870, Wesley Edward Hester resided in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States. Wesley Edward Hester married Ellen Owen, Phebe Elizabeth Lizzie Jones, and had children including Ada C Hester, Atuel Hester, Bessie V Hester, Dewey E Hester, Edna Hester, Ellen Owen Hester, Hardy G Hester, Hewet Hester, Huell Macon Hester, James D Hester, Jewell F Hester, Minnie E Hester, Stella Hester. Wesley Edward Hester passed away in 1934 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley Edward Hester was born in 1858 in Georgia, the child of William Milton Hester I M223 And Sarah Jane Allen Old Cheraw.
  • In 1870, Wesley Edward Hester resided in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States.
  • Wesley Edward Hester married Ellen Owen, Phebe Elizabeth Lizzie Jones, and had children including Ada C Hester, Atuel Hester, Bessie V Hester, Dewey E Hester, Edna Hester, Ellen Owen Hester, Hardy G Hester, Hewet Hester, Huell Macon Hester, James D Hester, Jewell F Hester, Minnie E Hester, Stella Hester.
  • Wesley Edward Hester passed away in 1934 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley Hester's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Hester
1858–1934
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William Milton Hester I-M223
1833–1910
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane Allen Old) Cheraw
1830–1909
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790–1858
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane Phoebe) Johns
1801–1869
North Carolina, USA
James (F. Allen Old) Cheraw
1806–
North Carolina, United States
Matilda Bailey
1806–1860
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750–1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787–1866
Robert Johns
1783–1861
Mary Hester
1791–1858
John Bailey
1759–1844
Sarah
1776–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1720–1770
Barbara Cook
1720–1784
Isaac Norman
1765–1828
Hannah Gage
1762–1845
John John
1746–1793
Elizabeth Norment
1749–1793
William BAILEY
1696–1791
Ann Bailey
1699–1791

Wesley Hester's Descendants

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Wesley (Edward) Hester (1858–1934) m. Ellen Owen (1860–1893) m. Phebe (Elizabeth Lizzie) Jones (1875–17 May 1951)
  1. 1. Atuel Hester 1909–
  2. 2. Edna Hester 1910–
  3. 3. Hewet Hester 1907–
  4. 4. Jewell (F) Hester 1910–
  5. 5. James (D) Hester 1882–1969 m. Lizzie Hester 1883–1942
    1. 1. Cranston (Vance) Hester 1909–2002 m. Leila (Bernelle) Apple 1912–1999
  6. 6. Ada (C) Hester 1883–1974 m. Joseph (Lige) King 1887–1923
    1. 1. Edith (Clancey) King 1914–2011 m. Lawrence (E) Underhill 1901–
    2. 2. Phyllis (May) King 1907–1990
  7. 7. Hardy (G) Hester 1885–1945
  8. 8. Minnie (E) Hester 1887–1971 m. John (Newton Robertson) Jr 1884–
    1. 1. Douglas Robertson 1908–
    2. 2. Bertha Robertson 1906–
    3. 3. Clyde Robertson 1915–
    4. 4. Willard Robertson 1918–
    5. 5. Ollis Robertson 1913–
  9. 9. Bessie (V) Hester 1889–1946 m. John (Woodson) Jordan 1886–1964
    1. 1. Wesley (Warren) Jordan 1906–1997 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Taylor 1926–1988
    2. 2. Nelson Jordan 1913–
    3. 3. Harris Jordan 1917–
    4. 4. Leo Jordan 1924–
  10. 10. Ellen (Owen) Hester 1892–1900
  11. 11. Stella Hester 1913–
  12. 12. Huell (Macon) Hester 1908–1985 m. Gladys (Lousie) Henderson 1913–1994
    1. 1. Stella (Marie) Hester 1937–1938
    2. 2. Billie (Gene) Hester 1938–2011
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hester 1934–2015 m. Ernest (Everett Hasty) Jr 1933–1978
  13. 13. Dewey (E) Hester 1902–1981 m. Martha (Ever) Hill 1902–1989
    1. 1. Dewey Hester 1922–1994
    2. 2. Gene Hester 1932–1992
    3. 3. Raymond Hester 1937–2001
    4. 4. PA Hester –1973

Wesley Hester's Timeline

6 Records

1858
29 May 1858
Birth of Wesley Edward Hester in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1858
1858
Birth of Wesley Edward Hester in Georgia
Georgia
1870
1870
Age 12
Wesley Edward Hester resided here in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States
Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 22
Wesley Edward Hester resided here in Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
1934
6 Jan 1934
Age 76
Death of Wesley Edward Hester in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
1934
1934
Age 76
Death of Wesley Edward Hester in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1858
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0515.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0515.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: 139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0515.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1934
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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