James William HesterAge: 79 years1847–1926
- Name
- James William Hester
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | February 14, 1847 39 37 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 sister | Elizabeth Hester 1848 (Age 10 months) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Fanny L Hester 1853 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Military | Civil War - Union Type: Enlistment 1862 (Age 14 years)Note: Civil War - Enlistment 1862 - Sixth Calvary - Union |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 19 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 19 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 21 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 23 years) Note: living with parents |
| Birth of a son #1 | Arthur Clinton Hester July 25, 1871 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell — View this family August 6, 1871 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Flora Hester January 17, 1875 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Flora Hester February 4, 1875 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Poppie Eleanor Hester March 25, 1876 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ethert Bron Hester January 6, 1877 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 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 son #5 | Alton Bell Hester December 11, 1879 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Brownhouse June 10, 1881 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Garland Hester September 14, 1881 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Garland Hester October 24, 1881 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Thomas Jessie Hester May 19, 1884 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mattie Stella Hester September 2, 1885 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Clinton Hester — Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris — View this family estimated 1901 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle — Mattie Stella Hester — View this family estimated 1901 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mable Ruth Gentle September 30, 1902 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Norris Gentle December 30, 1905 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Leland D “Red” Hester Sr. December 10, 1906 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alton Bell Hester — Moodie B Templeton — View this family 1906 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Clifford Gentle January 6, 1907 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Arnold C Hester April 9, 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Augustus Bell “Andy” Hester April 19, 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Myrtle Gentle about 1908 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Blandford Island Hester June 5, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Garland W Hester September 30, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Howard Burton Gentle Sr. March 10, 1911 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Murrell Odell Hester June 18, 1911 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Milburn E Hester January 25, 1913 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Mayon Howell Hester October 6, 1913 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Arnold C Hester October 31, 1913 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Hester March 26, 1914 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mary Bernadine Hester March 22, 1915 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | James Dowell Hester August 3, 1915 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Bessie Hilma Hester October 17, 1916 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 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 grandson #17 | Paul Edward Hester October 22, 1917 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Clifford Gentle May 20, 1918 (Age 71 years) Cause: Leukemia |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 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 70 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 grandson #18 | Windell Harris Hester April 22, 1919 (Age 72 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a wife | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 74 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a grandson | Norris Gentle April 26, 1922 (Age 75 years) Cause: Brights Disease |
 Death | July 2, 1926 (Age 79 years) Cause of death: Dysentery |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James H Hester Birth: April 15, 1807 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 3, 1895 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Brownhouse Birth: July 22, 1809 — Virginia, United States Death: June 10, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1831 — |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha A Hester Birth: 1832 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Levisa “Lou” Hester Birth: 1834 26 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Hester Birth: 1836 28 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Wesley Hester Birth: March 14, 1842 34 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1935 |
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4 years elder sister |
Margaret Hester Birth: 1845 37 35 Death: |
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2 years himself |
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 |
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23 months younger sister |
Elizabeth Hester Birth: 1848 40 38 Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Fanny L Hester Birth: 1853 45 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
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 daughter |
Flora Hester Birth: January 17, 1875 27 28 Death: February 4, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
Garland Hester Birth: September 14, 1881 34 35 Death: October 24, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Jessie Hester Birth: May 19, 1884 37 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1956 |
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15 months daughter |
Mattie Stella Hester Birth: September 2, 1885 38 39 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1949 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James H Hester - Household
Todd Ky
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| Military | Civil War - Enlistment 1862 - Sixth Calvary - Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | living with parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
Arthur next door |