The Shemwell Family

Etta N HesterAge: 89 years18851974

Name
Etta N Hester
Given names
Etta N
Surname
Hester
Married name
Etta N Anderson
Birth June 2, 1885 35 29
MarriageSamuel Clyde AndersonView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherEugene William Hester
July 25, 1888 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Mack Hester
April 6, 1892 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherRobert Macon Moss
April 11, 1904 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHenrietta L Clardy
October 28, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 motherEudora “Dora” Moss
July 30, 1924 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 brotherRobert Mack Hester
November 9, 1929 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherRichard M “Dick” Hester
November 14, 1935 (Age 50 years)
Cause: Lobar Pneumonia
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 of a brotherEugene William Hester
July 23, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a husbandSamuel Clyde Anderson
October 30, 1970 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death October 8, 1974 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Westhampton Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Richard M “Dick” Hester
Birth: March 29, 1850 46 40Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 14, 1935Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Eudora “Dora” Moss
Birth: March 12, 1856 31 24LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 30, 1924Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1882
3 years
herself
Etta N Hester
Birth: June 2, 1885 35 29LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 8, 1974Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Robert Mack Hester
Birth: April 6, 1892 42 36Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 9, 1929Graves, Kentucky, United States
Family with Samuel Clyde Anderson - View this family
husband
Samuel Clyde Anderson
Birth: September 15, 1896Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 30, 1970Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
herself
Etta N Hester
Birth: June 2, 1885 35 29LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 8, 1974Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Marriage:

Etta N Hester has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Richard M Hester - Household

Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Richard M HesterheadWMMar185050M19KYVAVAFarmer
Eudora MosswifeWFMar185446M1953KYNCTN
Etta HesterdaughterWFJun188514SKYKYKYAt School
Eugene HestersonWMJul188912SKYKYKYAt School
Robert HestersonWMApr189010SKYKYKYAt School
Sam AnglinBoarderWMMay185248SKYKYKYDay Laborer

Next door to Anse

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard M Hester - Household

1002 Broadway Mayfield, Graves, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Richard M HesterheadMW60M129KYVAVANone
Eudora HesterwifeFW54M12953KYVATNKeeperBoarding house
Etta HesterdaughterFW25SKYKYKYSales ladyHardware Co
Eugene HestersonMW22M12KYKYKYBarberBarber Shop
Robert HestersonMW20SKYKYKYBarberBarber Shop
Bettie Hesterdaughter in lawFW20M1211KYKYKYNone
Richard M HestergrandsonMW1SKYKYKYNone