Riley Eli HESTER
Wilma Catherine ROBINSON
Husband: Riley Eli HESTER
Birth: 26 Apr 1909, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Death: 8 Jan 1979, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Burial: Jan 1979, Walker Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri (pic)
Father: John H. HESTER
Mother: Della S. PATRICK
Marriage: 8 Sep 1928, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Wife: Wilma Catherine ROBINSON
Birth: 27 Sep 1911, Idalia, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Death:
(obituary)
12 Oct 2004, Dexter, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Burial: Oct 2004, Walker Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri (pic)
Father: William M. ROBINSON
Mother: Birdie KIRBY
Children:
1. Cozette Ruth HESTER (Williamson),
b: 10 Aug 1929, Idalia, Stoddard Co., Missouri
d: 2 Jul 2009, Essex, Stoddard Co., Missouri
bur: Triplett Cemetery, Dexter, Stoddard Co., Missouri
2. Betty Lee HESTER, b: 10
Oct 1930, Idalia, Stoddard Co., Missouri
3. James V. HESTER, b: 31 Jan 1932, Idalia, Stoddard Co., Missouri
d: 24 Jun 1975, Stoddard Co., Missouri
bur:
Walker Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
(pic)
4. Jacqueline HESTER (Eaves), b:
12 Jul 1934, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
d: 23 May 2010, Malden, Dunklin Co., Missouri
bur: Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
5. Dalton E. HESTER, b: 4 Oct 1937, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
6. Janice Elaine HESTER (Midgett/Rickman), b:
31 Oct 1939, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
7. Riley Dale HESTER, b: 29 Jan 1941, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
d: 27 Nov 2007, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado
bur: Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado
8. Bonnie Kay HESTER (Lefler), b: 10 Oct 1944,
Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
9. Donna Faye HESTER, b: 9 May 1946, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
d: 18 Jun 1946, Stoddard Co., Missouri
bur:
Walker Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
(pic)
10. Garry Gail HESTER, b: 20 Sep 1947, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
11. William Rudolph HESTER, b: 4 Feb 1951, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
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Notes:
Riley's brother William married Wilma's sister Lela.
1930 Federal Census Data (T626_1248, Page 100B), Elk Twp., Stoddard Co.,
Missouri,
Enumeration
District: 10, Enumeration Date: 18-Apr-1930, Family #213
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
Age Marr |
POB |
Fa. POB |
Mo. POB |
In Sch |
Occupation |
HESTER, Riley E |
Head |
M |
20 |
M |
19 |
MO |
MO |
MO |
|
Farm Laborer |
Wilma |
Wife |
F |
18 |
M |
16 |
MO |
MO |
MO |
|
None |
Cozette |
Daughter |
F |
8m |
S |
|
MO |
MO |
MO |
|
None |
1940 Federal Census Data
(T627_2159-0068, Page 31A), Idalia, Castor Twp., Stoddard Co., Missouri,
Enumeration District: 104-2, Enumeration Date: 30-Apr-1940, Family #249
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
In |
Gr. |
POB |
Occupation / Industry |
HESTER, Riley |
Head |
M |
31 |
M |
|
8 |
MO |
Section Hand / Railroad |
Wilma |
Wife |
F |
28 |
M |
|
7 |
MO |
|
Ruth Cozette |
Daughter |
F |
11 |
S |
X |
4 |
MO |
|
Betty Lee |
Daughter |
F |
10 |
S |
X |
3 |
MO |
|
James V |
Son |
M |
8 |
S |
X |
2 |
MO |
|
Jacqulin |
Daughter |
F |
6 |
S |
X |
1 |
MO |
|
William R |
Son |
M |
4 |
S |
|
0 |
MO |
|
Dalton E |
Son |
M |
2 |
S |
|
0 |
MO |
|
Janice Elaine |
Daughter |
F |
2m |
S |
|
0 |
MO |
|
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Sources:
1) Marriage: Stoddard County Missouri Vital
Statistics - Marriages, Vol. 1928, Page 552, #157
2) Burials: Cemeteries of Stoddard County Missouri, 1839 -
1992, Stoddard County Historical Society, Page 707