Thomas Jessie HesterAge: 71 years1884–1956
- Name
- Thomas Jessie Hester
- Given names
- Thomas Jessie
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | May 19, 1884 37 37 |
 Birth of a sister | Mattie Stella Hester September 2, 1885 (Age 15 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 23, 1900 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 mother | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 36 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a father | James William Hester July 2, 1926 (Age 42 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 sister | Mattie Stella Hester May 6, 1949 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alton Bell Hester December 26, 1949 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 brother | Ethert Bron Hester May 15, 1955 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 23, 1956 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleaseant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James William Hester Birth: February 14, 1847 39 37 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 2, 1926 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell Birth: August 9, 1846 35 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1921 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 6, 1871 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Arthur Clinton Hester Birth: July 25, 1871 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1956 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Flora Hester Birth: January 17, 1875 27 28 Death: February 4, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Poppie Eleanor Hester Birth: March 25, 1876 29 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1960 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
Ethert Bron Hester Birth: January 6, 1877 29 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 15, 1955 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Alton Bell Hester Birth: December 11, 1879 32 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Garland Hester Birth: September 14, 1881 34 35 Death: October 24, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Thomas Jessie Hester Birth: May 19, 1884 37 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1956 |
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15 months younger sister |
Mattie Stella Hester Birth: September 2, 1885 38 39 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1949 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Thomas Jessie Hester has 52 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents Presley M Thornsberry + Mary Ann Hester
Parents Benjamin T Sanders + Mary Ann Hester
Parents John Wesley Hester + Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell
Mother's family (42)
Parents Samuel Thomas Shemwell + Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Ayres Hudspeth + Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell
Parents John Wesley Hester + Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell
Parents James McHenry Shutt + Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell
Parents Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell + Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman
Parents Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell + Mary Harriet Sherrod
Parents Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell + Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
Note: Clifty Magisterial District - Listed having nine (9) children, only six (6) living. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James William Hester - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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