Mattie Stella HesterAge: 63 years1885–1949
- Name
- Mattie Stella Hester
- Given names
- Mattie Stella
- Surname
- Hester
- Married name
- Mattie Stella Gentle
 Birth | September 2, 1885 38 39 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle — View this family estimated 1901 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mable Ruth Gentle September 30, 1902 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Norris Gentle December 30, 1905 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Clifford Gentle January 6, 1907 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Myrtle Gentle about 1908 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1910 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Howard Burton Gentle Sr. March 10, 1911 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a husband | Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle April 23, 1912 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a son | Clifford Gentle May 20, 1918 (Age 32 years) Cause: Leukemia |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 32 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Donald Winfred Cornelius October 15, 1920 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 35 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a son | Norris Gentle April 26, 1922 (Age 36 years) Cause: Brights Disease |
| Death of a father | James William Hester July 2, 1926 (Age 40 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Kingsford Cornelius April 16, 1929 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 44 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle May 22, 1931 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Sharon Corinne Gentle February 29, 1936 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | George Thomas Cornelius November 23, 1936 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Howard Burton Gentle Jr. February 22, 1940 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 6, 1949 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James William Hester Birth: February 14, 1847 39 37 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 2, 1926 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell Birth: August 9, 1846 35 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1921 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 6, 1871 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Arthur Clinton Hester Birth: July 25, 1871 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1956 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Flora Hester Birth: January 17, 1875 27 28 Death: February 4, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Poppie Eleanor Hester Birth: March 25, 1876 29 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1960 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
Ethert Bron Hester Birth: January 6, 1877 29 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 15, 1955 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Alton Bell Hester Birth: December 11, 1879 32 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Garland Hester Birth: September 14, 1881 34 35 Death: October 24, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas Jessie Hester Birth: May 19, 1884 37 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1956 |
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15 months herself |
Mattie Stella Hester Birth: September 2, 1885 38 39 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1949 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle |
| husband |
Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle Birth: September 16, 1881 28 22 — Clinton, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1912 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mattie Stella Hester Birth: September 2, 1885 38 39 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1949 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1901 — |
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21 months daughter |
Mable Ruth Gentle Birth: September 30, 1902 21 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 14, 1989 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Norris Gentle Birth: December 30, 1905 24 20 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: April 26, 1922 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year son |
Clifford Gentle Birth: January 6, 1907 25 21 — Lot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1918 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Myrtle Gentle Birth: about 1908 26 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: after 1965 — Michigan, United States |
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3 years son |
Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Birth: March 10, 1911 29 25 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1984 — Big Run, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States |
Mattie Stella Hester has 52 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents Presley M Thornsberry + Mary Ann Hester
Parents Benjamin T Sanders + Mary Ann Hester
Parents John Wesley Hester + Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell
Mother's family (42)
Parents Samuel Thomas Shemwell + Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Ayres Hudspeth + Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell
Parents John Wesley Hester + Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell
Parents James McHenry Shutt + Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell
Parents Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell + Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman
Parents Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell + Mary Harriet Sherrod
Parents Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell + Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
Note: Clifty Magisterial District - Listed having nine (9) children, only six (6) living. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle - Household
Says Walter is son, Nuton not old enough, 1st marriage(M1) and Mattie has only 4 children.. best guess brother -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
Arthur next door |