This is not Robert Hester born ca 1857 with a brother Wyatt and parents Joseph and Mary. For other Robert Hesters living in Texas born in the 1850s, see Robert Hesters born 1850s
| Robert Hester | |
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| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | 10 Oct 1857, Wright Co, Missouri |
| Death: | 15 Apr 1935 O'Donnell, Dawson, TX |
| Burial: | Old Lamesa Cemetery, Lamesa, Dawson, TX |
| Father: | Wiley Hester (1829) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Gass |
| Spouse/Partner: | Alice Dardin (1861) Alice Eugene |
| Marriage: | 17 Aug 1876 [1][2] |
| 2nd Spouse: | Jane Duncan (1873) Jane Cordelia [3] |
| 2nd Marriage: | 09 Feb 1890 Georgetown, Williamson, Texas |
| 3rd Spouse: | Sarah Lowrie (1872) Sarah Susan "Sudie" |
| 3rd Marriage: | 25 May 1911 Lamesa, Dawson, Texas |
Robert Fulton in the old West (1890)
Robert F. Hester
In 1910, Robert Hester is listed as a Widower in the US Census. In 1911, Robert remarries to Susan Lowrie (listed as "Sudie" in the 1920 Census).
Residences
- 1880 Precinct 2, Bell County, Texas in the home of Mary Darden with wife Alice E. Hester
- 1910 Justice Precinct 2, Dawson County, Texas
- Among other titles, Robert owned 115 acres in the Bexar district of Dawson County, Texas ( Survey/Blk/Tsp: E.Mid.Pt 38 W.E.Smith C41-)
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Documentation notes
- Unless indicated otherwise, data is from Federal Censuses and may be verified by performing seaches on them.
Children
With Alice E. Darden
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| Name | Birthdate | Birthplace | Death date | Death place |
| Children of Alice Dardin (1861) and Robert Hester (1857) | ||||
| Albert L. Hester (1877) | 1877 | Bell County, Texas | ?? | |
| Jesse Hester (1878) Jessie Monroe | August 6, 1878 [4] | Bell County, Texas [5] | ?? | |
| Willis Hester | ?? | ?? | 1908 [6] | O Donnell, Lynn, Texas |
| Earnest Hester (1886) Earnest Williams | 20 Nov 1886[7] | Wilson, Comanche, Texas | 03 Jan 1965 | |
- Information on Alice Dardin children may be found by searching on www.familysearch.com <FAM>search for father= Robert Hester, Mother= Alice Dardin.
With Jane Cordelia Duncan
Robert Fulton and Jane Cordelia soon after marriage
| Name | Birthdate | Birthplace | Death date | Death place |
| Children of Robert Hester (1857) and Jane Duncan (1873) | ||||
| Bessie Hester (1892)Bessie Cordelia | 1892 | Georgetown, Williamson, Texas | 02 Sep 1969 | |
| Walter Hester (1893) | 10 Feb 1893 | Barlett Texas | 21 Dec 1972 | El Paso, TX |
| Mattie Hester (1894) Mattie Viola | 29 Aug 1894 | Goldthwaite Texas | 18 Mar 1969 | |
| Lily Hester (1897)Lily M | July 1897 [8] | Lamesa, Dawson county, Texas | ||
| Ethel Hester (c1905) | ca 1905 | 21 Dec 1971 | Lamesa, Dawson, Texas | |
Notes
- ^ Famsearch Report of marriage of Robert Fulton Hester to Alice Eugene DARDIN 17 AUG 1876 , Bell, Texas
- ^ 1880 census for Precinct 2, Bell Texas page 41, sheet 318 places Wiley Hester and family next door to a robert hester born about 1857, and married to an Alice E Hester, in the home of a lady aged 56 named Mary Darden. A pretty good (though based on circumstantial evidence) case.
- ^ Jane Cordelia specific dates ANC- worldtree [1]
- ^ World War I Draft registration- "Monroe is Middle I.", Working as a Contractor.
- ^ Famsearch reports Wilson, Comanche, Texas, but 1880 census says Jesse age 1 is at Bell Texas
- ^ Famsearch says Willis Hester born to Alice Dardin died this year in O'Donnell, TX.
- ^ World War I Draft registration verifies "W", and Birth data
- ^ From 1900 Census.
With Sarah Susan Lowrie
- Juanita Hester (1914) (Juanita Lavania)