Hester Halferty ^{3 4 5 6}

   Another name for Hester was "Hettie" Halferty.^{1 2 7 9 10}

  General Notes:

Some census records indicate that Hester was born in Pennsylvania while others indicate Ohio. The 1870 US Census indicates Illinois.

The 1850 US Census shows Hester still living at home with her parents but other records show the marriage of Hettie Halferty to Daniel Wilson in 1847. By 1850, this Hettie Wilson had given birth to 2 children. Was she enumerated twice?
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The 1870 US Census shows Hattie living with her children in Lee County, Iowa. The head of the household is shown as "W. G. Wilson", age 32 and there is no mention of Hattie's husband, Daniel Wilson.

I can find no record of who this W. G. Wilson might be. But by the 1880 US Census, the entire family shows up all together in Des Moines Township, Clark County, Missouri. Perhaps during the time of the 1870 enumeration, Daniel Wilson might have gone ahead to Missouri to prepare a homesite for the family and enlisted a relative, W. G. Wilson, to live with and watch over his family.
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Hester's final death location and burial are not known with any certainty. At least one researcher on Ancestry.com indicates that she died on 25 Jul 1916 but no location was given nor were any source citations. Her last census was in 1910 in Kiowa County, Colorado where she was living with one of her daughters who was widowed.
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 11 September 1850, 28th District, Lee, Iowa, United States. ⁴ 1850 US Census
Page 317A, Dwelling 514, Family 514, Roll 186
28th District, Lee County, Iowa
Hester Halferty..21..PA

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 2 May 1828, then her age should have been 22 instead of 21.

NOTE - Hester was also enumerated on 21 Sep 1850 as living with her husband and 1 daughter.

2. 1850 US Census, 21 September 1850, District 29, Lee, Iowa, United States. ⁵ 1850 US Census
Page 447A, Dwelling 905, Family 911, Roll 186
District 29, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Hester Wilson..21..OH

(Living with husband and 1 daughter.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 2 May 1828, then her age should have been 22 instead of 21.

NOTE - Hester was also enumerated on 11 Sep 1850 as living with her parents in Lee County.

3. 1860 US Census, 29 June 1860, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. ⁶ 1860 US Census
Page 62, Dwelling 459, Family 440, Roll 330
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Hester Wilson..31..OH

(Living with husband, 4 children, widowed mother, and 1 other unknown Halferty relative.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 2 May 1828, then her age should have been 22 instead of 21.

4. 1870 US Census, 21 June 1870, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. ⁹ 1870 US Census
Page 6, Dwelling 46, Family 47
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
W. G. Wilson..32..IL..Farmer
Hattie Wilson..41..IL..Farmer
Viola Wilson..20..IA
Vrilla Wilson..18..IA..Attending School
Susan Wilson..13..IA..Attending School
John Wilson..11..IA..Attending School
Rosa Wilson..10..IA..Attending School
Thomas Wilson..8..IA..Attending School
Almira Wilson..5..IA..Attending School
Mary Halperty..70..PA

(Hester was living with an unknown W. G. Wilson relative, her 7 children, and her widowed mother.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 2 May 1828, then her age should have been 42 instead of 41.

5. 1880 US Census, 3 June 1880, Des Moines Township, Clark, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Sheet 128D, District 36, Dwelling 37, Family 82, Roll 681
Des Moines Township, Clark County, Missouri, United States
Hetta Wilson..Wife..51..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 2 May 1828, then her age should have been 52 instead of 51.

6. 1900 US Census, 8 June 1900, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States. ¹⁰ 1900 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 65, Dwelling 243, Family 274
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, United States, Ward 3
908 High Street; Home rented
Hattie Wilson..Mother-in-law..May 1829..71..OH..Widowed..9/5

(Living at the home of her married daughter, Almira, and her family.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be 2 May 1828 instead of in May 1829.

7. 1910 US Census, 10 May 1910, Sheridan, Kiowa, Colorado, United States. ⁷ 1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 87, Dwelling 174, Family 175, Roll 120
Sheridan, Kiowa County, Colorado, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Hetty Wilson..Head..81..OH..Widowed..8/5..Farmer, Homestead
Paul W. Stobbard..Grandson..10..IA
Viola A. Paulson..Daughter..60..IA..Widowed..6/2
Florence N. Paulson..Granddaughter..19..IA..Photographer, Post Card
Roy W. Paulson..Grandson..17..IA..Laborer, Irrigation Ditch

(Hester was living with her widowed daughter, Viola, and 3 grandchildren along with 1 grandson born to her daughter, Almira Hazel Wilson.)

Hester married Daniel Kramer Wilson, son of Hugh Wilson and Susan Nancy Skiles, on 4 February 1847 in Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States.^{1 2} (Daniel Kramer Wilson was born on 11 April 1826 in Hancock, Illinois, United States,^{2 5} died on 12 September 1884 in Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States ¹¹ and was buried after 12 September 1884 in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1850 US Census, 21 September 1850, District 29, Lee, Iowa, United States. ⁵ 1850 US Census
Page 447A, Dwelling 905, Family 911, Roll 186
District 29, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Daniel Wilson..24..IL
Hester Wilson..21..OH
Viola Wilson..6m..IA
Margaret M. Smith..12..IA

NOTE - Unknown relationship with Margaret M. Smith. She could have been a daughter of Hester's sister, Margaret Amanda Halferty, who married Samuel McKean Smith but there is no record of them having a daughter named Margaret.

2. 1860 US Census, 29 June 1860, Jefferson Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. ⁶ 1860 US Census
Page 62, Dwelling 459, Family 440, Roll 330
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Daniel Wilson..35..IL..Farmer
Hester Wilson..31..OH
Viola Wilson..10..IA
Vietta Wilson..8..IA
Susan Wilson..5..IA
John Wilson..2..IA
Mary Halfady..60..MD
Julia Halfady..21..IA..Farm Laborer

3. 1880 US Census, 3 June 1880, Des Moines Township, Clark, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Sheet 128D, District 36, Dwelling 37, Family 82, Roll 681
Des Moines Township, Clark County, Missouri, United States
Daniel Wilson..Self..59..IL..Farmer
Hetta Wilson..Wife..51..OH..Keeping House
Rosa Wilson..Daughter..19..IA..Keeping House
Thomas Wilson..Son..17..IA..Farm Hand
Almyra Wilson..Daughter..16..IA..School
Laura Wilson..Daughter..7..IA

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Daniel Wilson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 04 Feb 1847
Event Place: Lee, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Hetty Halferty
Spouse's Gender: Female
Reference ID: Pg 206 rn 709

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJWQ-3X4 : 18 October 2017), Daniel Wilson and Hetty Halferty, 04 Feb 1847, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference Pg 206 rn 709, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 959,189.
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