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Wesley Edward Hester 1858 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1934

Death Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, USA

Father: William Hester

Mother: Sarah Allen

Spouse(s): Viola Owen, Phoebia Jones

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

Wesley Edward Hester was born in 1858 in Georgia, the child of William Milton Hester and Sarah Jane Allen. In 1870, Wesley Edward Hester resided in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States. Wesley Edward Hester married Viola J Owen, Phoebia Elizabeth Jones, and had children including James Decator Hester, Ada Cordellia Hester, Hardy Grover Hester, Minnie Ether Hester, Bessie Viola Hester, Ellen Owen Hester, Ada Cordellia Hester, Hardy Grover Hester, Minnie Ether Hester, Dewey Edward Hester, Hewet Hester, Huell Macon Hester, Atuel Hester, Jewel F Hester, Edna Hester, Stella Hester. Wesley Edward Hester passed away in 1934 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley Edward Hester was born in 1858 in Georgia, the child of William Milton Hester and Sarah Jane Allen.
  • In 1870, Wesley Edward Hester resided in Subdivision 5, Bartow, Georgia, United States.
  • Wesley Edward Hester married Viola J Owen, Phoebia Elizabeth Jones, and had children including James Decator Hester, Ada Cordellia Hester, Hardy Grover Hester, Minnie Ether Hester, Bessie Viola Hester, Ellen Owen Hester, Ada Cordellia Hester, Hardy Grover Hester, Minnie Ether Hester, Dewey Edward Hester, Hewet Hester, Huell Macon Hester, Atuel Hester, Jewel F Hester, Edna Hester, Stella Hester.
  • Wesley Edward Hester passed away in 1934 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hester
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Allen
1830 – 1909
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Viola Owen
1860 – 1893
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Phoebia Jones
1875 – 1951
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

James Hester
1882 – 1969
Birth Location: Alabama
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Ada Hester
1883 – 1974
Birth Location: Alabama
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Hardy Hester
1885 – 1945
Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Minnie Hester
1887 – 1971
Birth Location: Alabama
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Bessie Hester
1889 – 1946
Birth Location: Alabama
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Ellen Hester
1892 – 1900
Birth Location: De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Ada Hester
1883 – 1974
Birth Location: Alabama
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Hardy Hester
1885 – 1945
Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Minnie Hester
1887 – 1971
Birth Location: Alabama
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Dewey Hester
1902 – 1981
Birth Location: Alabama
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Hewet Hester
1907 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Huell Hester
1908 – 1985
Birth Location: Alabama
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Atuel Hester
1909 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Jewel Hester
1910 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Edna Hester
1910 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Stella Hester
1913 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Wesley Hester's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Hester
1858 – 1934
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William Milton Hester
1833 – 1910
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Allen
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
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
Allen
Richardson
John Bailey
1759 – 1844
Sarah
1776 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1720 – 1770
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Isaac Norman
1765 – 1828
Hannah Gage
1762 – 1845
John John
1746 – 1793
Elizabeth Norment
1749 – 1793
Thomas Richardson
1725 –
Mary Harris
1730 –
William BAILEY
1696 – 1791
Ann Bailey
1699 – 1791

