Joseph S. Hester (1832 - 1879)

Born 27 Jan 1832 in Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha L. (Cunningham) Hester — married 25 Oct 1855 in Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1879 at age 47 in Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Joseph was born in 1832. He was the son of Joseph Hester and Ann Hester.^[1]

Joseph married Martha Cunningham on October 25, 1855, in Tishomingo, Mississippi.^[2]

He passed away in 1879.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4LN-RS6 : accessed 2 January 2015), Joseph Hester in household of Joseph Hester, Tishomingo county, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States; citing family 279, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V28K-SMY : accessed 2 January 2015), Joseph Hester and Martha Cunningham, 25 Oct 1855; citing Tishomingo, Mississippi; FHL microfilm 895,945.

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8TD-649 : accessed 2 January 2015), Joseph Hester, 10 Civil District, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 159, household ID 1128, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,254.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFSG-14Y : accessed 2 January 2015), Joseph Hester, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 1, family 2, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 552,245.