Hester Viola Gartman
1924 - 1950 (26 years)Person ID: I8578 "Baxter" | Last Modified: 8 Oct 2022
1877 - 1931 (54 years)-
Name Hester Viola Gartman Nickname Bootsie Gender Female Birth 28 Jun 1924 Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama, USA 
Died 28 Oct 1950 Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA [1] Buried Lambert Cemetery, Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama, USA -
Parents
Father Miles Tunney Gartman (ID:I4678)
b. 29 Jan 1877, Alabama, USA
d. 21 May 1931, Alabama, USA (Age 54 years) Mother Viola Boothe (ID:I8570)
b. 23 Apr 1887, Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
d. 19 May 1972, Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama, USA (Age 85 years) Marriage 18 Mar 1903 
Siblings6 brothers and 2 sisters -
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Event Map
Birth - 28 Jun 1924 - Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama, USA 
Died - 28 Oct 1950 - Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA 
Buried - - Lambert Cemetery, Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49294935/hester-viola-brooks.
Hester Gartman was the daughter of Miles Tunney Gartman and Viola Boothe Gartman. She was my Grandma Mamie's baby sister and was known as "Bootsie".
She was married to Herman Brooks. They had one daughter named Brenda.
Bootsie was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was not supposed to get pregnant again. However, she did become pregnant. I am not sure all of the details but I do know that either she had complications with either her pregnancy or the tuberculosis and go to the hospital. When the doctors saw that Bootsie could not be saved, they tried to save the unborn baby but apparently she was not as advanced in the pregnancy as they had initially believed, and the baby died as well. They are both buried together in the same grave.
My Grandma thought the world of her and was always talking about how pretty she was. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of her to add to this memorial but welcome any that anyone else may have to add.
