William Cleveland Hester

1884 - 1972  (87 years)

• Name	William Cleveland Hester  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	20 Nov 1884	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Alma and Charles Hester
  Military Draft Registration	1918	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Draft Registration - WWI; Married to Carrie
  Census	1940	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married to Carrie; Relation to Head: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Bennettstown, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Carrie
  Death	14 Feb 1972	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 7]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery 2, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I25652	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Carrie Thomas Reese,   b. 15 Jan 1874, Christian County, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Oct 1958, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1910	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [5, 9]
  Family ID	F10951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Nov 1884 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Alma and Charles Hester - 1900 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 16 Oct 1910 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI; Married to Carrie - 1918 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Carrie; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Bennettstown, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Carrie - 1950 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Death - 14 Feb 1972 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S173] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;). [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600 [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Christian County. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Christian County [S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 104. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 104 [S260] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Christian, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01294; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 24-22. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Christian, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01294; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 24-22 [S10759] Find a Grave: HESTER William C 1884-1972, William Cleveland Hester. Married Carrie Reese Griffey https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55931800/william_cleveland_hester [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Christian, Kentucky;. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Christian, Kentucky; [S10758] Find a Grave: REESE Carrie Hester 1874-1958, Carrie Thomas Reese Griffey Hester. Married (1) Ambrose Griffey and (2) William Hester https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55931769/carrie_thomas_griffey_hester