Hester was born in 1843. She married Jacob Woolington on 4 Aug 1861.[1] He died soon after. She married (2) Jonathan Dodd, Jr. on 25 Sep 1864 in Piatt, Illinois.[2] They had at least eight children. Hester passed away in 1916.[3]
Research Notes
Hester's mother was full blood Cherokee Indian
See: Wanda Craig Memoirs
Sources
↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-G11Y : 19 February 2021), Jacob Woillington and Hester Ann Cole, 04 Aug 1861; citing Piatt, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 988,101.
↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-P32R : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Dodd and Hester A Woolington, 25 Sep 1864; citing Piatt, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 988,101.
↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3DN-SXJ : 8 March 2018), Hester Dodd, 30 Oct 1916; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,530,826.