The Shemwell Family

Myra Irene ParkerAge: 77 years18831961

Name
Myra Irene Parker
Given names
Myra Irene
Surname
Parker
Married name
Myra Irene Hester
Birth August 20, 1883
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
MarriageWalter Richard HesterView this family
July 4, 1906 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ora Vance Hester
about 1909 (Age 25 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Catherine Louise Hester
March 27, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ruby Faye Hester
April 30, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 daughter
#4
Helen Juanita Hester
1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 sonOra Vance Hester
before 1920 (Age 36 years)

Census February 9, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Hershel Hayden Hester
September 29, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 46 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandWalter Richard Hester
December 30, 1941 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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
Marriage of a childHershel Hayden HesterNina Fay SquiresView this family
August 9, 1946 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Walter Richard Hester
August 5, 1947 (Age 63 years)
Census April 28, 1950 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 April 15, 1961 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Garrison Cemetery
Family with Walter Richard Hester - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 4, 1906Bradley, Arkansas, United States
4 years
son
Ora Vance Hester
Birth: about 1909 30 25Arkansas, United States
Death: before 1920
3 years
daughter
Catherine Louise Hester
Birth: March 27, 1912 33 28Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 2, 1986Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Ruby Faye Hester
Birth: April 30, 1914 35 30Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 5, 2004Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Helen Juanita Hester
Birth: 1917 38 33Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 4, 1977Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States
4 years
son
Hershel Hayden Hester
Birth: September 29, 1920 42 37River, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 17, 2004Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Walter Richard Hester + Mattie Hamaker - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Mattie Hamaker
Birth: April 1882Warren, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1905Bardley, Pennington, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: March 16, 1902Bradley, Arkansas, United States
3 years
step-son
Crystal Guy Hester
Birth: May 5, 1905 26 23Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 28, 1982Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States

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

16b Kingsland Road Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hester, Walter RheadMW29M3KYKYKYHaulerLumber
Hester, IrenewifeFW26M321ARMSKY
Hester, Ora VancesonMW6mSARKYAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Hester - Household

Sumpter, Bradley, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hester, Walter RheadMW41MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Hester, Myra IwifeFW36MARMSKY
Hester, CatherinedaughterFW7SARKYAR
Hester, RubydaughterFW5SARKYAR
Hester, JuanitadaughterFW2-3mSARKYAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Hester - Household

River, Bradley, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hester, Walter RheadMW49M25KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Hester, IrenewifeFW46M22ARGAGA
Hester, CatherinedaughterFW18SARKYAR
Hester, RubydaughterFW16SARKYAR
Hester, JuianitadaughterFW12SARKYAR
Hester, HershelsonMW9SARKYAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter Richard Hester - Household

Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hester, WalterXheadMW59MKYIngallsBradleyARFarmingFarm
Hester, IreneXwifeFW56MARIngallsBradleyARHousekeepingOwn House
Hester, HershelsonMW19SARIngallsBradleyARCommon LaborerW.P.A.

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Hershel Hayden Hester - Household

Off S. Main Bradley Quarters, Bradley, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hester, HershelheadMW29MarARMechanicGarage
Hester, Nina FwifeFW21MarTX
Hester, Walter RsonMW2NevAR
Hester, IrenemotherFW66WdAR