Wesley Hester's Descendants

1.
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Wesley (Edward) Hester (1858 – 1934) m. Viola (J) Owen (1860 – 1893) m. Phoebia (Elizabeth) Jones (1875 – 17 May 1951)
  1. 1. James (Decator) Hester (Jul 1882 – 10 Nov 1969) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) King (abt 1883 – 1942)
    1. 1. Cranston (Vance) Hester (24 March 1909 – 4 December 2002) m. Leila (Bernelle) Apple (10 Aug 1912 – 19 Mar 1999)
      1. 1. John (W) Hester (1935 – ) m. Elaine
      2. 2. Donald (Vance) Hester (1943 – ) m. Ingrid Weiss
      3. 3. Richard (A) Hester (abt 1946 – )
  2. 2. Ada (Cordellia) Hester (Dec 1883 – 18 Oct 1974) m. Joseph (Lige) King (5 Jun 1887 – 26 Jan 1923) m. Oscar (D) McBain
    1. 1. Phyllis (May) King (23 February 1907 – 30 October 1990)
    2. 2. Edith (Clancey) King (abt 1914 – 2011) m. Lawrence (E) Underhill (abt 1901 – )
      1. 1. Donald (B) Underhill (abt 1937 – )
      2. 2. Gary (K) Underhill (abt 1939 – )
      3. 3. Nancy (Lee) Underhill (abt 1945 – ) m. Robert Tipling m. Howard (Sadanobu) Ishisaka (24 July 1937 – 25 November 2011)
        1. 1. Jason (M) Ishisaka (15 August 1971 – 6 Jan 1998)
      4. 4. Robert (A) Underhill (abt 1947 – )
  3. 3. Hardy (Grover) Hester (20 Sep 1885 – 24 Jun 1945)
  4. 4. Minnie (Ether) Hester (1887 – Jan 1971) m. John (Newton) Robertson (27 Jan 1884 – )
    1. 1. Bertha Robertson (abt 1906 – )
    2. 2. Douglas Robertson (abt 1908 – )
    3. 3. Ollis Robertson (abt 1913 – )
    4. 4. Clyde Robertson (abt 1915 – )
    5. 5. Willard Robertson (abt 1918 – )
    6. 6. Leo Robertson (abt 1928 – )
    7. 7. Eleen Robertson (abt 1929 – )
  5. 5. Bessie (Viola) Hester (Dec 1889 – 14 Aug 1946) m. m. John (Woodson) Jordan (18 Oct 1886 – 31 Dec 1964)
    1. 1. Wesley (Warren) Jordan (6 Jun 1906 – 15 Feb 1997) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Taylor (1926 – 1988)
      1. 1. Patricia (June) Jordan (30 Aug 1952 – 26 Jun 2021) m. Ronald (Alan) Bloom
        1. 1. Jordan m. Poppe
      2. 2. Linda Jordan
    2. 2. Nelson Jordan (abt 1913 – )
    3. 3. Harris Jordan (abt 1917 – )
    4. 4. Leo Jordan (abt 1924 – )
  6. 6. Ellen (Owen) Hester (10 Apr 1892 – 1900)
  7. 7. Dewey (Edward) Hester (14 Jan 1902 – 27 Jul 1981) m. Martha (Ever) Hill (21 Aug 1902 – 1 Apr 1989)
    1. 1. Dewey Hester (5 May 1922 – 12 Dec 1994)
    2. 2. Gene Hester (5 Jul 1932 – 5 Jun 1992)
    3. 3. Raymond Hester (8 Oct 1937 – 26 Nov 2001)
    4. 4. PA Hester ( – 28 Jun 1973)
  8. 8. Hewet Hester (abt 1907 – )
  9. 9. Huell (Macon) Hester (11 Feb 1908 – 28 December 1985) m. Gladys (Lousie) Henderson (11 Feb 1913 – 2 Nov 1994)
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hester (7 Oct 1934 – 25 Jul 2015) m. Ernest (Everett) Hasty (11 January 1933 – 6 July 1978) m. Norman Parson
      1. 1. Theda (Lynn) Hasty (1961 – ) m. Gary (Milton) Tucker (1953 – ) m. Bradford m. Goodrich
    2. 2. Stella (Marie) Hester (8 August 1937 – 29 April 1938)
    3. 3. Billie (Gene) Hester (1938 – 7 Apr 2011) m. Dorothy Weaver (1938 – )
  10. 10. Atuel Hester (1909 – )
  11. 11. Jewel (F) Hester (1910 – )
  12. 12. Edna Hester (7 Feb 1910 – )
  13. 13. Stella Hester (abt 1913 – )

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, 1796-1907

    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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