The Shemwell Family

Crystal Guy HesterAge: 77 years19051982

Name
Crystal Guy Hester
Given names
Crystal Guy
Surname
Hester
Birth May 5, 1905 26 23
Death of a motherMattie Hamaker
1905
Marriage of a parentWalter Richard HesterMyra Irene ParkerView this family
July 4, 1906 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a half-brotherOra Vance Hester
about 1909 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-sisterCatherine Louise Hester
March 27, 1912 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-sisterRuby Faye Hester
April 30, 1914 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 half-sisterHelen Juanita Hester
1917 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 12 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/
Death of a half-brotherOra Vance Hester
before 1920 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a half-brotherHershel Hayden Hester
September 29, 1920 (Age 15 years)
MarriageSarah Belle RossView this family
December 21, 1927 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Howard Eugene Hester
December 21, 1928 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 2, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Buford Hester
September 13, 1932 (Age 27 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherWalter Richard Hester
December 30, 1941 (Age 36 years)
DivorceSarah Belle RossView this family
October 25, 1944 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 3, 1950 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ronald David Hester
September 5, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 sonHoward Eugene Hester
October 11, 1975 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 half-sisterHelen Juanita Hester
April 4, 1977 (Age 71 years)
Burial of a half-sisterHelen Juanita Hester
April 6, 1977 (Age 71 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Citizens Cemetery
Death June 28, 1982 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Mattie Hamaker
Birth: April 1882Warren, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1905Bardley, Pennington, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: March 16, 1902Bradley, Arkansas, United States
3 years
himself
Crystal Guy Hester
Birth: May 5, 1905 26 23Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 28, 1982Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Myra Irene Parker - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 4, 1906Bradley, Arkansas, United States
4 years
half-brother
Ora Vance Hester
Birth: about 1909 30 25Arkansas, United States
Death: before 1920
3 years
half-sister
Catherine Louise Hester
Birth: March 27, 1912 33 28Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 2, 1986Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
2 years
half-sister
Ruby Faye Hester
Birth: April 30, 1914 35 30Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 5, 2004Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
4 years
half-sister
Helen Juanita Hester
Birth: 1917 38 33Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 4, 1977Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States
4 years
half-brother
Hershel Hayden Hester
Birth: September 29, 1920 42 37River, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 17, 2004Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Family with Sarah Belle Ross - View this family
himself
Crystal Guy Hester
Birth: May 5, 1905 26 23Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 28, 1982Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
ex-wife
Marriage: December 21, 1927Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: October 25, 1944Bradley, Arkansas, United States
1 year
son
Howard Eugene Hester
Birth: December 21, 1928 23 16Arkansas, United States
Death: October 11, 1975Yolo, California, United States
Family with Denver T Childs - View this family
himself
Crystal Guy Hester
Birth: May 5, 1905 26 23Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 28, 1982Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
wife
Denver T Childs
Birth: August 13, 1908Arkansas, United States
Death: February 5, 1990Jefferson, Texas, United States
son
Private
Ralph Hudgins + Denver T Childs - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Denver T Childs
Birth: August 13, 1908Arkansas, United States
Death: February 5, 1990Jefferson, Texas, United States
step-daughter
Private

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Crystal Guy Hester - Household

Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hester, Crystal GheadMW25M23ARKYARDraymanLumber Mill
Hester, Sarah Bex-wifeFW18M16ARARAR
Hester, Howard EsonMW1-3mSARARAR