The Shemwell Family

Mary Ann HesterAge: 74 years18391914

Name
Mary Ann Hester
Given names
Mary Ann
Surname
Hester
Married name
Mary Ann Sanders
Married name
Mary Ann Thornsberry
Birth September 27, 1839 32 30
Birth of a brotherJohn Wesley Hester
March 14, 1842 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Hester
1845 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a brotherJames William Hester
February 14, 1847 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Hester
1848 (Age 8 years)

Census June 1, 1850 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterFanny L Hester
1853 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageBenjamin T SandersView this family
January 31, 1861 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Luella Sanders
November 21, 1861 (Age 22 years)
Death of a husbandBenjamin T Sanders
February 5, 1863 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Thomas Sanders
March 31, 1863 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
MarriagePresley M ThornsberryView this family
March 14, 1867 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a daughterLuella Sanders
May 28, 1868 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Erasmus Thornsberry
about 1869 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Birth of a daughter
#4
Cordelia E Thornsberry
April 21, 1870 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Augusta Ellen Thornsberry
July 8, 1875 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a motherElizabeth Brownhouse
June 10, 1881 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas SandersSarah V SearsView this family
about 1885 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
John Herman Sanders
October 5, 1886 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Lee Raymon Sanders
April 4, 1890 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas SandersNancy Jennie TomerlinView this family
about 1893 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherJames H Hester
January 3, 1895 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childJohn A PoseyCordelia E ThornsberryView this family
April 28, 1895 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childJames W TabbAugusta Ellen ThornsberryView this family
1895 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Hobert Tabb
September 5, 1896 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Robert Jessie Sanders
November 2, 1896 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Noba Tabb
January 29, 1899 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandPresley M Thornsberry
December 19, 1899 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
William Boyd Tabb
1901 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Anna L Tabb
July 29, 1906 (Age 66 years)
Death March 26, 1914 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1831
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
4 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
23 months
younger sister
6 years
younger sister
Family with Benjamin T Sanders - View this family
husband
Benjamin T Sanders
Birth: May 1, 1839Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1863Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: January 31, 1861Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months
daughter
Luella Sanders
Birth: November 21, 1861 22 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 28, 1868Logan, Kentucky, United States
16 months
son
Family with Presley M Thornsberry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 14, 1867Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
16 months
daughter
Cordelia E Thornsberry
Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30Kentucky, United States
Death: December 24, 1944Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Augusta Ellen Thornsberry
Birth: July 8, 1875 30 35Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 1, 1939Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - James H Hester - Household

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NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
James H Hesterhead43MWFarmerNC
Elizabeth Hesterwife41FWVA
Martha J Hesterdaughter18FWTN
Levisa Hesterdaughter16FWTN
Nancy Hesterdaughter14FWTN
Mary A Hesterdaughter12FWTN
John W Hesterson8MWTN
Margaret Hesterdaughter5FWTN
James W Hesterson4MWKY
Elizabeth Hesterdaughter2FWKY