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William HIESTER

Male 1821 - 1898  (76 years)


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  • Name William HIESTER 
    Born 6 Mar 1821 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Jan 1898  [1
    Buried Sinking Spring Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Berks county, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Hiester, William: 1821-1898
    Hiester, William: 1821-1898
    Person ID I4057  Primary | Ancestral Branch of Mary Briggeman
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2019 

    Father Christian Isaac HIESTER,   b. 12 Jun 1794,   d. 21 Jan 1864, Lower Heidelberg twp., Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria SPENGLER,   b. 14 Oct 1799,   d. 6 Feb 1871  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1816  [2
    Family ID F3016  Group Sheet

    Family Elizabeth F. MILLER,   b. 25 Dec 1820,   d. 28 Mar 1894  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1843  [3
    Children 
    +1. Amelia HIESTER,   b. 5 Apr 1843,   d. 10 Mar 1866  (Age 22 years)
     2. Emma HIESTER,   b. 24 Jan 1846,   d. 18 Sep 1882  (Age 36 years)
     3. Sophia Ann HIESTER,   b. 01 Jan 1849,   d. 6 May 1930  (Age 81 years)
    +4. Henry M. HIESTER,   b. 14 Jul 1851,   d. 17 Jun 1909  (Age 57 years)
    +5. Wellington Miller HIESTER,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Reading, Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1911  (Age 58 years)
     6. Catherine HIESTER,   b. 1 Aug 1855,   d. 25 Jun 1926  (Age 70 years)
     7. Elizabeth M. HIESTER,   b. 26 Jun 1858,   d. 01 May 1920  (Age 61 years)
     8. Valeria HIESTER,   b. 16 Jun 1863,   d. 07 Jul 1930  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F3014  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sinking Spring Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Berks county, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S167] Obituaries.
      WILLIAM HIESTER died in Spring township of the infirmities of old age, Sunday night at 12 o'clock, aged 76 years, 10 months and 10 days. His wife died three years ago. Following children survive: Henry M., Wellington M. and Mrs. Zacharias Buch, Reading; Mrs. Solomon Moyer, Oakbrook; Mrs. John Lash, Wernersville. Deceased was born in Tulpehocken and was a well-known farmer. Funeral: Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Peter Horn's residence, Spring, where deceased lived. Services and interment at Sinking Spring Reformed Church.

    2. [S144] GEN: Hiester, Hill, V.E.C., (Lebanon, PA: Report Publishing Company, 1903) (Reliability: 0).

    3. [S193] Berks County Historical Society (Reliability: 0).