Hestella (Williams) Madden (1904 - 1972)

Born 15 Oct 1904 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Wife of Arthur Burney — married 4 Jun 1921 in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

Died 1 Dec 1972 at age 68 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Biography

Hestella (Williams) Madden is a part of US Black heritage.

Hestella (Williams) Madden was born in Tennessee.

Hestella Williams (also called Hester, Esther and Estella) was born on 15 October 1904 or 1905 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Anna Hughes and Ed Williams.^[1]

In the 1910 census, she was five years old and living in Montgomery County with her parents and five siblings.^[2]

In the 1920 census, she was 15 years old and living in Montgomery County with her parents, seven siblings, a cousin, and her grandmother.^[3]

She married Arthur Burney on 4 June 1921 in Montgomery County, Tennessee.^[4]

In the 1930 census, she was living in Montgomery County with her husband and two children.^[5]

In the 1940 census, she was living in Montgomery County with her husband and five children.^[6]

In the 1950 census, she was listed as widowed and lodging in the household of Waymon Madden in Clarksville. (Note: It appears she must have been separated or divorced at this time, because her first husband Arthur did not die until 1967.)^[7]

She married Waymon Sander Madden on 11 May 1950 in Montgomery County.^[8] Waymon passed away on 3 July 1950 in Clarksville from cirrhosis of the liver.^[9]

Hestella (Williams) Burney Madden passed away on 1 December 1971 in Detroit, Michigan, and was buried at Edgefield Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Clarksville, Tennessee.^[10][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Obituary - The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee) Sun, Dec 3, 1972, page 12. Newspapers Clip: 143995858 (accessed 23 March 2024).
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004985569; FHL microfilm: 1375526; Image number: 865; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03635-3
   FamilySearch Record: MGXW-KMT (accessed 23 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GTDN-L46
   Esther Williams (5), single daughter, in household of Edd Williams (38) in Civil District 10, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Edd Williams	M	Black	38	Married	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
   Anna Williams	F	Mulatto	29	Married	Wife		Tennessee
   Jessie Williams	M	Black	15	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
   Lizzie Williams	F	Black	12	Single	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
   Peter Williams	M	Black	7	Single	Son		Tennessee
   Esther Williams	F	Black	5	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Otie Williams	F	Black	3	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Martha Williams	F	Black	1 year 2 months	Single	Daughter		Tennessee

3. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 004968808; FHL microfilm: 1821756; Image number: 653; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03112-1
   FamilySearch Record: MNR3-SPV (accessed 23 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RF7-KS7
   Estella Williams (15), single daughter, in household of Ed Williams (50) in Civil District 10, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Ed Williams	M	Black	50	Married	Head	Farming	Tennessee
   Anna Williams	F	Mulatto	38	Married	Wife	Washerwoman	Tennessee
   Pete Williams	M	Mulatto	17	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
   Estella Williams	F	Mulatto	15	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Odie Williams	F	Mulatto	13	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Martha Williams	F	Mulatto	10	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Vestella Williams	F	Mulatto	7	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Buford Williams	M	Mulatto	5	Single	Son		Tennessee
   Beulah Williams	F	Mulatto	5	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Nolar Williams	F	Mulatto	3 years 4 months	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Harvey Williams	M	Black	15	Single	Nephew		Tennessee
   Charlotte Williams	F	Black	80	Widowed	Mother		Tennessee

4. ↑ Marriage #1 - "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-P1K3 : accessed 12 November 2015), Arthur Burney and Hester Williams, 04 Jun 1921; citing Montgomery, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,135,185.
5. ↑ 1930 Census - "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPHW-MZR : accessed 12 November 2015), Hunter Burney in household of Arthur Burney, District 11, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0013, sheet 6B, family 118, line 56, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2265; FHL microfilm 2,341,999.
6. ↑ 1940 Census - "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZD-1WQ : accessed 31 March 2016), Hester Burney in household of Arthur Burney, Ward 10, Clarksville, Civil District 12, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-24, sheet 20A, family 425, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3923.
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 4457; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 63-28B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #107051550 (accessed 23 March 2024)
   Hestella Burney (44), widowed lodger, Pressing Clother of Found, in household of Waymonth S Maddens (58) in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
8. ↑ Marriage #2 - "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004539032; FHL microfilm: 002135311; Image number: 603
   FamilySearch Record: QK41-RPRS (accessed 23 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-YHS3-V9
   Wayman Sander Maddans marriage to Estella William Burney on 11 May 1950 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States.
9. ↑ Waymon Sanders Madden - Death Certificate: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004184550; FHL microfilm: 2241018; Image number: 215; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I08729-4
   FamilySearch Record: NSGV-H8X (accessed 23 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D47W-WXH
   Wayman Sanders Madden death 1950 (age 57), son of Richard Madden & Jennie Hogens, in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States.
10. ↑ Find a Grave - database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186442079/hestella-madden: accessed March 23, 2024), memorial page for Hestella Williams Madden (15 Oct 1907–1 Dec 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186442079, citing Edgefield Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Diane Payne (contributor 46850881).

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR5K-TWL : accessed 3 December 2015), Hestella Madden, Dec 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ1W-719 : accessed 3 December 2015), Hestella B Madden, 01 Dec 1972; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, death certificate number 72193, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.