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William Thomas Hester 1881–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 29 May 1956

Death Location: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Hester

Mother: Nancy Earls

Spouse(s): Bertha Freeman

Children(s): Gladys HESTER, Harold Hester, Blair Hester, Lillian Hester, Ruby Hester, Claude Hester, Eugine Hester

William Thomas Hester was born in 1881 in Virginia, the child of William Thomas Hester And Nancy Nannie Jane Earls. In 1900, William Thomas Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. In 1910, William Thomas Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. William Thomas Hester married Bertha Annie Freeman, Nannie J Hester, and had children including Blair James Hester, Claude Thomas Hester, Eugine Hester, Gladys Ruth Hester, Harold Mckee Hester, Lillian P Hester, Ruby Mae Hester. William Thomas Hester passed away in 1956 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Hester was born in 1881 in Virginia, the child of William Thomas Hester And Nancy Nannie Jane Earls.
  • In 1900, William Thomas Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, William Thomas Hester resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • William Thomas Hester married Bertha Annie Freeman, Nannie J Hester, and had children including Blair James Hester, Claude Thomas Hester, Eugine Hester, Gladys Ruth Hester, Harold Mckee Hester, Lillian P Hester, Ruby Mae Hester.
  • William Thomas Hester passed away in 1956 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hester's Ancestors

Self
William Hester
1881–1956
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Thomas Hester
1840–1900
District 60, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Nancy ("Nannie" Jane) Earls
1841–1921
Smyth County, Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas (L) Hester
1812–1882
Granville County, North Carolina
Nancy (Jones) Ford
1809–1897
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Almira (B.) Jones
1813–1896
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Hester
1780–1860
Nancy Rice
1784–1855
John Ford
1773–1833
Mary Jones
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hester's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Hester (07 Aug 1881–29 May 1956) m. Bertha (Annie) Freeman (28 Oct 1880–19 Dec 1945)
  1. 1. Gladys (Ruth) HESTER 1922–2002
  2. 2. Harold (McKee) Hester 1908–1975
  3. 3. Blair (James) Hester 1904–1989
  4. 4. Lillian (P.) Hester 1906–
  5. 5. Ruby (Mae) Hester 1912–2001
  6. 6. Claude (Thomas) Hester 1917–1929
  7. 7. Eugine Hester 1910–

William Hester's Timeline

5 Records

1881
07 Aug 1881
Birth of William Thomas Hester in Virginia
Virginia
1900
1900
Age 19
William Thomas Hester resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
William Thomas Hester resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
William Thomas Hester resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1956
29 May 1956
Age 75
Death of William Thomas Hester in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: 1728; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1241728

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T624_1649; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375662

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1956
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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