In Memoriam: John Wesley Hester(1827-1910)

 

John Wesley Hester

Born:  February 8, 1827

Died:   November 24, 1910

Buried in Nance Cemetery, Bedford Co. TN.

Converted in youth and joined the Enon Baptist Church.

When the division came he went with the Missionary Baptist Church, and since that time was a member of the Union Ridge Baptist Church at Rover.

predeceased by lst wife Mary Neil Freeman Hester,

mother of his children and 3 children--Sallie J Hester, Joseph A. Hester and Joella Hester.

Survived by wife, Emily Jane Wardlow Coleman Shoffner Hester(m. 1886)

Sons:  

Benjamin Hartwell Hester

Alfred Ransom Hester

Daughters:

Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Hester Jarrell

Salome Duggan Hester Elmore

Source:

Baptist and Reflector, December 22, 1910, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-john-w-hester-ob/205956467/ : accessed September 14, 2026), clip page for John W. Hester--obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29049989/john_wesley-hester: accessed 14 Sep 2026), memorial page for John Wesley Hester (8 Feb 1827–24 Nov 1910), Memorial ID 29049989, citing Nance Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Deeds of Heirs of David Frizzell--Bedford Co. TN

Those researching David W Frizzell and wife, Rebecca Manley will be interested in the following deeds.  David and Rebecca had at least 11 children. Two of them predeceased David as did Rebecca.  He is sometimes confused with another David Frizzell who also lived in Bedford Co TN and died leaving a will naming his wife Nancy.   After Rebecca's death, David did remarry to Sallie McKee(she is the Sallie enumerated with him in 1870) however all of his known children are thru his 1st wife, Rebecca.  They lived in District 4 of Bedford County Tennessee.  I'll post any others I find and link the posts. David and Rebecca are my 2nd Great Grandparents(the maternal grandparents of my paternal grandmother)

Neighbors mentioned in the Deeds:

Heirs of James Hoover

Heirs of John Frizzell

Gray Lynch

John L Harris

John Holder 

B F Pearson

Jacob Lynn

Rebecca J Bingham

A D Fugett

Malinda Robinson

Jo Freeman

Joseph Giles

"Bedford County, Tennessee deed books and index, 1808-1966"

Register of Deeds
Deed Book QQQ pg. 202
Microfilmed by Tenn. Dept. of Education(1965)
Deeds v. QQQ-RRR Oct 1880-Nov 1882
Digitized at FamilySearch
Film #476372 DGS 8567901
Image 132 of 640
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-6Y3D?i=131
L P Frizzell and others Deed to D C Taylor

"Bedford County, Tennessee deed books and index, 1808-1966"
Register of Deeds
Deed Book QQQ pg. 203
Microfilmed by Tenn. Dept. of Education(1965)
Deeds v. QQQ-RRR Oct 1880-Nov 1882
Digitized at FamilySearch
Film #476372 DGS 8567901
Image 132 of 640
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-6Y3D?i=131
Jas R & Henry Frizzell Deed to D C Taylor


"Bedford County, Tennessee deed books and index, 1808-1966"
Register of Deeds
Deed Book QQQ pg. 204
Microfilmed by Tenn. Dept. of Education(1965)
Deeds v. QQQ-RRR Oct 1880-Nov 1882
Digitized at FamilySearch
Film #476372 DGS 8567901
Image 133 of 640
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-69MB-7
James Jakes & Wife Deed to D C Taylor

"Bedford County, Tennessee deed books and index, 1808-1966"  

Register of Deeds

Deeds v. SSS pg. 390

Microfilmed by Tenn. Dept. of Education(1965)

Deeds v. SSS-TTT Nov 1882-Feb 1885

Digitized at FamilySearch

Film #476373  DGS  8567902

Image 226 of 647

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-X327-4?cat=298281

James Jakes & wife deed to J M Fulks

"Bedford County, Tennessee deed books and index, 1808-1966"  

Register of Deeds

Deeds v. SSS pg. 391

Microfilmed by Tenn. Dept. of Education(1965)

Deeds v. SSS-TTT Nov 1882-Feb 1885

Digitized at FamilySearch

Film #476373  DGS  8567902

Image 226 of 647

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-X327-4?cat=298281

L P Frizzell & others deed to J M Fulks

Tennessee probate court books : COLLECTION RECORD, 1795-1927

Bedford Co. TN Court Clerk

Inventory of Sale v B pp 617 and 618

Microfilmed by Tenn. Dept. of Education(1965)

Wills & inventories, vol. A-B, Sept. 1863-Mar. 1878.

Digitized at FamilySearch

Film#  476081   4776095

Image 330 of 339 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-SK9F-D9

Inventory of Estate Sale from David Frizzell Probate file

Sources:

• Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book QQQ:202, L P Frizzell and others to D C Taylor; microfilmed by Tennessee Department of Education, 1965, Deeds v. QQQ-RRR Oct 1880-Nov 1882; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-6Y3D?i=131 : accessed  22 July 2023), image 132 of 640, film #476372, DGS 8567901.
• Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book QQQ:203, Jas R & Henry Frizzell to D C Taylor," microfilmed by Tennessee Department of Education, 1965, Deeds v. QQQ-RRR Oct 1880-Nov 1882; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-6Y3D?i=131 : accessed  22 July 2023), image 132 of 640, film #476372, DGS 8567901.
• Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book QQQ:204, James Jakes & Wife to D C Taylor," microfilmed by Tennessee Department of Education, 1965, Deeds v. QQQ-RRR Oct 1880-Nov 1882; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-69MB-7 : accessed 22 July 2023), image 133 of 640, film #476372, DGS 8567901.
• Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book SSS:390, James Jakes & Wife to J M Fulks," microfilmed by Tennessee Department of Education, 1965, Deeds v. SSS-TTT Nov 1882-Feb 1885; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-X327-4?cat=298281 : accessed  22 July 2023), image 226 of 647, film #476373, DGS 8567902.
• Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book SSS:391, L P Frizzell & others to J M Fulks," microfilmed by Tennessee Department of Education, 1965, Deeds v. SSS-TTT Nov 1882-Feb 1885; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-X327-4?cat=298281 : accessed  22 July 2023), image 226 of 647, film #476373, DGS 8567902.
• Bedford County, Tennessee, Inventory of Sale v B:617-618, Inventory of Estate Sale from David Frizzell Probate file," microfilmed by Tennessee Department of Education, 1965, Wills & inventories, vol. A-B, Sept. 1863-Mar. 1878; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-SK9F-D9 : accessed  22 July 2023), image 330 of 339, film #476081, DGS 4776095.