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Willis Howard Hester 1912 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1912

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 14 Mar 1961

Death Location: Valley Head, Dekalb, Alabama

Father: James Hester

Mother: Carrie Hester

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Willis Howard Hester was born in 1912 in Alabama, the child of James Hester and Carrie Catherine Hester. In 1930, Willis Howard Hester resided in Upper, Dade, Georgia. Willis Howard Hester passed away in 1961 in Valley Head, Dekalb, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Willis Howard Hester was born in 1912 in Alabama, the child of James Hester and Carrie Catherine Hester.
  • In 1930, Willis Howard Hester resided in Upper, Dade, Georgia.
  • Willis Howard Hester passed away in 1961 in Valley Head, Dekalb, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hester
1876 – 1950
Birth Location: Georgia
JH
Carrie Hester
1878 – 1938
Birth Location: Georgia
CH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Hester's Ancestors

Self
Willis Hester
1912 – 1961
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James Hester
1876 – 1950
Georgia
Carrie (Catherine) Hester
1878 – 1938
Georgia
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson Drew) Hester
1846 – 1906
Georgia, United States
Emma Keith
1853 – 1880
Georgia, USA
William (Howard) Hester
1852 – 1936
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Edwards
1852 – 1912
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
William Hester
1833 – 1910
Sarah Allen
1830 – 1909
James Hasty
1825 – 1905
Sarah Holmes
1824 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787 – 1866
Robert Johns
1783 – 1861
Mary Hester
1791 – 1858
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
James Allen
1806 –
Matilda Bailey
1806 – 1860
Marcus Hasty
1795 – 1862
Nancy Barrnett
Not known

Willis Hester's Timeline

6 Records

1912
17 Mar 1912
Birth of Willis Howard Hester in De Kalb, Alabama, United States
De Kalb, Alabama, United States
1912
abt 1912
Birth of Willis Howard Hester in Alabama
Alabama
1930
1930
Age 18
Willis Howard Hester resided here in Upper, Dade, Georgia
Upper, Dade, Georgia
1935
1935
Age 23
Willis Howard Hester resided here in Upper, Dade, Georgia
Upper, Dade, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 28
Willis Howard Hester resided here in Upper, Dade, Georgia, USA
Upper, Dade, Georgia, USA
1961
14 Mar 1961
Age 49
Death of Willis Howard Hester in Valley Head, Dekalb, Alabama
Valley Head, Dekalb, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1912
    Event Place: De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00662; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 41-9
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia; Roll: 350; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 441.0; FHL microfilm: 2340085
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1912
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia; Roll: 350; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 441.0; FHL microfilm: 2340085

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00662; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 41-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Upper, Dade, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00662; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 41-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1961
    Event Place: Valley Head, Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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