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William L Hester 1893 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1893

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

Death Date: 10 Jul 1970

Death Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States

Father: Charles Hester

Mother: Evaline Whittle

Spouse(s): Dora Thomas, Dixie Hester

Children(s): J Hester, R Hester, Dewey Hester, Gartrell Hester, Dwight Hester, Rosiebell Hesten, Ethel Hester, Rossie Hester, Annie Hester, Nannie Hester, William Hester, John Hester, Pelham Hester

According to available records, William L Hester was born in 1893 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States, the child of Charles Linton Hester and Evaline Whittle. Following those early years, William L Hester married Dora L Thomas and Dixie E Hester, and their family grew to include J P Hester, R C Hester, Dewey Hester, Gartrell Hester, Dwight Hester, Rosiebell Hesten, Ethel Fay Hester, Rossie D Hester, Annie R Hester, Nannie Lee Hester, William C Hester, John Wesley Hester and Pelham E Hester. In the later years of life, William L Hester died in 1970 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States.

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Parents

Charles Hester
1868 – 1916
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Evaline Whittle
1869 – 1932
Birth Location: Range, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Dora Thomas
1898 – 1934
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
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Dixie Hester
1901 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

J Hester
1918 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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R Hester
1920 –
Birth Location: Alabama
RH
Dewey Hester
1925 –
Birth Location: –
DH
Gartrell Hester
1926 –
Birth Location: –
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Dwight Hester
1930 – 1997
Birth Location: –
DH
Rosiebell Hesten
1916 –
Birth Location: Alabama
RH
Ethel Hester
1918 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Rossie Hester
1918 –
Birth Location: –
RH
Annie Hester
1920 –
Birth Location: –
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Nannie Hester
1923 –
Birth Location: Alabama
NH
William Hester
1925 –
Birth Location: Alabama
WH
John Hester
1927 – 2010
Birth Location: Alabama
JH
Pelham Hester
1932 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Social Security Death Index, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paden, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00011; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 10-18, Number: 257-38-5287; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951., Certificate number: 025690., Year: 1920; Census Place: Broomtown, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 34; Image: ., Year: 1920; Census Place: Lewis, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 165; Image: ., Year: 1930; Census Place: Waterloo, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 6; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 307.0., Year: 1930; Census Place: Lewis, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 6; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 412.0., Registration Location: Cherokee County, Alabama; Roll: 1509366; Draft Board: 0., Registration Location: Cherokee County, Alabama; Roll: 1509366; Draft Board: 0., Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76., Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76., Year: 1910; Census Place: Broomtown, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T624_5; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 1150., Year: 1910; Census Place: Broomtown, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T624_5; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 1150.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Broomtown, Cherokee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Broomtown, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T624_5; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 1150.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Broomtown, Cherokee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Broomtown, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 34; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Lewis, Cherokee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lewis, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 165; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Lewis, Cherokee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lewis, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 6; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 412.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Waterloo, Cherokee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Waterloo, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 6; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 307.0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Paden, Cherokee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paden, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00011; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 10-18

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Paden, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paden, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00011; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 10-18

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Cherokee County, Alabama; Roll: 1509366; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Floyd
    Record Source: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Certificate number: 025690.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Jul 1970
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Social Security Death Index, Number: 257-38-5287; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951., Certificate number: 025690.

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