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Hester Bernadine Johnston

Female 1905 - 1974  (69 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Hester Bernadine Johnston 
    Birth 17 Feb 1905  Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 07 May 1974  Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index
      Name: Hester Walthall
      SSN: 432-62-3704
      Last Residence: 71822 Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, United States of America
      Born: 17 Feb 1905
      Died: May 1974
      State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (1952 )

      Source Citation: Number: 432-62-3704;Issue State: Arkansas;Issue Date: 1952.

      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
    • Name: Bernadine Walthall
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 07 May 1974
      Event Place: Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Married
      Birth Date: 17 Feb 1905
      Birthplace: , Illinois
      Father's Name: C C Johnson
      Mother's Name: Falima Bahta
      Certificate Number: 31517
      GS Film number: 2243192
      Digital Folder Number: 005145717
      Image Number: 02288



      Citing this Record:
      "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38H-ZCX : 13 March 2018), Bernadine Walthall, 07 May 1974; citing certificate number 31517, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,192.
    Hester Bernadine Johnston Walthall - Death Certificate
    Hester Bernadine Johnston Walthall - Death Certificate
    Burial 08 May 1974  Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Macedonia, Columbia County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Burial listed as Bernadine Johnston Willis Walthall
      Buried 8 May 1974, Macedonia Cemetery, Macedonia, Arkansas
      No other Walthall family listed as buried there, but there are several from Willis family.
    Find A Grave Memorial - Hester Bernadine Johnston Willis Walthall 1905 - 1974
    Find A Grave Memorial - Hester Bernadine Johnston Willis Walthall 1905 - 1974
    Siblings 6 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Andrew Johnston,   b. Bef 1752, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1787  (Age > 36 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Nancy Lynn  (Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I8781  FeldmanTree
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2018 

    Father Charles Curtis Johnston,   b. 05 Nov 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Oct 1957, Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Caroline Fatima Banta,   b. 27 Nov 1876, Henry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1950, Galt, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1902  Henry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Horace Watson Willis,   b. 05 Feb 1885   d. 26 Nov 1952 (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1925  Columbia County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Watson R Willis
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 24 Oct 1925
      Event Place: , Columbia, Arkansas, United States
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      Registration Place: , Columbia County, Arkansas
      Residence Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas
      Gender: Male
      Age: 30
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      Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
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      Spouse's Name: Bernadine Hester Johnston
      Spouse's Residence Place: Lewisville, Lafayette, Arkansas
      Spouse's Residence City: Lewisville
      Spouse's Residence County: Lafayette
      Spouse's Residence State: Arkansas
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 20
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      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
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      Page: 182
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      GS Film Number: 001987625
      Digital Folder Number: 004329490
      Image Number: 00124



      Citing this Record:
      "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM51-441 : 25 September 2017), Watson R Willis and Bernadine Hester Johnston, 24 Oct 1925; citing , Columbia, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,987,625.
    Children 
     1. ??? Willis,   b. 8 May 1927   d. 8 May 1927 (Age 0 years)
     2. Lois Geraldine Willis,   b. 6 Apr 1928   d. 15 Apr 1928 (Age 0 years)
     3. Elmer Dee Willis,   b. 17 Sep 1931, Lewisville, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 2004, Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Living
     5. Billy Don Willis,   b. 10 Apr 1938, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1940 (Age 2 years)
     6. Living
     7. Living
    Family ID F25499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2018 

    Family 2 Burnace Edwin Walthall,   b. 30 Nov 1910, Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1994, Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F25498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Feb 1905 - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 07 May 1974 - Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S138] findagrave.com - Hester Bernadine Johnston Walthall.