Captain Robert Hester1782–
- Name
- Captain Robert Hester
- Given names
- Captain Robert
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | about 1782 |
 Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 11 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Marriage | Susan Garner — View this family 1802 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 21 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Birth of a son#1 | Samuel Hester March 16, 1804 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 30 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Hester — Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell — View this family about 1826 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Edmund Garner Hester March 25, 1827 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Henry James Hester about 1829 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Robert A Hester February 1831 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 50 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Martha Shemwell Hester December 6, 1835 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 53 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Joseph Anderson “Anse” Hester May 25, 1837 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Fredonia Hester April 16, 1839 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Samuel Buford Hester October 5, 1841 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Eudora G “Puss” Hester January 11, 1844 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Frances Mae “Mack” Hester September 18, 1847 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 64 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 grandson #10 | Richard M “Dick” Hester March 29, 1850 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Martha Shemwell Hester April 1850 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 75 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Fredonia Hester September 25, 1862 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a son | Samuel Hester February 5, 1864 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 79 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 85 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 85 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 87 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 96 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 grandson | Henry James Hester about 1881 (Age 99 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Edmund Garner Hester March 3, 1886 (Age 104 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Susan Garner |
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Captain Robert Hester Birth: about 1782 Death: |
| wife |
Susan Garner Birth: about 1782 Death: |
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Marriage: 1802 — |
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2 years son |
Samuel Hester Birth: March 16, 1804 22 22 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: February 5, 1864 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |