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William Earle Hester 1882 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1882

Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1972

Death Location: Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa, USA

Father: William Hester

Mother: Sabra Baichtel

Spouse(s): Nettie Waltz

Children(s): Durward Hester

In 1882, William Earle Hester entered the world in Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA, born to William Hester and Sabra Priscilla Baichtel. William Earle Hester married Nettie Waltz, and had children including Durward Earl Hester. William Earle Hester passed away in 1972 in Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1882, William Earle Hester entered the world in Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA, born to William Hester and Sabra Priscilla Baichtel.
  • William Earle Hester married Nettie Waltz, and had children including Durward Earl Hester.
  • William Earle Hester passed away in 1972 in Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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William Hester's Ancestors

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William Hester
1882 – 1972
Birth Place: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Parents
William Hester
1850 – 1933
Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Sabra (Priscilla) Baichtel
1851 – 1930
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Hester
1812 – 1871
Indiana, USA
Hannah Reynolds
1816 – 1857
Orange, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779 – 1856
Anna Cornell
1786 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cornell
1760 – 1854
Elizabeth Birdsall
1760 – 1799

William Hester's Descendants

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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)

William Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1882
18 Apr 1882
Birth of William Earle Hester in Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA
1972
28 Oct 1972
Age 90
Death of William Earle Hester in Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa, USA
Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1882
    Event Place: Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1972
    Event Place: Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa, USA

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