1840 - 1900 (60 years)
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Name |
Private Roland Benton Hester [1, 2, 3] |
Title |
Private |
Born |
20 May 1840 |
Franklin Co., Alabama [1, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
Dist. 6, Franklin, Alabama [6] |
- This census shows his name as "Robert" while his brother Robert is listed as "Roling." The census taker botched a number of other names in this family as well
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Residence |
1850 |
Dist. 6, Franklin, Alabama [6] |
With parents Roling and Lucinda (Richardson) Hester, eight siblings and two uncles |
Census |
1860 |
Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama [3] |
Frankfort P.O. |
Occupation |
1860 |
Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama [3] |
Farm laborer |
Residence |
1860 |
Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama [3] |
With parents Roling and Lucinda (Richardson) Hester and five siblings |
Civil War Veteran |
28 Mar 1861 - 01 Apr 1862 |
Alabama |
Private, Co E, 2nd Alabama Infantry |
Census |
1870 |
Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama [7] |
Frankfort P.O. |
Occupation |
1870 |
Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama [7] |
Farm laborer |
Residence |
1870 |
Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama [7] |
With parents Roling and Lucinda (Richardson) Hester and two brothers |
Census |
1880 |
Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama [8] |
Enumeration District 89 |
- Listed as "Robt J Hester"
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Occupation |
1880 |
Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama [8] |
Farm worker |
Residence |
1880 |
Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama [8] |
In the home of brother Robert M Hester, with a sister, two nieces and son Arthur M Hester |
Census |
1900 |
Pikeville, Marion, Alabama [9] |
Enumeration District 6-68 |
Occupation |
1900 |
Pikeville, Marion, Alabama [9] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1900 |
Pikeville, Marion, Alabama [9] |
With wife Mahala C (Stone) Hester and four daughters |
Died |
11 Oct 1900 |
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama [1, 2, 4, 10, 11] |
Cause: "sick about a month and a half before his death with fever" |
Probate |
30 Oct 1900 |
Marion County, Alabama [12] |
Letters of administration granted to W H Carpenter, General Administrator |
Probate |
16 Jan 1901 |
Marion County, Alabama [13] |
Estate sale of land scheduled for 11 Feb 1901 |
Probate |
27 Feb 1902 |
Marion County, Alabama [14] |
Final estate settlement |
Buried |
Marion Co., Alabama [4] |
- Hester Plot
Terrell Cemetery [4]
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Roland Benton Hester (1840 - 1900) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo.
Maintained by: Johnna Hirigoyen
Originally Created by: preston malone
Record added: May 16, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 52464588 |
Notes |
- Roland Benton Hester was born May 20 1840 Franklin County Alabama, the fifth child of Roling Hester and Lucinda Richardson. He died 11 Oct 1900 in Hamilton, Alabama. He married 1st "Welty" (or Wealtha) Ann Malone. They had one son, Arthur McGara Hester (b. June 1 1872). After 1st wife passed away, Roland married Eva Malone, but soon Eva deceased and Roland took yet another wife, Susie Ann Cantrell (1856-1891) of Marion County, Alabama. To this third marriage was born three sons and one daughter: Garland Benton Hester (died as an infant); Rachael Lucretia Hester (1885-1935; married 1904 to Robert Charles Duncan, Jr.); William Chesley Hester (died as infant); and Moorman Sacratus Hester (died as infant).
After 3rd wife, Susie Ann passed away on 28 June 1891, Roland married ( 17 Mar, 1892 Shottsville, AL) Mahala Caroline Stone (b. Mar 18, 1854-d. 1937) also of Marion Co., Alabama (daughter of John Lyle Stone). To this 4th marriage was born two daughters, Huldah Jane Hester (1895-1914; married Phillip Edgar Ritch)and Mary Ann Hester (1897-1976; married George Madison Gann). Roland's widow, Mahala, in July 1908, received a Confederate pension for his faithful service to the Confederacy. Eight years after his death, Mahala owned 40 acres in Marion County, one mare with two colts, a cow with calfs, one hog, a clock, and a horse wagon. Total property value: $227.00.
