Arthur Clinton HesterAge: 85 years1871–1956
- Name
- Arthur Clinton Hester
- Given names
- Arthur Clinton
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | July 25, 1871 24 24 |
 Marriage of parents | James William Hester — Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell — View this family August 6, 1871 (Age 12 days) |
| Birth of a sister | Flora Hester January 17, 1875 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Flora Hester February 4, 1875 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Poppie Eleanor Hester March 25, 1876 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ethert Bron Hester January 6, 1877 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Floyd August 21, 1878 (Age 7 years) Cause: Rheumatic fever |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | Alton Bell Hester December 11, 1879 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell November 4, 1880 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Brownhouse June 10, 1881 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Garland Hester September 14, 1881 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | Garland Hester October 24, 1881 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jessie Hester May 19, 1884 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mattie Stella Hester September 2, 1885 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 28 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris — View this family estimated 1901 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Leland D “Red” Hester Sr. December 10, 1906 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Arnold C Hester April 9, 1908 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Blandford Island Hester June 5, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Murrell Odell Hester June 18, 1911 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Mayon Howell Hester October 6, 1913 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a son | Arnold C Hester October 31, 1913 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James Dowell Hester August 3, 1915 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Bessie Hilma Hester October 17, 1916 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 years)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 son #8 | Paul Edward Hester October 22, 1917 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 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 46 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 son #9 | Windell Harris Hester April 22, 1919 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 49 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a father | James William Hester July 2, 1926 (Age 54 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 58 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 58 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1940 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Paul Edward Hester — Ethylene Janet Cathcart — View this family about 1946 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Clifford Edward Hester February 28, 1947 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a son | Blandford Island Hester February 28, 1949 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mattie Stella Hester May 6, 1949 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alton Bell Hester December 26, 1949 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 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 brother | Ethert Bron Hester May 15, 1955 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Jessie Hester April 23, 1956 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 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 | September 22, 1956 (Age 85 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 younger sister |
Flora Hester Birth: January 17, 1875 27 28 Death: February 4, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 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 Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris |
| himself |
Arthur Clinton Hester Birth: July 25, 1871 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1956 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 son |
Windell Harris Hester Birth: April 22, 1919 47 37 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 2000 |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Clinton Hester - Household
Near Sharon Grove Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky
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