Lizzie Almeda (Butler) Hester (1900 - 1979)

Born 21 Dec 1900 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Glenn L. Hester — married 27 Jan 1917 (to after 1940) in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Died 17 Apr 1979 at age 78 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Lizzie Almeda "Meedie" Butler was born on Dec 21, 1900 in Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Jacob Samuel Butler and Annie Jane Yelverton.

She had three siblings, namely: Artie Millie, Napoleon Oscar, and Mittie Adeline.

She died on Apr 17, 1979 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Lakeland Nursing Center; Age at Death: 78). ^[1]

When she was 16, she married Glenn Hester on Jan 27, 1917 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2] They later divorced.

Lizzie Almeda/Almeedie "Meedie " Butler was buried in Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Providence Cemetery). ^[3]

Race: (White) She lived in Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Wife). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 29; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

Glenn Hester and Lizzie Almeda/Almeedie "Meedie" Butler had the following children:

1. Ruby G. Hester was born on Feb 09, 1918 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 19, 1970 (Age at Death: 52). Married to a Cooley.
2. Jacob Tindal Hester was born on Feb 27, 1920 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 19, 1993 ^[4] in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Age at Death: 72). He married Lucy (LNAB ?) in Dec 1951 in Connecticut, USA. They divorced on Aug 17, 1976 in Connecticut, USA.
3. Hazel Annierie Hester was born on Mar 06, 1922 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 23, 2006 ^[5] in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA (Yazoo City Health and Rehab; Age at Death: 84). She was married to John McDonnel Shaw.
4. Sarah Pauline Hester was born on Nov 12, 1923 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 16, 1957 (Age at Death: 33). She was married to Welton McCoy Scoggin.
5. Franklin Preston Hester was born on Mar 06, 1926 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 28, 2009 in North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Age at Death: 83). ^[6]
6. Infant Son Hester was born and died on Jul 20, 1928 in Mississippi, USA.
7. Edward Lee Hester was born on Aug 17, 1930 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 20, 1986 in Bell County, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 55). Married to Phyllis F Hester (LNAB ?).
8. Thomas Hester was born about 1933 in Mississippi, USA. He was living in 2011.
9. Bettie Jane Hester was born about 1936 in Mississippi, USA. Married to a Cathey then to a Best. She was living in 2011.
10. Dimple Hester was born on May 23, 1938 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 25, 2011 in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA (at daughter's home ; Age at Death: 73). ^[7] She was married to M. J. Hutchinson Jr.
11. Jerry Hester. He was living in 2011.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Lizzie Almeda Butler Hester Clipped from Simpson County News, 26 Apr 1979, Thu, Page 3
2. ↑ Smith County Marriages: "A - C" Surnames TEXT:Butler, Meebie; Hester, Glenn 27 Jan 1917
3. ↑ See Headstone at Findagrave Lizzie Almeedie "Meedie" Butler Hester
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Jacob Tindall Hester. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=38247582&indiv=try. Name: Jacob Tindall Hester [Jacob T Hester] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 27 Feb 1920 Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi Death Date: Jan 1993 Father: Glenn Hester Mother: Almeda Butler Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1941: Name listed as JACOB TINDALL HESTER; 18 May 1993: Name listed as JACOB T HESTER
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Name:Hazel Annierie Jordan [Hazel Annierie Shaw] [Hazel Shaw] [Hazel Annierie Hester] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 6 Mar 1922 Birth Place: Mize Smith, Mississippi Father Name: Glenn Hester Mother Name: Lizzie A Butler Death Date: 23 Dec 2006 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1946: Name listed as HAZEL ANNIERIE JORDAN; Jul 1961: Name listed as HAZEL ANNIERIE SHAW; 09 Jan 2007: Name listed as HAZEL A SHAW
6. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPM-2JG6 : 26 October 2016), Almeedie Or Lizzie Butler Hester in entry for Franklin Preston Or Frank Hester, Torrington, Connecticut, United States, 29 May 2009; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Register Citizen, The, born-digital text
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKTH-LG6B : 26 October 2016), Lizzie Butler in entry for Dimple Hester Hutchinson, Mississippi, United States, 29 Jun 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Magee Courier, The & Simpson County News, born-digital text.

• Headstone
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1JC-ZJD : 20 May 2014), Lizzie Hester, Apr 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-6X7 : accessed 1 March 2017), Almeedie Hester in household of Glen Hester, Mize, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-9, sheet 7B, line 67, family 155, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MD-M67 : accessed 28 February 2017), Almeda Hester in household of Glen Hester, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 11A, line 3, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-MWK : accessed 1 March 2017), Meedie Hester in household of Glenn Hester, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 13A, line 37, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 894; FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-KY5 : accessed 28 February 2017), Lizzie A Butler in household of Jacob S Butler, Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 19A, family 326, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.