James W Hester, Sr – On This Date in 1931
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On this date the 21st of April in 1931, Emily’s father-in-law, James W Hester, Sr. was born in Walthall, Webster County, Mississippi.
His parents, George Washington Hester, Sr.* and Annie Eva Moutry* had four children:
1- Myrtle Hester – Born on May 26, 1921 in Mississippi and died on July 16, 1997 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. Married to Robert R. Beasley.
2- G W Hester, Jr. * – Born on August 15, 1925 in Webster County, Mississippi and died on November 11, 2011 in Eupora, Webster County, Mississippi. Married to Cleo Fulgham.*
3- Jim Allen Hester* – Born on April 18, 1929 in Mississippi and died July 7, 1929.
4- James W Hester, Sr.* – Born on April 21, 1931 in Walthall, Mississippi and died September 6, 2004 in Jackson, Mississippi. Married to Peggy Ann Holliday.*
*Source: Find A Grave
![James as a boy.](https://i0.wp.com/grannysfrontporch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/James-Hester-300x153.jpg?resize=300%2C153)
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![Robert and Myrtle BEasley with Peggy and James Hester](https://i0.wp.com/grannysfrontporch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/robert-and-myrtle-beasley-and-peggy-and-james-hester-232x300.jpg?resize=232%2C300)
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