Hester, Thomas Benton

Birth Name Hester, Thomas Benton
Gramps ID I79282073
Gender male
Age at Death 58 years, 5 months, 4 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E1698] 1839-07-28 near Bentonville, Arkansas  
1a 2
Death [E1699] 1898    
1b 2

Relation to the center person (Haring, Living) : seventh cousin twice removed (down)

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hester, Wyatt Wilkerson [I79282083]1791-10-121860
Mother Mathis, Elizabeth Branch Jones [I79282084]1806-12-161877
    Brother     Hester, Smith Alexander [I79282085] 1826-08-15 Wft 1827-1916
    Brother     Hester, Wiley Jones [I79282086] 1829-07-30 Wft 1830-1919
    Sister     Hester, Martha Jane [I79282087] 1831-08-12 Wft 1832-1925
    Sister     Hester, Mary Elizabeth [I79282089] 1835-12-26 Wft 1836-1929
    Brother     Hester, William Franklin [I79282090] 1837-07-23 Wft 1838-1927
    Brother     Hester, Robert Fulton [I79282088] 1838-09-28 Wft 1839-1928
         Hester, Thomas Benton [I79282073] 1839-07-28 1898
    Sister     Hester, Sarah Frances [I79282091] 1841-11-10 Wft 1842-1935
    Brother     Hester, James Sherod [I79282092] 1843-12-27 Wft 1844-1933

Families

    Family of Hester, Thomas Benton and King, Cherokee Emaline [F35207563]
Married Wife King, Cherokee Emaline [I79282072] ( * 1850-01-17 + 1911-05-23 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E36241] 1865    
1c 2
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Hester, James Riley [I79282074]1867-08-18Wft 1868-1957
Hester, Charles Edward [I79282075]1868-03-281893-03-00
Hester, Luella [I79282076]1870-01-27Wft 1871-1964
Hester, Helen Ollie [I79282077]1871-11-28Wft 1872-1965
Hester, Effie Branch [I79282080]1874-09-04Wft 1875-1968
Hester, William Kimsey [I79282078]1876-05-30Wft 1877-1966
Hester, Wyatt Wilkerson [I79282079]1876-05-30Wft 1897-1966
Hester, Mary Jennett [I79282065]1881-02-261970-11-03
Hester, Lillie Ann [I79282081]1884-07-22Wft 1885-1978
Hester, Emma Elvira [I79282082]1886-05-231938-08-21

Narrative

[Branch.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #1684, Date of Import: Jan 9, 1999]
Thomas served at Pea Ridge near Bentonville, Arkansas during the
Civil War.
He enlisted August 15, 1862, into CO. H, Gordon's Regiment Cavalry,
Arkansas.
He was wounded during the war.
He served in the army for 5 years.
He was a farmer.
He died of cancer.
He was in the battle of Lookout Mountain and Prairie Grove in
Arkansas and also served in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee.
He was allowed to take a detachment of soldiers and move his mother
and 2 sisters to a safer place near Whitney, Texas.
After the war he was a Ranger and was away from home a lot tracking
down horse and cattle thieves.

Pedigree

  1. Hester, Wyatt Wilkerson [I79282083]
    1. Mathis, Elizabeth Branch Jones [I79282084]
      1. Hester, Smith Alexander [I79282085]
      2. Hester, Wiley Jones [I79282086]
      3. Hester, Martha Jane [I79282087]
      4. Hester, Mary Elizabeth [I79282089]
      5. Hester, William Franklin [I79282090]
      6. Hester, Robert Fulton [I79282088]
      7. Hester, Thomas Benton
        1. King, Cherokee Emaline [I79282072]
          1. Hester, James Riley [I79282074]
          2. Hester, Charles Edward [I79282075]
          3. Hester, Luella [I79282076]
          4. Hester, Helen Ollie [I79282077]
          5. Hester, Effie Branch [I79282080]
          6. Hester, William Kimsey [I79282078]
          7. Hester, Wyatt Wilkerson [I79282079]
          8. Hester, Mary Jennett [I79282065]
          9. Hester, Lillie Ann [I79282081]
          10. Hester, Emma Elvira [I79282082]
      8. Hester, Sarah Frances [I79282091]
      9. Hester, James Sherod [I79282092]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 11, Ed. 1 [S31232091]
      • Page: Tree #1684
      • Page: Tree #1684
      • Page: Tree #1684
  2. Branch.FTW [S31232092]