- Not found in Marion Co., Alabama online probate records (20 Oct 2015)
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Person ID |
I013 |
Wm L Gann Ancestors |
Last Modified |
27 Nov 2020 |
Father |
Roling Hester, b. 23 Jan 1807, Granville Co., North Carolina , d. 19 Jul 1882, Franklin Co., Alabama (Age 75 years) |
Mother |
Lucinda Richardson, b. 9 Dec 1805, Georgia , d. 9 Oct 1875, Alabama (Age 69 years) |
Marriage License |
10 Dec 1828 |
Maury Co., Tennessee [15] |
Married |
11 Dec 1828 |
Maury Co., Tennessee [1, 15] |
- Officiated by Alex Johnson, J.P. [15]
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Family ID |
F023 |
Group Sheet |
Family 3 |
Arthusa Cantrell, b. 1856, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama , d. 28 Jun 1891 (Age 35 years) |
Children |
| 1. Garland Benton Hester, b. 06 Feb 1883, d. 30 Mar 1883 (Age 0 years) |
| 2. Rachel Lucretia Hester, b. 10 Jun 1885, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama , d. 5 Dec 1936, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama (Age 51 years) |
| 3. William Chesley Hester, b. 28 Aug 1889, d. 1 Apr 1890 (Age 0 years) |
| 4. Moorman Socratus Hester, b. 29 Mar 1891, d. 01 Jul 1891 (Age 0 years) |
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Family ID |
F022 |
Group Sheet |
Family 4 |
Mahala Caroline Stone, b. 18 Mar 1854, Bull Mountain, Marion, Alabama , d. 31 Dec 1937, Marion Co., Alabama (Age 83 years) |
Marriage License |
17 Mar 1892 |
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama [16] |
Married |
21 Mar 1892 |
Shottsville, Marion, Alabama [2, 17, 18] |
- Officiated by J D Stell, Minister of the Gospel
- The cited newspaper, Hamilton Times, gives the license date as the marriage date
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Children |
| 1. Lucinda Hester, b. 19 Mar 1893, Alabama , d. 3 Sep 1900, Marion Co., Alabama (Age 7 years) |
| 2. Huldah Jane Hester, b. 28 Mar 1895, Alabama , d. Mar 1977, Marion Co., Alabama (Age 81 years) |
+ | 3. Mary Ann Hester, b. 13 Jan 1897, Marion Co., Alabama , d. 3 Dec 1976, Flint, Genesee, Michigan (Age 79 years) |
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Photos |
| Hester, Roland B - Family Portrait c. 1898 (left to right) Roland Benton Hester, Rachel Lucretia Hester (standing, holding a picture of Arthur McGara Hester), Lucinda Hester, Mahalia Caroline (Stone) Hester, Mary Ann Hester, Hulda Jane Hester, Margaret Caroline (Jaggers) Stone |
Last Modified |
27 Nov 2020 |
Family ID |
F013 |
Group Sheet |
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Sources |
- [S07808] Hester Family Bible (transcript), William H. Hester et al..
- [S157] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Ancestry.com, (Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History), Alabama Confederate Pension Applications, Herring, C. H. - Hicks, K. G. A., img. 632 (Reliability: 3), 30 Jan 2018.
- [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 576, p. 79, Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 29 May 2010.
- [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 52464588 (Reliability: 2), 15 Feb 2013.
- [S10177] Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974, Alabama Department of Public Health, FHL US/CAN Film 1908537, #28343 (Reliability: 2), 15 Jul 2009.
Rachel Lucretia (Hester) Duncan's death certificate shows father's birth place as Franklin Co., Alabama.
- [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 761, p. 226A, Dist. 6, Franklin, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 19 Jul 2010.
- [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 2, p. 1, Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 04 May 2010.
- [S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 113, p. 13, ED 89, Twp. 6 Range 12, Franklin, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 20 Nov 2013.
- [S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 80, p. 266A, ED 6-68, Pikeville, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 19 Mar 2010.
- [S241] The Marion County News, (Hamilton, AL: R.N. Terrill (1894-1959)), Thursday, 18 Oct 1900, pg. 5 (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2020.
- [S243] Marion County Democrat, (Hamilton, AL: J.W. Young (1900-1904)), Friday, 19 Oct 1900, pg. 5 col. 2 (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2020.
- [S243] Marion County Democrat, (Hamilton, AL: J.W. Young (1900-1904)), Friday, 5 Nov 1900, pg. 5 (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2020.
- [S243] Marion County Democrat, (Hamilton, AL: J.W. Young (1900-1904)), Friday, 18 Jan 1901, pg. 8 (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2020.
- [S243] Marion County Democrat, (Hamilton, AL: J.W. Young (1900-1904)), Thursday, 20 Mar 1902, pg. 3 col. 4 (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2020.
- [S40218] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008), Maury Co., 1829, p. 108 (Reliability: 3), 11 May 2012.
- [S01863] Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825, Dodd, Jordan R, et. al., (Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx) (Reliability: 2), 04 Nov 2010.
- [S242] Hamilton Times, (J.S. Clemens), Thursday, 24 Mar 1892, pg. 4 (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2020.
- [S12597] Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research (Reliability: 3), 04 Nov 2010.
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