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Willie Josephine Smith 1879 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1879

Birth Location: Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Dec 1969

Death Location: Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Smith

Mother: Cordelia Pitt

Spouse(s): Andrew Hester

Children(s): Halley Hester, Susie Hester, William Hester, Thomas Hester

1879 marked the beginning of Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester)'s life in Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA, to parents William Thomas Smith and Cordelia Clayborn Pitt. Eventually, Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) married Andrew Jackson Hester, and they welcomed Halley Hester, Susie Mae Oma Hester, William Netter Hester and Thomas Jackson Hester. Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) passed in 1969 at Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

William Smith
1849 – 1904
Birth Location: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
WS
Cordelia Pitt
1850 – 1906
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
CP

Spouses(s)

Andrew Hester
1868 – 1941
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
AH

Children(s)

Halley Hester
1905 –
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky
HH
Susie Hester
1908 – 1944
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
SH
William Hester
1912 – 2002
Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
WH
Thomas Hester
1918 – 1974
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
TH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1969
    Event Place: Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elba, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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