Leland D “Red” Hester Sr.Age: 72 years1906–1978
- Name
- Leland D “Red” Hester Sr.
- Given names
- Leland D
- Surname
- Hester
- Name suffix
- Sr.
- Nickname
- Red
 Birth | December 10, 1906 35 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Arnold C Hester April 9, 1908 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Blandford Island Hester June 5, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Murrell Odell Hester June 18, 1911 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Mayon Howell Hester October 6, 1913 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arnold C Hester October 31, 1913 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Dowell Hester August 3, 1915 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bessie Hilma Hester October 17, 1916 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 brother | Paul Edward Hester October 22, 1917 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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/ |
| Birth of a brother | Windell Harris Hester April 22, 1919 (Age 12 years) |
 Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell April 19, 1921 (Age 14 years) Cause: Senile Dementia |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James William Hester July 2, 1926 (Age 19 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 34 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 brother | Blandford Island Hester February 28, 1949 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 father | Arthur Clinton Hester September 22, 1956 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris November 1973 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 of a brother | Paul Edward Hester October 26, 1978 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | December 26, 1978 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Arthur Clinton Hester Birth: July 25, 1871 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1956 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harris Birth: December 31, 1881 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 1973 |
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Marriage: estimated 1901 — |
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6 years himself |
Leland D “Red” Hester Sr. Birth: December 10, 1906 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1978 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
Arnold C Hester Birth: April 9, 1908 36 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 31, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Blandford Island Hester Birth: June 5, 1910 38 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1949 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
Murrell Odell Hester Birth: June 18, 1911 39 29 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1986 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Mayon Howell Hester Birth: October 6, 1913 42 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 1983 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
James Dowell Hester Birth: August 3, 1915 44 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 2001 — Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Paul Edward Hester Birth: October 22, 1917 46 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1978 — Tennessee, United States |
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-1 years younger sister |
Bessie Hilma Hester Birth: October 17, 1916 45 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 2001 |
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3 years younger brother |
Windell Harris Hester Birth: April 22, 1919 47 37 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 2000 |
Leland D “Red” Hester Sr. has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Alton Bell Hester + Moodie B Templeton
Parents Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle + Mattie Stella Hester
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur C Hester - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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