The Shemwell Family

Amanda A JeffrissAge: 39 years18501889

Name
Amanda A Jeffriss
Given names
Amanda A
Surname
Jeffriss
Married name
Amanda A Hester
Birth about 1850
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 11 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
MarriageSamuel Buford HesterView this family
December 24, 1867 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 17 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 17 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 18 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 19 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 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Hester
about 1871 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Alice Hester
about 1875 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#4
Walter Richard Hester
July 2, 1878 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 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 30 years)
Death April 8, 1889 (Age 39 years)
Family with Samuel Buford Hester - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 24, 1867Henderson, Kentucky, United States
1 year
son
Ether Hester
Birth: calculated 1868 26 18Georgia, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
5 years
daughter
4 years
son
Samuel Buford Hester + Ida B Loveless - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Ida B Loveless
Birth: January 21, 1881Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 8, 1954Midland, Midland, Texas, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1901Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
9 years
step-son
William Martin Hester
Birth: July 5, 1910 68 29Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 20, 1974Midland, Texas, United States
5 years
step-daughter

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel B Hester Jr. - Household

Reland TWP, Bradley, Arkansas, United States Eagle Creek Post Office, Bradley, AR

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Samuel Hester head28MWFarmerKY
Amanda Hesterwife20FWGA
Ether Hester2MWGAY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel B Hester Jr. - Household

Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Sam HesterWM38headMFarmerKYVATN
Amanda HesterWF30wifeMKeeping HouseMSVAVA
Mary HesterWF9daughterSAKKYMS
Alice HesterWF5daughterSKYKYMS
Walter HesterWM2sonMKYKYMS

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