James Dowell HesterAge: 85 years1915–2001
- Name
- James Dowell Hester
- Given names
- James Dowell
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | August 3, 1915 44 33 |
 Birth of a sister | Bessie Hilma Hester October 17, 1916 (Age 14 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | Paul Edward Hester October 22, 1917 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 months)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 2 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/ |
| Birth of a brother | Windell Harris Hester April 22, 1919 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 5 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James William Hester July 2, 1926 (Age 10 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 |
| Census | April 22, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a brother | Blandford Island Hester February 28, 1949 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1950 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Arthur Clinton Hester September 22, 1956 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris November 1973 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 of a brother | Paul Edward Hester October 26, 1978 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leland D “Red” Hester Sr. December 26, 1978 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mayon Howell Hester December 14, 1983 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Murrell Odell Hester January 16, 1986 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Windell Harris Hester September 14, 2000 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bessie Hilma Hester January 1, 2001 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | June 12, 2001 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Arthur Clinton Hester Birth: July 25, 1871 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1956 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris Birth: December 31, 1881 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 1973 |
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Marriage: estimated 1901 — |
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6 years elder brother |
Leland D “Red” Hester Sr. Birth: December 10, 1906 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1978 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Arnold C Hester Birth: April 9, 1908 36 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 31, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Blandford Island Hester Birth: June 5, 1910 38 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1949 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
Murrell Odell Hester Birth: June 18, 1911 39 29 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1986 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Mayon Howell Hester Birth: October 6, 1913 42 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 1983 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months himself |
James Dowell Hester Birth: August 3, 1915 44 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 2001 — Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Paul Edward Hester Birth: October 22, 1917 46 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1978 — Tennessee, United States |
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-1 years younger sister |
Bessie Hilma Hester Birth: October 17, 1916 45 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 2001 |
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3 years younger brother |
Windell Harris Hester Birth: April 22, 1919 47 37 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 2000 |
| Family with Margaret Blaylock |
| himself |
James Dowell Hester Birth: August 3, 1915 44 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 2001 — Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
| wife |
Margaret Blaylock Birth: June 3, 1916 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 2005 — Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur C Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Clinton Hester - Household
Cross Road From Sharon Grove to Highland Lick Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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