ANTHONY N. HESTER (1813 – 1889)

Son of Thomas and Mary E. (Baynham) Hester and brother of Robert Hester. There is an H.N. Hester listed among those who signed petition for organization of St. Clair County in 1840. This was probably Anthony N. Hester, who is buried in Landaker cemetery, St. Clair Co., MO. By 1900 there were no remaining Hester families in St. Clair County.

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1840 Rives Co., MO Census:
Hester, Thomas
1M (10-14), 1M (15-19), 1M (60-69)
1F (0-4), 1F (5-9), 1F (15-19), 1F (50-59)
3SM (0-9), 1SM (10-23), 1SM (24-35)
1SF (0-9), 1SF (10-23), 2SF (24-35), 1SF (36-54)
4 (Agriculture)

1840 Rives Co., MO Census:
Hester, Anthony M.
1M (20-29), 1F (15-19), 1 (Agriculture)

1850 St. Clair Co., MO Census – District 79 Being:
Page 40, Line 8, 25 September
292/292 Mary E. Hester, age 59, female, $800 real estate, born VA
Juliet, age 17, female, born TN
Frances, age 12, female, born TN, attended school
Martha, age 27, female, born MO
James T., age 5, male, born MO

1850 St. Clair Co., MO Census – District 79 Being:
Page 40, Line 18, 25 September
295/295 Anthony Hester, 37, male, farmer, $200 real estate, born VA
Harriet A., age 29, female, born IL

1850 St. Clair Co., MO slave schedule:
Page 3, Column 1
Mary E. Hester
1 age 65 M B
1 age 60 F B
1 age 40 F B
1 age 38 F B
1 age 20 F B
1 age 18 F B
1 age 15 M B
1 age 12 M B
1 age 9 M B
1 age 7 F B
1 age 4 F B
1 age 4 F B
1 age 4 F B
1 age 1 M B
1 age 1/12 F B

1850 St. Clair Co., MO slave schedule:
Page 3, Column 1
Anthony Hester
1 age 14 F B

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Polk Twp.:
Page 71, Line 35, 26 July, Osceola & Quincy P.O.
501/485 Robert Hestor, age 39, male, farmer $2500 real estate, $650 personal estate, born KY
Martha J., age 39, female, born MO
James T., age 16, male, born MO, attended school

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Polk Twp.:
Page 71, Line 38, 26 July, Osceola & Quincy P.O.
502/486 Anthony N. Hester, age 47, male, farmer, $3000 real estate, $2500 personal estate, born VA
Harriett A., age 39, female, born IL

1860 St. Clair Co., MO slave schedule:
Page 5, Column 1
Thos. A. Hester
1 age 8 F B

1860 St. Clair Co., MO slave schedule:
Page 5, Column 1
A.A. Hester
1 age 22 F B
1 age 7 F M

1870 Cooke Co., TX Census – Precinct No. 2:
31 October, Gainesville P.O., Page 7, Line 20
47/48 Hester, Anthony, age 57, white male, farmer, $4200 personal estate, born VA, over age 21
Harriett A., age 49, white female, keeping house, born IL
Marlow, William, age 54, white male, Doctor of Medicine, $1500 personal estate, born TN, over age 21
Martha J., age 40, white female, without occupation, born MO, cannot write
William, age 18, white male, works on farm, born MO
Eliza, age 16, white female, without occupation, born MO
George, age 14, white male, works on farm, born MO
Charles, age 10, white male, born MO
Alfred, age 8, white male, born MO
Boone, age 6, white male, born MO
Lewellyn, age 3, white male, born MO
Boler, Sylvanus, age 19, white male, farm laborer, born OH, cannot read or write

1880 St. Clair Co. MO Census – Butler Twp.:
Dist. 6, ED 231, Page 18, Line 11, 12 June
146/173 A. N. Hester, white male, age 67, married, farmer, afflicted with Carbunols, cannot write, born VA, parents born VA
Harriet A., white female, age 59, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, parents born NC
Cowan, John, black male, age 17, servant, single, servant, attended school, cannot read, born MO, parents born KY

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St. Clair Co., MO Land Patents:

HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 10/1/1852
Springfield 1801 MO5370__.244
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 7/1/1848
Clinton 26751 MO1520__.261
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 10/2/1854
Clinton 35880 MO1700__.384
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 1/15/1856
Clinton 43855 MO1810__.159
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 4/1/1856
Clinton 44590 MO1820__.209
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 4/1/1857
Warsaw 47778 MO1870__.059
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 6/1/1859
Warsaw 54071 MO2030__.114
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 11/1/1859
Warsaw 56084 MO2070__.071
HESTER, ANTHONY N MO St. Clair 7/1/1845
Springfield 682 MO5250__.415

HESTER, ROBERT MO St. Clair 7/15/1854
Clinton 37526 MO1740__.026
HESTER, ROBERT MO St. Clair 7/15/1854
Clinton 37770 MO1740__.254
HESTER, ROBERT MO Hickory 7/15/1854
Clinton 37785 MO1740__.269
HESTER, ROBERT MO St. Clair 6/1/1859
Warsaw 47448 MO1980__.460
HESTER, ROBERT MO St. Clair 10/30/1857
Warsaw 49196 MO1930__.490

HESTER, THOMAS A MO St. Clair 1/15/1858
Warsaw 50572 MO1960__.185
HESTER, THOMAS A MO St. Clair 6/1/1859
Warsaw 53930 MO2030__.020
HESTER, THOMAS A MO St. Clair 11/1/1859
Warsaw56524 MO2070__.452

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Henry Co., MO Marriage Records:

Hester, Anthony to Harriet Marlow - Jul 18 1838, Henry Co., MO.

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International Genealogical Index:

Thomas Hester, died St. Clair Co., MO. Will probate in St. Clair Co., MO. Married Mary E. Baynham, born @ 1795 VA. Children: Anthony M., born 1813 VA; Martha, born @1823; Juliet, born @1833; Frances, born @1838.

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St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:

Landaker Cemetery:
Hester, A. N., 03 March 1813 - 04 November 1889

Mt. Zion Cemetery:
Hester, V., 11 October 1855 - 28 November 1934

Osceola Cemetery:
Hester, Cora (Haith) 1886 - 1969
Hester, Corrine M., 19 February 1908 - 24 October 1980

Old Union Cemetery:
Hester, Elizabeth D., 03 January 1852
Hester, Mary J. (1 y 10 m 25 d,) 16 March 1858