Walter Richard HesterAge: 63 years1878–1941
- Name
- Walter Richard Hester
- Given names
- Walter Richard
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | July 2, 1878 36 28 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: 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 23 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell November 14, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Amanda A Jeffriss April 8, 1889 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 parent | Samuel Buford Hester — Ida B Loveless — View this family December 24, 1901 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Mattie Hamaker — View this family March 16, 1902 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Crystal Guy Hester May 5, 1905 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mattie Hamaker 1905 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage | Myra Irene Parker — View this family July 4, 1906 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ora Vance Hester about 1909 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Martin Hester July 5, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Catherine Louise Hester March 27, 1912 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ruby Faye Hester April 30, 1914 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Otis Hester calculated 1914 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WWI Draft September 12, 1917 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Helen Juanita Hester 1917 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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 son | Ora Vance Hester before 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | February 9, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Hershel Hayden Hester September 29, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Crystal Guy Hester — Sarah Belle Ross — View this family December 21, 1927 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Howard Eugene Hester December 21, 1928 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 16, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Buford Hester September 13, 1932 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 |
 Death | December 30, 1941 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Garrison Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Buford Hester Birth: October 5, 1841 37 32 — Lafayette, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1932 — Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
Ether Hester Birth: calculated 1868 26 18 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary Hester Birth: about 1871 29 21 Death: |
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5 years elder sister |
Alice Hester Birth: about 1875 33 25 Death: |
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4 years himself |
Walter Richard Hester Birth: July 2, 1878 36 28 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1941 — Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Ida B Loveless |
| father |
Samuel Buford Hester Birth: October 5, 1841 37 32 — Lafayette, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1932 — Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Mary Otis Hester Birth: calculated 1914 72 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Mattie Hamaker |
| himself |
Walter Richard Hester Birth: July 2, 1878 36 28 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1941 — Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mattie Hamaker Birth: April 1882 — Warren, Arkansas, United States Death: 1905 — Bardley, Pennington, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 16, 1902 — Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Crystal Guy Hester Birth: May 5, 1905 26 23 — Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States Death: June 28, 1982 — Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States |
| Family with Myra Irene Parker |
| himself |
Walter Richard Hester Birth: July 2, 1878 36 28 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1941 — Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Myra Irene Parker Birth: August 20, 1883 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 15, 1961 — Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 4, 1906 — Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Ora Vance Hester Birth: about 1909 30 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: before 1920 |
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3 years daughter |
Catherine Louise Hester Birth: March 27, 1912 33 28 — Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States Death: October 2, 1986 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ruby Faye Hester Birth: April 30, 1914 35 30 — Bradley, Arkansas, United States Death: March 5, 2004 — Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Helen Juanita Hester Birth: 1917 38 33 — Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States Death: April 4, 1977 — Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States |
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4 years son |
Hershel Hayden Hester Birth: September 29, 1920 42 37 — River, Bradley, Arkansas, United States Death: June 17, 2004 — Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel B Hester Jr. - Household
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Hester - Household
16b Kingsland Road Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Hester - Household
Sumpter, Bradley, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Hester - Household
River, Bradley, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Hester - Household
Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas
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