The Shemwell Family

Richard M HesterAge: 79 years19081988

Name
Richard M Hester
Given names
Richard M
Surname
Hester
Birth September 2, 1908 20 19
Marriage of parentsEugene William HesterBetty “Betsy” MagrawView this family
calculated 1908

Census April 21, 1910 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a brotherMagraw Hester
January 13, 1911 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames William Hester
December 3, 1913 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 sisterSarah E Hester
July 3, 1918 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEudora “Dora” Moss
July 30, 1924 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 15, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRichard M “Dick” Hester
November 14, 1935 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Lobar Pneumonia
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 fatherEugene William Hester
July 23, 1949 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 motherBetty “Betsy” Magraw
January 5, 1970 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 June 8, 1988 (Age 79 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Betty “Betsy” Magraw
Birth: October 22, 1888Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 5, 1970Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1908
8 months
himself
Richard M Hester
Birth: September 2, 1908 20 19Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 1988Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Magraw Hester
Birth: January 13, 1911 22 22Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 25, 1997Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
James William Hester
Birth: December 3, 1913 25 25Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 18, 2005Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger sister
Sarah E Hester
Birth: July 3, 1918 29 29Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 2003Kentucky, United States

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Eugene William Hester - Household

Harrison St.? Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Eugene W HesterheadMW33MKYKYKYLaborerBarber
Betty HesterwifeFW32MKYKYKY
Richard M HestersonMW11SKYKYKYStudent?? School
Magraw HestersonMW9SKYKYKY
James W HestersonMW6SKYKYKY
Sarah E HesterdaughterFW1-6mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Eugene William Hester - Household

Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hester, Eugene WheadMW41M20KYKYKYBarberBarber
Hester, BetseywifeFW40M38KYKYKY
Hester, RichardsonMW21SKYKYKYClerkGrocery
Hester, McGrawsonMW19MKYKYKY
Hester, JamessonMW15SKYKYKY
Hester, SarahdaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Hester, RichardfatherMW80Wd31KYKYKYLaborerGeneral Work

Says Betsy's 1st Marriage was at 38. -b