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William Wiley Hester 1877 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1877

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 4 Sept 1894

Death Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Father: William Hester

Mother: Sarah Edwards

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William Wiley Hester was born in 1877 in Georgia, United States, the child of William Howard Hester and Sarah Catherine Edwards. In 1880, William Wiley Hester resided in Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States. William Wiley Hester passed away in 1894 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • William Wiley Hester was born in 1877 in Georgia, United States, the child of William Howard Hester and Sarah Catherine Edwards.
  • In 1880, William Wiley Hester resided in Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States.
  • William Wiley Hester passed away in 1894 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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William Hester's Ancestors

Self
William Hester
1877 – 1894
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
William Howard Hester
1852 – 1936
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Edwards
1852 – 1912
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Milton) Hester
1833 – 1910
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Allen
1830 – 1909
North Carolina, United States
James (Edward) Hasty
1825 – 1905
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Jane "Ellenor") Holmes
1824 – 1878
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
James Allen
1806 –
Matilda Bailey
1806 – 1860
Marcus Hasty
1795 – 1862
Nancy Barrnett
Not known
2nd-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
John Hasty
1747 – 1809
Angelina Bradshaw
1760 –

William Hester's Timeline

3 Records

1877
17 Jul 1877
Birth of William Wiley Hester in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
William Wiley Hester resided here in Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
Coldwater, Chattooga, Georgia, United States
1894
4 Sept 1894
Age 17
Death of William Wiley Hester in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1877
    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] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sept 1894
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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