Daughter of Warren Wright and Maria (-----)
Born ca. 1844 in [Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred], Sussex Co., Delaware

Service, 1860; Washing & Ironing, 1880

Hester's age in the census records: in 1850, age 6; in 1860, age 16 (twice); in 1870, age 26; in 1880, age 32.
Hester appears under the name Hetty in the 1850 census.
Hester appears under the name Hetty in the 1860 census.
Hester appears under the name Hettie Drain in the 1880 census.
In 1880 Hester (Hetty) was reported to be a widow.

1850 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, Page 44, 658-658, 14 Aug 1850
1860 - U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., Philadelphia, Ward 1, Precinct 8, Page No. 160 [=420], 1152-1316, 23 Jun 1860
1860 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, Page No. 17 [=241], 110-106, 26 Jun 1860
1870 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, Page No. 12 [=652 verso], 84-87, 14 Jul 1870
1880 - U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., Philadelphia, Ward 1, Elec. Dist. 8, E.D. 8, Page No. 25 [=114A], 236-250, 1512 S. 7th St., 10 Jun 1880