Daughter of Wiley James Hester and Mary Ann Burgess Hester.

Married to Thomas Eugene Brockwell on December 23, 1895 in Orange County, North Carolina.

Thomas and Laura were the parents of:
Agnes Brockwell
Edith Brockwell
Maggie Marina Brockwell Harward West
Mary Dorsie Brockwell Neville
Jessie Brockwell
Thomas Floyd Brockwell
Lonnie Eugene Brockwell
Hattie Brockwell Ragan
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura Hester
Age in 1870: 5
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 354
Home in 1870: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
James Hester 38
Mary Hester 31
Edward Hester 11
John Hester 9
Samuel Hester 7
Laura Hester 5
Fred Hester 1

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura Hester
Age: 13
Birth Date: Abt 1867
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 304
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: James Hester
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Mary A. Hester
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At Home
Household Members:
Name Age
James Hester 47
Mary A. Hester 45
Edward Hester 21
John H. Hester 18
Saml. Hester 15
Laura Hester 13
Fred Hester 11
Adaline Hester 9
Julia Hester 6
Eliza Hester 2

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Thomas Brockwell Jr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1868
Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1895
Marriage Place: Orange, North Carolina
Father: Thos Brockwell
Mother: Betsy Brockwell
Spouse: Laura Hester
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 26
Spouse Father: James Hester
Spouse Mother: Mary Hester
Event Type: Marriage

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura Brockwell
Age: 32
Birth Date: May 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Sheet Number: 18A
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 336
Family Number: 337
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas H Brockwell
Marriage Year: 1895
Years Married: 5
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas H Brockwell 34
Laura Brockwell 32
Agnes Brockwell 3
Edie Brockwell 2

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura V Brockwell
Age in 1910: 43
Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Street: Near Oxford Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas B Brockwell
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 15
Number of Children Born: 7
Number of Children Living: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas B Brockwell 43
Laura V Brockwell 43
Maggie M Brockwell 9
Mary D Brockwell 7
Thomas F Brockwell 2
Lonny E Brockwell 0

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura Brockwill
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Street: Chapel Hill Road
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas Brockwill
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Brockwill 53
Laura Brockwill 52
Mary Brockwill 16
Floyd Brockwill 12
Lonnie Brockwill 10
Hattie Brockwill 8
Maggie Harward 19

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura Brockwell
Birth Year: abt 1868
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Street address: Off Orange Church Road
Dwelling Number: 165
Family Number: 166
Age at First Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas B Brockwell 62
Laura Brockwell 62
Lonnie E Brockwell 19
G T Howard 9
W Albert Howard 7

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Laura Virginia Hester Brockwell
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 77
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1867
Birth Place: Orange
Residence: Carrboro, Orange, North Carolina
Death Date: 24 Jan 1945
Death Place: Carrboro, Orange, North Carolina
Spouse: Thomas Brockwell
Father: James Hester
Mother: Mary Baurges Hester
Cause of death: Coronary occlusion, arterial hypertension
Informant: Mrs T R Neville, Carrboro