Hester, John

Title: Hester, John
Gender: Male
Biography: John Hester was known to have four enslaved in the 1820 Fleming, Kentucky census. The 1830 Eastern Division, Fleming, Kentucky census shows John Hester with four known enslaved.
Member: Hester family
Birth date: 11 Jun 1765
Life event(s): Marriage: 3 Feb 1789; Bourbon County (Ky.); Bourbon County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Gilbert, Margaret
Child(ren): Hester, Gilbert; Hester, John; Jones, Abigail Hester; Hester, Henry; Hester, Adam; Hester, Conrad Wright; Hester, William Dillman; Hester, Levi; Hester, Stephen A.; Hester, Christopher; Hester, Solomon; Hillis, Margaret Hester
Death date: 21 Nov 1843
Place of death: Russellville (Putnam County, Ind.)
Death and burial information: Lafollette Cemetery (Putnam County, Ind.)
Participant in: 1856--Jane Wayne and Children Escape
Description: Enslaved held in 1830; Males 10 to 23, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 to 23, two
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #66125894
Source(s): Find A Grave.com; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850

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