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William Cage Hester 1890 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1890

Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1972

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, United States

Father: Andrew Hester

Mother: Emma Harris

Spouse(s): Alma Tindle, Sallie B

Children(s): Lucien Hester, Clifford Hester, Margaret Hester

Early life: William Cage Hester arrived in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA in 1890, born to Andrew Jackson Drew Hester and Emma Harris. Over time, William Cage Hester formed a family with Alma Jane Tindle and Sallie B, which included Lucien L Hester, Clifford Hester and Margaret Lucille Hester. William Cage Hester concluded life in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, United States in 1972.

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Parents

Andrew Hester
1846 – 1906
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
AH
Emma Harris
1866 – 1950
Birth Location: St Clair, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Alma Tindle
1887 – 1970
Birth Location: –
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Sallie B
1908 – 1989
Birth Location: –
SB

Children(s)

Lucien Hester
1911 – 1969
Birth Location: Alabama
LH
Clifford Hester
1915 – 1999
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
CH
Margaret Hester
1920 – 1987
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 25-10, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 69.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 69.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 25-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 25-10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fort Payne

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    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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