Hester A. Evans 1848-1884

2nd Great Grandmother - Maternal Side

Hester was the middle child of John G. and Rebecca Storer Evans born on November 8, 1848 in Ohio. They were living in Nile, Scioto County next door to her grandparents in the 1850 U.S. Census (See Source 1). She apparently attended school as she could read and write. (See Source 2).

Hester met Benjamin F. Hutsenpiller and they were married on May 7, 1865 in Scioto County before Judge F.B. Sewell.

Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com

Benjamin was above the age of 21 and Hester was above 16, barely. Over the next decade, they had the following children:

1. John William Hutsen (1867-1935); married Rose Etta Turner
2. Charles E. Hutsenpiller (1870-1920); married Catherine Sherman
3. Lulu A. Hutsenpiller (1876-1891)

The marriage did not last, by March 1879 the couple were separated and soon divorced. In the 1880 U.S. Census it shows that Hester and her children are still in Nile, Ohio (See Source 3).

On March 29, 1882 Hester married John Rogers and the ceremony was performed by S.M. Donahue in Scioto County.

Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com

It is not known if this marriage lasted because when she died on May 22, 1884 she was buried under her maiden name in Sandy Springs, Adams County, Ohio (See Source 4).


Sources:

1. Year: 1850; Census Place: Nile, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: M432_727; Page: 77B; Image: 35
2. Year: 1870; Census Place: Nile, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
3. Year: 1880; Census Place: Nile, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: 1064; Family History Film: 1255064; Page: 146B; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 0433.
4. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current