The Shemwell Family

Parolee Cora ClemAge: 88 years19101999

Name
Parolee Cora Clem
Given names
Parolee Cora
Surname
Clem
Married name
Parolee Cora Hester
Married name
Parolee Cora Timbrook
Birth June 10, 1910
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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/
MarriageSamuel Wesley HesterView this family
May 3, 1929 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Wanda Jo Hester
June 17, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Eber “Bud” Hester
January 27, 1933 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nancy Yvonne Hester
November 7, 1938 (Age 28 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ricky Lee “Rick” Terry
September 15, 1954 (Age 44 years)
Death of a daughterNancy Yvonne Hester
September 15, 1954 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Cindy Ann Terry
March 20, 1957 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Rana Lynn Hester
March 18, 1963 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandSamuel Wesley Hester
June 18, 1974 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 daughterWanda Jo Hester
September 1981 (Age 71 years)
Death of a grandsonRicky Lee “Rick” Terry
August 30, 1992 (Age 82 years)
Cause: Melanoma
Death February 9, 1999 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery
Family with Samuel Wesley Hester - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 3, 1929Greer, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
7 months
son
James Eber “Bud” Hester
Birth: January 27, 1933 23 22Granite, Greer, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 1, 2006Bellflower, Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
daughter
Nancy Yvonne Hester
Birth: November 7, 1938 29 28Oklahoma City, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 15, 1954California, United States
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Samuel Wesley Hester + Private - View this family
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Wesley Hester - Household

819 1/2 Cypress Ave Granite, Greer, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hester, Samuel WXheadMW30MOKGraniteGreerOKMachinist HelperBox Factory
Hester, Cora PwifeFW29MOKGraniteGreerOK
Hester, Wanda JodaughterFW8SOKGraniteGreerOK
Hester, James EsonMW7SOKGraniteGreerOK
Hester, Nancy YdaughterFW1SOK

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Wesley Hester - Household

6414 Flora Ave Bell, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hester, Samuel WheadMW40MarOKCorrugator OperatorPaper Carton Making
Hester, Parolee CwifeFW39MarOKFolderPaper Carton Making
Hester, Wanda JdaughterFW18NevOKPackingPaper Products Mfg
Hester, James EsonMW17NevOK
Hester, Nancy YdaughterFW11NevCA