Rachel Lucretia Hester^[1]

1885 - 1936  (51 years)

• Name	Rachel Lucretia Hester  [2, 3]
  Born	10 Jun 1885	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	6 Oct 1899	Marion Co., Alabama   [1]
  	With father Roland B Hester
  Census	1900	Pikeville, Marion, Alabama   [4]
  	Enumeration District 6-68
  Residence	1900	Pikeville, Marion, Alabama   [4]
  	With father Roland B Hester, stepmother Mahala C (Stone) and three half sisters
  Census	1910	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [5]
  	Enumeration District 6-76
  Residence	1910	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [5]
  	With husband Robert C Duncan, three children and a brother-in-law
  Census	1920	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [6]
  	Enumeration District 10-57
  Residence	1920	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [6]
  	With husband Robert C Duncan and three sons
  Census	1930	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [7]
  	Enumeration District 47-3
  Residence	1930	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [8]
  	With husband Robert C Duncan and five children
  Died	5 Dec 1936	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [2]
  Buried	6 Dec 1936	Marion Co., Alabama   [2]
  	Clark Cemetery
  		Rachel L Duncan (1885 - 1935) - Find A Grave Memorial Created by: BK Record added: Jul 17, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 93763011
  Person ID	I168	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Roland Benton Hester,   b. 20 May 1840, Franklin Co., Alabama ,   d. 11 Oct 1900, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Arthusa Cantrell,   b. 1856, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama ,   d. 28 Jun 1891  (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F022	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Robert Charles Duncan, Jr,   b. 21 Aug 1878, Alabama ,   d. 17 Jun 1954, Alabama  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1904  [7]
  		Duncan, Robert C and Hester, Rachel L - Wedding Portrait, c. 1904
  Notes	By 25 March 1910 this couple reported having had 8 children, with three of them still living at the time [9]
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F349	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Hester, Rachel L - Portrait c. 1898 Cropped from a larger family portrait
  		Hester, Rachel L - Wedding Portrait, c. 1904

  
  

• Sources

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