Charles Haywood (Montgomery) Esters Jr (1919 - 1997)

Born 21 Jan 1919 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Jul 1997 at age 78 in Fairfield, Solano, California, United States

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WWII MIA Family Connections

Biography

Charles (Montgomery) Esters Jr is a part of US Black heritage.

Charles was born in 1919. He was the son of Chester Esters and Idena Hiett. He had a younger brother, Maurice, who was a Tuskegee airman who perished on a mission in 1994 and continues to be listed as missing in action. Charles passed away in 1997.

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Sources

• "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR89-LKS : 1 April 2020), Charles Haywood Esters, 21 Jan 1919; citing Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,404,645.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BB-1BZ : 3 January 2021), Charles H Esters in entry for Charles H Esters, 1920.

• "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQH-GGTY : 14 December 2020), Charles H Esters, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States; citing Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ8-CD9 : accessed 3 January 2021), Charles H Esters, Jr in household of Charles H Esters, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 1A, line 13, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 657; FHL microfilm 2,340,392.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G8-VQN : 5 December 2014), Charles H Ester, enlisted 23 Oct 1945, Ft Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-7Q8D : 27 September 2017), Charles Hayward Esters and Frances Margaret Dibbern, 01 Dec 1945, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,109,078.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP3J-X9F : 26 November 2014), Charles Hayward Esters, 09 Jul 1997; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3XK-7T1 : 4 December 2020), Charles H Esters, 09 Jul 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).