John Wesley HesterAge: 93 years1842–1935
- Name
- John Wesley Hester
- Given names
- John Wesley
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | March 14, 1842 34 32 |
 Birth of a sister | Margaret Hester 1845 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James William Hester February 14, 1847 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 sister | Elizabeth Hester 1848 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Fanny L Hester 1853 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 |
 Marriage | Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell — View this family November 29, 1865 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Bruce “Ruse” Hester April 27, 1867 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 24 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 24 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 26 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Lush Hester September 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | October 12, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Eber Everett Hester August 26, 1872 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Maon Hester July 18, 1874 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Lt. Abot Hester July 28, 1878 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 35 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Brownhouse June 10, 1881 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lush Hester — Mary Frances “Marie” Hume — View this family July 9, 1893 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Maud Ella Hester September 30, 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bruce “Ruse” Hester — Anise G Vaughn — View this family June 12, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Eber Everett Hester — Grace Pearl Fisher — View this family December 25, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | R Vaughn Hester February 1899 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Floyd Pearl Hester September 13, 1899 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Madge Edith Hester about 1902 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Claudina Lorena Hester July 14, 1902 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a son | Lt. Abot Hester January 13, 1903 (Age 60 years) Cause: Cholera |
| Marriage of a child | Maon Hester — Jean Leticie “Ticie” Allison — View this family April 3, 1907 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lydia Minerva Hester June 25, 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a son | Bruce “Ruse” Hester June 27, 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Samuel Wesley Hester September 27, 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Beulah Hester August 23, 1911 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Beulah Hester September 8, 1911 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | John E Hester January 8, 1913 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a grandson | John E Hester February 16, 1913 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Hester March 26, 1914 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Eber Clyde Hester May 17, 1914 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Charles J Hester September 12, 1916 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 73 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 74 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 75 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 granddaughter #12 | Frances Jeannette Hester February 26, 1919 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a wife | Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell December 12, 1920 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Wanda Charlese Hester February 13, 1922 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | James William Hester July 2, 1926 (Age 84 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Carl Everett Hester February 14, 1927 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 87 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 |
 Death | March 17, 1935 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Granite City 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 himself |
John Wesley Hester Birth: March 14, 1842 34 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1935 |
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4 years younger sister |
Margaret Hester Birth: 1845 37 35 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
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 Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell |
| himself |
John Wesley Hester Birth: March 14, 1842 34 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1935 |
| wife |
Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1842 31 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1920 — Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: November 29, 1865 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months son |
Bruce “Ruse” Hester Birth: April 27, 1867 25 25 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 27, 1909 — Granite, Greer, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Lush Hester Birth: September 1870 28 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 7, 1960 |
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2 years son |
Eber Everett Hester Birth: August 26, 1872 30 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1960 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months son |
Maon Hester Birth: July 18, 1874 32 32 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1938 — Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years son |
Lt. Abot Hester Birth: July 28, 1878 36 36 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1903 — Masbate, Philippines |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James H Hester - Household
Todd Ky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Hester - Household
Indian Territory Creek Nation - Oklahoma
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Hester - Household
Greer, Oklahoma, United States
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| Note | In the Creek Nation Indian territory census in 1900 and it says she had only 5 children(all living). None living at home. |