Individual Details
Samford A. Hester
(13 Mar 1880 - 22 Mar 1949)
Samford married Mary Lou Reeves. She was born on Aug. 15, 1878 and died Aug. 9, 1977. They had a daughter, Wyolene Hester Hall, and her son was Hines Hall. Samford died on March 22, 1949 in Tallapoosa Co. Ala. Samforn and Mary Lou and buried in Camp Hill Cemetery. Nina and her husband, Alonzo Braxton Lee are also buried here.
Events
| Birth | 13 Mar 1880 | Alabama | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 22 Jun 1900 | (John Jefferson Hester and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Graves) Bethel, Lee County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Marriage | 6 Nov 1904 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama - Mary Lou Reaves | | ||
| Census (family) | 20 Apr 1910 | Macons Mill Road, Loachapoka, Lee County, Alabama - Mary Lou Reaves | | | |
| Draft registration | 12 Sep 1918 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | | ||
| Census (family) | 21 Apr 1930 | Tenth Street, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama - Mary Lou Reaves | | | |
| Death | 22 Mar 1949 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | | ||
| Burial | Camp Hill Cemetery, Tallapoosa County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Lou Reaves (1878 - 1977) |
| Child | Mary Wyoline Hester (1905 - 1993) |
| Father | John Jefferson Hester (1852 - 1917) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Graves (1850 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Ila Hester (1873 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth F. Hester (1877 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Nina C. Hester (1878 - 1966) |
| Sibling | George Harold Hester (1884 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Robert Hester (1886 - 1888) |
| Sibling | John Hester (1890 - 1908) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Jno J Hester Head M 48 Georgia - FarmerMary L Hester Wife F 60 Georgia
Nina Hester Daughter F 22 Alabama
Samford Hester Son M 19 Alabama
George Hester Son M 16 Alabama
Johnie Hester Son M 10 Alabama
Frances Bailey Mother F 83 South Carolina
Victria Cooper Servant F 30 Alabama
Mary J Cooper Servant F 10 Alabama
Ada Cooper Servant F 8 Alabama
Lillian Alvis Servant M 17 Alabama
Tosh Vaugh Servant M 17 Alabama
Census (family)
Sanford Hester Head M 29 Alabama - FarmerMary Lou Hester Wife F 32 Alabama
Wyline Hester Daughter F 4 Alabama
Census (family)
Sanford A Hester Head M 49 AlabamaMary L Hester Wife F 51 Alabama - Keeper of boarding house
Wyodne Hester Daughter F 24 Alabama
Percie D SadlerBoarderM21Alabama
Clarence T HughesBoarderM22Georgia
Noah M FaulkBoarderM21Alabama
Carl VogelgesangBoarderM21Maryland
William PritchittBoarderM20Texas
William H WeaverBoarderM20Georgia
Clifford LorngBoarderM25Alabama
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9DQ-YZQ : accessed 6 June 2016), Frances Bailey in household of Jno J Hester, Precinct 5 Bethels, Lee, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,025..
2. "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29FY-G43 : accessed 7 June 2016), Sanford Hester and Mary L Reaves, 1904..
3. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK7C-WHR : accessed 7 June 2016), Sanford Hester, Loachapoka, Lee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 165, sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,034..
4. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PV-LZL : accessed 7 June 2016), Samford Hester, 1917-1918; citing Lee County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,509,400..
5. "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3L67-22M : accessed 7 June 2016), Sanford A Hester, 1930..
6. "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6SP-DH3 : accessed 7 June 2016), Samford A. Hester, 22 Mar 1949; citing reference 5300, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,837..
7. Find A Grave Memorial# 39945229.