William Henry Hester Jr (1818 - 1853)

Born 18 Mar 1818 in Persons County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Melissa (Lindsey) Hester — married 20 Sep 1840 in Franklin County, Alabama

Descendants

Died 2 May 1853 at age 35 in Franklin, Alabama, United States

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Biography

William Henry HESTER , Jr. Birth: 25 MAR 1818 in Persons County, NC Death: 2 MAY 1853 in Franklin County, AL Burial: MAY 1853 buried in Hovater Cemetery in a now unmarked grave, headstone aged away.

Father: William Henry HESTER b: 27 JAN 1780 in Cedar Creek, Franklin, NC Mother: Amy MALONE b: 17 MAR 1789 in Granville, NC

Marriage: Melissa LINDSEY b: 1823 in SC m. SEP. 20, 1840 in Franklin County, AL Daughter of Dennis Lindsey & Anna Woodruff Lindsey. Sister of Miles R., Robert D. and Amanda. Death: 1882 in Franklin County, AL Buried in the Hovater Cemetery.

Children: 1. Marlon HESTER 2. Aaron HESTER b: 14 SEP 1841 in AL 3. William Pickney HESTER b: 30 JUN 1843 4. Emily A. HESTER b: 30 JAN 1846 5. Miles Bud HESTER b: 26 MAY 1848 AL 6. Francis Marion HESTER b: 8 AUG 1850

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5M-W79 : 9 November 2014), William H Hester, Franklin county, Franklin, Alabama, United States; citing family 672, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDLJ-JSM : 27 November 2014), William Hester in entry for Pinkney Hester, 20 Nov 1922; citing reference cn 26716, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,245.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2B-9NCG : 13 December 2015), William Henry Hester, 1853; Burial, , Franklin, Alabama, United States of America, Hovater Cemetery; citing record ID 81618220, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.