Ross County OhArchives Photo Group.....Harold And Nora Hester. Circa 1945. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ralph Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com June 23, 2008, 9:14 pm Source: Old Family Photo. Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/photos/haroldan2589nph.jpg Image file size: 41.6 Kb This is a family photo of Harold and Nora Hester who lived in the Fruitdale/ Lyndon/South Salem areas of Ross County, Ohio. There main home was on Turkey Ridge Road. Additional Comments: Harold "Tony" Dwight Hester was born 05 October 1907 in Ross County, Ohio and died 28 November 1975 in West Volusia Memorial Hospital, Deland, Florida. He was the son of Frank Hester (born 20 Oct. 1877 in Ross County, Ohio; died 19 march 1962 in Ross County, Ohio) and Rosa Ella Clark (born 11 Dec. 1883 in Ross County, Ohio; died 31 March 1952 in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio. He and Nora Ellen Spurgeon (born 5 Sept. 1911 in Pike County, Ohio; died 30 April 1987 in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio) were married 07 September 1926 in Mason County, Kentucky.. She was the daughter of Jacob Alexandria Spurgeon ( born 11 June 1859 in Fayette County, Ohio; died 12 Nov. 1938 in Ross County, Ohio) and Lillie Mae Levy (born 19 July 1877 in Pike County, Ohio; died 10 Feb. 1951 in Franklin County, Ohio. All of these people lived most of their lives in the Fruitdale/Lyndon/South Salem areas of Ross County, Ohio. Children of Harold Hester and Nora Spurgeon are: i. Viola Mae Hester; married (1) Howard William Cokonougher; (2) Hobert Clinton Cassidy. ii. Martha Ellen Hester, born 03 June 1931 in Ross County, Ohio; died 18 October 2001 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio; married Donald Jacob (Jake) Barnhart. iii. Lawrence Elmer Hester; married (1) JoAnn Dickus; (2) Linda Louk. iv. Dorothy Marie Hester, born 29 January 1935 in Ross County, Ohio; died 30 July 2004 in Franklin Co., Ohio; married (1) Ralph Curtis "Sam" Pummel; (2) Richard A. Watson v. Mary Catherine Hester; married Kenneth (Kenny) Kingery. vi. Elizabeth "Libby" Jane Hester; married (1) James Allen Wilson, Jr.; (2) William Hayden vii. Harold Dwight Hester, Jr., born 09 November 1941 in Ross County, Ohio; died 15 January 1942 in Ross County, Ohio. viii. Un-named (Schnees twin) Hester, born December 1941 in Turkey Ridge. Ross County, Ohio; died December 1941 in Turkey Ridge. Ross County, Ohio. ix. Barbara Ann Hester, born 25 January 1943 in Ross County, Ohio; died 15 May 1944 in Columbus, Ohio. Franklin County.. x. Dwight Louis Hester; married (1) Patty Myers; (2) Pamela S. ?; (3) Linda Crowe . xi. Fern Louise Hester, born 04 April 1947 in Ross County, Ohio; died 15 May 1986 in Covington, Kentucky; married Kenneth Tapp. xii. Violet Priscilla Hester, born 20 March 1949 in Ross County, Ohio; married (1) John Koch; (2) John Wardlow; (3) James Stratton. xiii. Janet Lynn Hester; married Howard Michael Pauley. xiv. Gerald (Gary) Lee Hester; married (1) Teresa Cox; (2) Emily B. Meredith. xv. Ruth Ella Hester; married (1) Thomas Johnson; (2) James Barrows; (3) ? Cheatwood. xvi. Warren Edward Hester; married Pamela Cox. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/photos/haroldan2589nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb