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William Hester 1850 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1850

Birth Location: Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1933

Death Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA

Father: Isaac Hester

Mother: Hannah Reynolds

Spouse(s): Sabra Baichtel

Children(s): Bertha Hester, Maude Hester, Grace Hester, Ernest Hester, William Hester, Anne Hester, Maurice Hester, Winifred Hester

In 1850, William Hester entered the world in Vermillion, Illinois, USA, born to Isaac Hester and Hannah Reynolds. William Hester married Sabra Priscilla Baichtel, and had children including Bertha Serrove Hester, Maude Hester, Grace Hester, Ernest Vern Hester, William Earle Hester, Anne Lowena Hester, Maurice Glenn Hester, Winifred Agnes Hester. William Hester passed away in 1933 in Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1850, William Hester entered the world in Vermillion, Illinois, USA, born to Isaac Hester and Hannah Reynolds.
  • William Hester married Sabra Priscilla Baichtel, and had children including Bertha Serrove Hester, Maude Hester, Grace Hester, Ernest Vern Hester, William Earle Hester, Anne Lowena Hester, Maurice Glenn Hester, Winifred Agnes Hester.
  • William Hester passed away in 1933 in Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Hester
1812 – 1871
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Hannah Reynolds
1816 – 1857
Birth Location: Orange, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sabra Baichtel
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Bertha Hester
1872 – 1907
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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Maude Hester
1876 – 1934
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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Grace Hester
1878 – 1953
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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Ernest Hester
1880 – 1948
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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William Hester
1882 – 1972
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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Anne Hester
1888 – 1972
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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Maurice Hester
1891 – 1985
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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Winifred Hester
1894 – 1966
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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William Hester's Ancestors

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William Hester
1850 – 1933
Birth Place: Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Isaac Hester
1812 – 1871
Indiana, USA
Hannah Reynolds
1816 – 1857
Orange, New York, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779 – 1856
Cornwall, Orange, New York, USA
Anna Cornell
1786 – 1870
New York, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cornell
1760 – 1854
Elizabeth Birdsall
1760 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cornell
1728 – 1799
Mary Quinby
1730 – 1809

William Hester's Descendants

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William Hester (5 Jan 1850 – 8 Jan 1933) m. Sabra (Priscilla) Baichtel (Nov 1851 – 30 May 1930)
  1. 1. Bertha (Serrove) Hester (6 Nov 1872 – 1907) m. Wilbur (Dwire) Cole (Apr 1867 – 24 Dec 1960)
  2. 2. Maude Hester (18 Jul 1876 – 4 Dec 1934) m. Francis (Marion) Summerson (20 Oct 1875 – 22 Mar 1969)
    1. 1. Vern (A) Summerson (30 Dec 1904 – Mar 1972)
    2. 2. Francis (Marion Jr) Summerson (30 Nov 1918 – 25 Dec 2002) m. Mary (Maxine) McCormick (29 Jun 1918 – 9 Dec 1998)
  3. 3. Grace Hester (2 Apr 1878 – 23 May 1953) m. Albert (John) Chaplin (4 Oct 1871 – 27 Sep 1952)
    1. 1. Dale (William) Chaplin (11 Sep 1899 – 17 Jan 1989) m. Ruby (Marie) Harkins (22 Oct 1905 – Sep 1980)
      1. 1. James (Earl) Chaplin (3 Oct 1928 – ) m. Gene (Ann) Zimmerman
    2. 2. Lucille (I) Chaplin (3 Jan 1901 – 15 Jan 1989) m. James (Nile) Harkins (22 Oct 1898 – 21 Nov 1993)
      1. 1. Phyllis Harkins (1929 – )
      2. 2. William Harkins (1940 – )
    3. 3. Anna (Margaret) Chaplin (24 May 1909 – 1 Mar 2004) m. Verne (R) Harkins (1908 – 1995)
      1. 1. Dean (Russell) Harkins (1927 – )
    4. 4. Glen (Oscar) Chaplin (10 Apr 1911 – 9 May 2001) m. Faye (L) Burgett (27 May 1915 – )
    5. 5. Hester (Faye) Chaplin (31 Oct 1912 – 25 Apr 2003) m. Leslie (Howard) Riley (19 Jan 1908 – 16 Jan 1997)
      1. 1. Donald Riley (1936 – )
  4. 4. Ernest (Vern) Hester (25 Mar 1880 – May 1948) m. Kathleen Edwards (11 Nov 1890 – )
  5. 5. William (Earle) Hester (18 Apr 1882 – 28 Oct 1972) m. Nettie Waltz (13 Mar 1884 – May 1979)
    1. 1. Durward (Earl) Hester (3 May 1905 – 7 Jan 1996) m. Orpha (V) Link (30 Nov 1903 – Apr 1991)
  6. 6. Anne (Lowena) Hester (11 Aug 1888 – 13 Jan 1972) m. Paul (Ratcliff) Finch (11 Sep 1885 – Sep 1963)
    1. 1. Maurine (Constance) Finch (9 Mar 1909 – 1939)
    2. 2. Paul (Ratcliff) Finch (3 Jul 1911 – 1 Jan 1994) m. Ruth (Rachel) Warner (27 May 1910 – 18 May 2001)
      1. 1. Jon (Duane) Finch (2 Aug 1941 – 21 Aug 1975)
  7. 7. Maurice (Glenn) Hester (2 Apr 1891 – 2 Sep 1985) m. Harriett (Rebecca) Dalzall (12 Jan 1896 – 19 Dec 1959)
  8. 8. Winifred (Agnes) Hester (19 Aug 1894 – 6 Jul 1966) m. Charles (Giddings) Whiting (5 May 1891 – Feb 1979)
    1. 1. James (Giddings) Whiting (11 Sep 1919 – 15 Jun 1988) m. Jean (Stewart) Wilson (18 Apr 1920 – 3 Mar 2008)
    2. 2. Flora (Elizabeth) Whiting (25 Mar 1924 – 9 Jun 2009) m. James (Sadler) Baker (4 Jun 1923 – 6 Jan 1970)

William Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1850
5 Jan 1850
Birth of William Hester in Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Vermillion, Illinois, USA
1933
8 Jan 1933
Age 83
Death of William Hester in Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Vermillion, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1933
    Event Place: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
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