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Hudson G Hester

Male 1833 - 1866  (32 years)


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  • Name Hudson G Hester  [1, 2
    Born 5 Sep 1833  Franklin Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Dist. 6, Franklin, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1850  Dist. 6, Franklin, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farm laborer 
    Residence 1850  Dist. 6, Franklin, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With brother Roling Hester, sister-in-law Lucinda (Richardson) and nine nieces and nephews 
    Census 1860  Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Russelville P.O. 
    Occupation 1860  Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1860  Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With wife Catherine O (Thorn) and one child 
    Civil War Veteran 21 Dec 1861 - 1865 
    Co L, 4 Alabama Cavalry Regt, CSA 
    Died 14 Feb 1866  [2
    Buried Russellville, Frankiln, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mount Zion Church Cemetery
    Hudson G. Hester (1833 - 1866) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Hudson G. Hester (1833 - 1866) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes biography and grave site photo.
    Notes 
    • Hudson G. Hester was the 15th. child of William "Buck" and Amy Malone Hester. Married Catherine O. Thorn. 4 known boys were born to this union.

      Hudson G. enlisted in the Confederate Army on Dec. 21, 1861 in Cherokee, AL He was a member of Co. H 1st. Cav.

      ON his CSA Army foot marker, it has his army unit:: Co. L
      4th. Regt. Roddey's Cav. AL

      He contracted Smallpox on his way home after being discharged. After arriving home he was forced to stand at a distance from his house, only to look and talk to his family for a short while.

      He is buried in an unnamed cemetery # 4 near Mt. Zion Church near Russellville, AL. His grave is enclosed with a pretty white Wrought Iron Fence. Andrew Jackson "Jack" James, who also contracted smallpox, died about the same time and is also buried near Hudson's grave.
    • Probate records of Franklin Co., Alabama are not available for dates before 1890; they were destroyed in a courthouse fire (28 Sep 2017)
    Person ID I090  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 

    Father William H Hester,   b. 27 Jan 1780, Saint Luke Dist., Person, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1847, Franklin Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Amy Malone,   b. 17 Mar 1789, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1840, Frankfort, Franklin, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage License 17 Oct 1805  Person Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Oct 1805  Person Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F032  Group Sheet

    Family Catherine O Thorn,   b. 1838 - 1839, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896  (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F080  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S07808] Hester Family Bible (transcript), William H. Hester et al..

    2. [S08143] Franklin Co., AL Cemeteries Group 1, John W. Harris Chapter 2437 United Daughters of the Confederacy, (1975), http://www.rootsweb.com/~alfrankl/h.html.

    3. [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), 23 Jul 2010.

    4. [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 561, p. 78, Eastern Subdiv., Franklin, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 29 May 2010.