Alton Bell HesterAge: 70 years1879–1949
- Name
- Alton Bell Hester
- Given names
- Alton Bell
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | December 11, 1879 32 33 |
 Military | WW I Draft Registration 1917-1918 |
 Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 5 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 10 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Brownhouse June 10, 1881 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Garland Hester September 14, 1881 (Age 21 months) |
| Death of a brother | Garland Hester October 24, 1881 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jessie Hester May 19, 1884 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mattie Stella Hester September 2, 1885 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 20 years) |
 Marriage | Moodie B Templeton — View this family 1906 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Augustus Bell “Andy” Hester April 19, 1908 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Garland W Hester September 30, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Milburn E Hester January 25, 1913 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Bernadine Hester March 22, 1915 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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/ |
| Death of a mother | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 41 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a father | James William Hester July 2, 1926 (Age 46 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 sister | Mattie Stella Hester May 6, 1949 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 | December 26, 1949 (Age 70 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 himself |
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 younger brother |
Garland Hester Birth: September 14, 1881 34 35 Death: October 24, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Jessie Hester Birth: May 19, 1884 37 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1956 |
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15 months younger sister |
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 Moodie B Templeton |
| himself |
Alton Bell Hester Birth: December 11, 1879 32 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Moodie B Templeton Birth: 1876 Death: 1971 |
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Marriage: 1906 — |
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2 years son |
Augustus Bell “Andy” Hester Birth: April 19, 1908 28 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1995 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Garland W Hester Birth: September 30, 1910 30 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1984 |
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2 years son |
Milburn E Hester Birth: January 25, 1913 33 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Bernadine Hester Birth: March 22, 1915 35 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| 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. |