Fredonia HesterAge: 23 years1839–1862
- Name
- Fredonia Hester
- Given names
- Fredonia
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | April 16, 1839 35 29 |
 Birth of a brother | Samuel Buford Hester October 5, 1841 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eudora G “Puss” Hester January 11, 1844 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances Mae “Mack” Hester September 18, 1847 (Age 8 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 brother | Richard M “Dick” Hester March 29, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Shemwell Hester April 1850 (Age 10 years) |
 Census | August 8, 1850 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 19 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 |
| Census | August 10, 1860 (Age 21 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 |
 Death | September 25, 1862 (Age 23 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Hester Birth: March 16, 1804 22 22 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: February 5, 1864 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1809 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1880 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1826 — |
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15 months elder brother |
Edmund Garner Hester Birth: March 25, 1827 23 17 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1886 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Henry James Hester Birth: about 1829 24 19 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1881 |
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2 years elder brother |
Robert A Hester Birth: February 1831 26 21 Death: November 9, 1901 — Layfaette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Martha Shemwell Hester Birth: December 6, 1835 31 26 Death: April 1850 |
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18 months elder brother |
Joseph Anderson “Anse” Hester Birth: May 25, 1837 33 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1924 — Lake, Stark, Ohio, United States |
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23 months herself |
Fredonia Hester Birth: April 16, 1839 35 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 25, 1862 |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Buford Hester Birth: October 5, 1841 37 32 — Lafayette, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1932 — Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Eudora G “Puss” Hester Birth: January 11, 1844 39 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 1929 — Hopkinvsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Frances Mae “Mack” Hester Birth: September 18, 1847 43 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 14, 1926 — Hopkinvsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Richard M “Dick” Hester Birth: March 29, 1850 46 40 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1935 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Fredonia Hester has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (45)
Parents Allen J “A J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cheek
Parents Harrison Higgs “Harry” Shemwell + Martha Sinnot
Parents Thomas Charles Hewell + Mary Lucinda Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell + Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Elizabeth Nolin
Parents Dr. James Jackson “J J” Shemwell + Olivia “Ollie” McCauley
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Clardy + Emily Ellen Shemwell
Parents David Mushet + Mary Ann Shemwell
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Hester - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Hester - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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