Include in this history are photographs that were originally in the possession of Pearl Tompkins Lancaster. They were later identified by Annie Hester Lenning and G.G. Lancaster. If you find any errors, I would appreciate the information.
parents. Mary Delphine Fayard and Stephen Michael Hester
date of birth: 22 March 1849
place of birth: near Wool Market, Harrison County, Mississippi
date of death: 29 January 1907
place of death: Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
parents: Lucinda Sutton and Thomas Jefferson Bailey
date of birth: 29 August 1852
place of birth: Georgia
date of death: 15 May 1907
place of death: Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of marriage: 23 February 1871
place of marriage: Cherokee County, Texas
children: 10
date of birth: 6 December 1871
place of birth: Texas
date of death: 24 October 1964
burial place:: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of marriage: 1896
spouse: Hellena B. “Lena” Townsend
Note: See photograph of Lena’s sister (Annie Dowling) and brother Shep Townsend
date of birth: 19 December 1873
place of birth: Texas
date of death: 12 July 1970
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
spouse: Ella Jayroe
note: probably grandfather of singer Kenny Rogers
date of birth: 17 June 1876
place of birth: Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of death: 26 March 1916
place of death: Acton, Hood County, Texas
date of marriage: 1 November 1893
place of marriage: Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
spouse: John William Tompkins
date of birth: 21 January 1879
date of death: 21 February 1879
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of birth: 12 June 1880
date of death: 12 September 1881
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
spouse: Mattie C.
date of birth: 13 September 1882
place of birth: Texas
date of death: 7 October 1963
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
spouse: Susan Effie Blalock
date of birth: 13 June 1885
date of death: 19 January 1892 - when eight years old
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of birth: March 1888
place of birth: Texas
date of death: 1907
burial place: Bandera, Bandera County, Texas
date of birth: 21 October 1890
place of birth: Texas
date of death: 23 April 1982
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of marriage: 30 July 1908
spouse: William L. Dew
date of birth: 24 December 1894
place of birth: Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of death: 22 November 1983
place of death: Waco, Texas
burial place: Hester Cemetery, Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of marriage: (1) 2 February 1925 (2) 25 May 1942
place of marriage: (1) Dallas, Texas (2) Lovington, New Mexico
spouse: (1) J. P. Little (2) Clarence Everett Lenning