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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

In 1879, Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) entered the world in Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA, born to William Thomas Smith and Cordelia Clayborn Pitt. Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) married Andrew Jackson Hester, and had children including Halley Hester, Susie Mae Oma Hester, William Netter Hester, Thomas Jackson Hester. Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) passed away in 1969 in Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) entered the world in Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA, born to William Thomas Smith and Cordelia Clayborn Pitt.
  • Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) married Andrew Jackson Hester, and had children including Halley Hester, Susie Mae Oma Hester, William Netter Hester, Thomas Jackson Hester.
  • Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) passed away in 1969 in Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Smith
1849 – 1904
Birth Location: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
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Cordelia Pitt
1850 – 1906
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Hester
1868 – 1941
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Halley Hester
1905 –
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky
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Susie Hester
1908 – 1944
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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William Hester
1912 – 2002
Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Hester
1918 – 1974
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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Willie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Willie Smith
1879 – 1969
Birth Place: Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Thomas Smith
1849 – 1904
Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Cordelia (Clayborn) Pitt
1850 – 1906
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (C) Smith
1819 – 1852
Davis, Scott, Kentucky, USA
Martha Wall
1825 –
Person County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Smith
1787 – 1859
Frances Allen
1793 – 1884
David Wall,
1785 – 1834
Rebecca Newman
1786 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Wall,
1755 – 1822
Elizabeth Wade
1761 – 1820
Joel Newman
1750 – 1838
Lucy Hill
1761 – 1815

Willie Smith's Descendants

1.
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Willie (Josephine) Smith (7 Oct 1879 – 12 Dec 1969) m. Andrew (Jackson) Hester (5 Nov 1868 – 22 Mar 1941)
  1. 1. Halley Hester (1905 – )
  2. 2. Susie (Mae Oma) Hester (March 17, 1908 – March 22, 1944)
  3. 3. William (Netter) Hester (25 Aug 1912 – 15 Nov 2002)
  4. 4. Thomas (Jackson) Hester (9 Mar 1918 – 1 Sep 1974)

Willie Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1879
7 Oct 1879
Birth of Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) in Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
1969
12 Dec 1969
Age 90
Death of Willie Josephine Smith ( Hester) in Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA
Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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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