| John Hester (He6)
and Margaret Gilbert (Gi6) |
| He5-7 |
Stephen Hester the 7th eldest child Born: 7 July
1802 in Fleming Co. Ky. Soon after their marriage Stephen and his wife
moved into Brown Co., Ohio, where their first child was born. In 1838 Stephen,
his wife and 3 children moved to Mongomery Co., Ind., where his parentsand
brothers Adam, Conrad and Solomon and sister Margaret were living. in 1840
Stephen migrated further west to Des Moines, Iowa . Then in 1844 they moved
to Jones Co., Iowa, where his widowed mother and his brother Solomon and
Margaret Hester Hillis were living. By the census of 1850 his brothers
William D. and Christopher had joined them. In the spring of 1853 Stephen
and his family migrated to Harrison Co. Iowa - from the Mississippi to
the Missouri River. In 1857 a post office was opened in Modale, Iowa, in
Stephen's own home. A hand ferryboat propelled by oarsmen plied the waters
of the Missouri River. There was a mail route from Cummings City, Nebraska,
across the river to Magnolia, Iowa. Modale is derived from Missouri Dale,
which was abbreviated to Mo. Dale and soon the period was dropped |
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Married: |
Sarah Ann Barnes (16 Sept. 1812 in Ohio - 3 July 1888)
in Fleming Co., Ky. Died: 31 Jan 1882 in Blair, Nebraska Buried: |
|
He5-7-1 |
Chambers Hester, (15 May 1832 - 1924) |
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He5-7-2 |
Mary (Marrey) Ellen Hester, (13 Aug. 1834 - 11 Feb. 1892) |
|
He5-7-3 |
Elizabeth Susan Hester, (30 July 1837 - 22 April 1880) |
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He5-7-4 |
James W. Hester, (25 Dec. 1840 - 21 Sept. 1927) |
|
He5-7-5 |
Margaret Ann Hester, (19 July 1842 - ) |
|
He5-7-6 |
Amanda Jane Hester, (19 Oct. 1845 - ) |
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He5-7-7 |
Alfred John Hester, (24 July 1848 - 12 March 1925) |
Source: Geneology of the Descendents of John Hester, by Hester Geraldine
Lester Searl