Samuel Buford HesterAge: 90 years1841–1932
- Name
- Samuel Buford Hester
- Given names
- Samuel Buford
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | October 5, 1841 37 32 |
 Military | Co. F, 50 Tennessee, Infantry, C.S.A. |
 Birth of a sister | Eudora G “Puss” Hester January 11, 1844 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances Mae “Mack” Hester September 18, 1847 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Shemwell Hester April 1850 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | August 8, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 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 18 years) |
 Occupation | Store clerk 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Fredonia Hester September 25, 1862 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Hester February 5, 1864 (Age 22 years) |
| 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 | Amanda A Jeffriss — View this family December 24, 1867 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ether Hester calculated 1868 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 | July 23, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Hester about 1871 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Alice Hester about 1875 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Walter Richard Hester July 2, 1878 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 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 16, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell November 14, 1880 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry James Hester about 1881 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edmund Garner Hester March 3, 1886 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Amanda A Jeffriss April 8, 1889 (Age 47 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 |
| Death of a brother | Robert A Hester November 9, 1901 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage | Ida B Loveless — View this family December 24, 1901 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Richard Hester — Mattie Hamaker — View this family March 16, 1902 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Crystal Guy Hester May 5, 1905 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Richard Hester — Myra Irene Parker — View this family July 4, 1906 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Ora Vance Hester about 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Martin Hester July 5, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Catherine Louise Hester March 27, 1912 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Otis Hester calculated 1914 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ruby Faye Hester April 30, 1914 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 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 granddaughter #5 | Helen Juanita Hester 1917 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 75 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 76 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 grandson | Ora Vance Hester before 1920 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Hershel Hayden Hester September 29, 1920 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Anderson “Anse” Hester January 27, 1924 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Mae “Mack” Hester February 14, 1926 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eudora G “Puss” Hester July 16, 1929 (Age 87 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 |
| Census | April 6, 1930 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | September 13, 1932 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| 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 elder sister |
Fredonia Hester Birth: April 16, 1839 35 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 25, 1862 |
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3 years himself |
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 |
| Family with Amanda A Jeffriss |
| himself |
Samuel Buford Hester Birth: October 5, 1841 37 32 — Lafayette, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1932 — Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Amanda A Jeffriss Birth: about 1850 — Mississippi, United States Death: April 8, 1889 — Cook, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1867 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year son |
Ether Hester Birth: calculated 1868 26 18 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Hester Birth: about 1871 29 21 Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Alice Hester Birth: about 1875 33 25 Death: |
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4 years son |
Walter Richard Hester Birth: July 2, 1878 36 28 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1941 — Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Ida B Loveless |
| himself |
Samuel Buford Hester Birth: October 5, 1841 37 32 — Lafayette, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1932 — Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Ida B Loveless Birth: January 21, 1881 — Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States Death: December 8, 1954 — Midland, Midland, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1901 — Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
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9 years son |
William Martin Hester Birth: July 5, 1910 68 29 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: February 20, 1974 — Midland, Texas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Otis Hester Birth: calculated 1914 72 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
Samuel Buford 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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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel B Hester Jr. - Household
Reland TWP, Bradley, Arkansas, United States Eagle Creek Post Office, Bradley, AR
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel B Hester Jr. - Household
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
Next door to Ed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel B Hester Jr. - Household
East Fork, Faulkner, Arkansas
Loveless next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Buford Hester - Household
Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas
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