William Bowen HESTER

James Orlando
Sept 22, 1888 - Feb 26, 1914

William Bowen
Feb 7, 1836 - Apr 22, 1922

*When James Orlando Hester was born on September 22, 1888, in Saline, Arkansas, his father, William, was 52 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 39. He had six brothers and five sisters. He died on February 26, 1914, in Saline, Arkansas, at the age of 25, and was buried in Paron, Arkansas.

*When William Bowen Hester was born on February 7, 1836, in Frankfort, Alabama, his father, John, was 25 and his mother, Sarah, was 24. He married Nancy L. Rikard and they had eight children together. He then married Elizabeth Caroline "Betsie" Taylor and they had four children together. He died on April 22, 1922, in Paron, Arkansas, having lived a long life of 86 years, and was buried there.

*When Nancy L. Rikard was born on January 26, 1839, in Baldwin, Alabama, her father, William, was 29, and her mother, Francis, was 21. She married William Bowen Hester in 1858 in Calhoun, Alabama. They had eight children in 15 years. She died as a young mother on December 6, 1873, in Franklin, Alabama, at the age of 34.

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