Richard M “Dick” HesterAge: 85 years1850–1935
- Name
- Richard M “Dick” Hester
- Given names
- Richard M
- Surname
- Hester
- Nickname
- Dick
 Birth | March 29, 1850 46 40 |
 Death of a sister | Martha Shemwell Hester April 1850 (Age 3 days) |
 Census | August 8, 1850 (Age 4 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley October 16, 1858 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Fredonia Hester September 25, 1862 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Hester February 5, 1864 (Age 13 years) |
| 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 16 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 16 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 18 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 | September 8, 1870 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 27 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 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eleanor Kittrell “Ellen” Shemwell November 14, 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry James Hester about 1881 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Eudora “Dora” Moss — View this family calculated 1882 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Etta N Hester June 2, 1885 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edmund Garner Hester March 3, 1886 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Eugene William Hester July 25, 1888 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert Mack Hester April 6, 1892 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 19, 1900 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert A Hester November 9, 1901 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Richard M Hester September 2, 1908 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eugene William Hester — Betty “Betsy” Magraw — View this family calculated 1908 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Magraw Hester January 13, 1911 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James William Hester December 3, 1913 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 65 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 #4 | Sarah E Hester July 3, 1918 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 66 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 67 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/ |
| Census | February 23, 1920 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Anderson “Anse” Hester January 27, 1924 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a wife | Eudora “Dora” Moss July 30, 1924 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Mae “Mack” Hester February 14, 1926 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eudora G “Puss” Hester July 16, 1929 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 79 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 of a son | Robert Mack Hester November 9, 1929 (Age 79 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Buford Hester September 13, 1932 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | November 14, 1935 (Age 85 years) Cause of death: Lobar Pneumonia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Powell 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Eudora “Dora” Moss |
| himself |
Richard M “Dick” Hester Birth: March 29, 1850 46 40 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1935 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Eudora “Dora” Moss Birth: March 12, 1856 31 24 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 1924 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1882 — |
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3 years daughter |
Etta N Hester Birth: June 2, 1885 35 29 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 8, 1974 — Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States |
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3 years son |
Eugene William Hester Birth: July 25, 1888 38 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 1949 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Mack Hester Birth: April 6, 1892 42 36 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 1929 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
Richard M “Dick” 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 | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Eleanor Kittrell Shemwell - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Eleanor Kittrell Shemwell - Household
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Richard M Hester - Household
Christian, Kentucky
Next door to Anse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard M Hester - Household
1002 Broadway Mayfield, Graves, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Richard M “Dick” Hester - Household
Main St. Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Eugene William Hester - Household
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
Says Betsy's 1st Marriage was at 38. -b |