Earnest Jefferson Hesher

  • Born June 22, 1888 in London, Madison County, Ohio.
  • Parents were FREDERICK HESHER and SUSAN AMANDA GRIM.
  • Married GAY MADELINE BROWN on February 11, 1911 in Jay County, Indiana. Gay died June 5, 1926 in Lawrence County, Illinois.
  • Married CORA MAE LEIB on March 2, 1929 in Lawrence County, Illinois. Cora was born August 30, 1907 in Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri; and died March 15, 1983 in Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois. Her parents were FREDERICK LEIB and AMELIA GOFF.
  • Resided in London, Ohio; Bluffton, Indiana; and Bridgeport, Illinois.
  • Occupation: Oilfield Worker.
  • Died August 6, 1954 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois.
  • Earnest, Gay and Cora are all buried in Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.

CHILDREN WITH GAY MADELINE BROWN

  1. FRED GILMORE HESHER, born September 11, 1911 in Wells County, Indiana; died January 15, 2000 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Married BESSIE on May 9, 1930. Buried in Clermont Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.
  2. RUTH DELIGHT HESHER, born September 4, 1913; died December, 1991 in Lawrence County, Illinois. Married ALBERT "BLOAT" WINSHIP.
  3. NILA GERTRUDE HESHER, born April 25, 1917. Married RONALD PETTY on March 2, 1935 in Salem, Illinois.
  4. DOROTHY PAULINE HESHER, born December 12, 1918 in Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois; died April 26, 1986 in Kellyville, Oklahoma. Married ALBERT ELDO SEATON. Buried in Sunrise Cemetery, Kellyville, Oklahoma.

CHILDREN WITH CORA MAE LEIB

  1. HAZEL LOUISE HESHER, born November 26, 1927 in Petty Township, Lawrence County, Illinois; died August 8, 1998 in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. Married ROBERT GENE FISCUS on September 18, 1943 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky.
  2. LOIS ERNESTINE HESHER. Married JOHN JOHNSON on November 16, 1947 in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. Coupled with CLINTON JOHNSON. Married WILLIAM NEATHERY on August 1, 1962 in Shawneetown, Illinois.
  3. VERNON DEE HESHER, born in 1933 in Lawrence County, Illinois; died in 1936 in Lawrence County, Illinois.
  4. MERRILL LEROY HESHER. Married BETTY ARMSTRONG.

SOURCES:

• Mike Fiscus
• 1920 Lawrence County, Illinois Census