The Shemwell Family

Paul Edward HesterAge: 61 years19171978

Name
Paul Edward Hester
Given names
Paul Edward
Surname
Hester
Birth October 22, 1917 46 35
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 2 months)

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 brotherWindell Harris Hester
April 22, 1919 (Age 18 months)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAugustine America “Gussie” Shemwell
April 19, 1921 (Age 3 years)
Cause: Senile Dementia
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames William Hester
July 2, 1926 (Age 8 years)
Cause: Dysentery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 22, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
MarriageEthylene Janet CathcartView this family
about 1946 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Clifford Edward Hester
February 28, 1947 (Age 29 years)
Death of a brotherBlandford Island Hester
February 28, 1949 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 fatherArthur Clinton Hester
September 22, 1956 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth “Lizzie” Harris
November 1973 (Age 56 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 26, 1978 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1901
6 years
elder brother
Leland D “Red” Hester Sr.
Birth: December 10, 1906 35 24Kentucky, United States
Death: December 26, 1978Christian, Kentucky, United States
16 months
elder brother
Arnold C Hester
Birth: April 9, 1908 36 26Kentucky, United States
Death: October 31, 1913Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Blandford Island Hester
Birth: June 5, 1910 38 28Kentucky, United States
Death: February 28, 1949Christian, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder brother
Murrell Odell Hester
Birth: June 18, 1911 39 29Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 16, 1986Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Mayon Howell Hester
Birth: October 6, 1913 42 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 14, 1983Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder brother
James Dowell Hester
Birth: August 3, 1915 44 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 2001Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
2 years
himself
Paul Edward Hester
Birth: October 22, 1917 46 35Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1978Tennessee, United States
-1 years
elder sister
Bessie Hilma Hester
Birth: October 17, 1916 45 34Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1, 2001
3 years
younger brother
Windell Harris Hester
Birth: April 22, 1919 47 37Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 14, 2000
Family with Ethylene Janet Cathcart - View this family
himself
Paul Edward Hester
Birth: October 22, 1917 46 35Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 26, 1978Tennessee, United States
wife
Ethylene Janet Cathcart
Birth: August 4, 1927Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 1, 2007Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1946
14 months
son
Clifford Edward Hester
Birth: February 28, 1947 29 19Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 26, 2022Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Paul Edward Hester has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur C Hester - Household

Sharon Grove Todd Ky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Arthur HesterheadMW48MKYKYKYBlacksmithGun Shop
Lizzie HesterwifeFW38MKYKYKY
Leland HestersonMW14SKYKYKY
Blandford HestersonMW11SKYKYKY
Murrell HestersonMW9SKYKYKY
Howell HestersonMW7SKYKYKY
James HestersonMW5SKYKYKY
Bessie HesterdaughterFW3SKYKYKY
Paul HestersonMW2SKYKYKY
Windell HestersonMW1SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Clinton Hester - Household

Cross Road From Sharon Grove to Highland Lick Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hester, Arthur CheadMW55M26KYKYKYBlack SmithShop
Hester, ElizabethwifeFW45M20KYKYKY
Hester, Blandford IsonMW18SKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Hester, MurrellsonMW19SKYKYKYMechanicRepair Shop
Hester, HowellsonMW15SKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Hester, James DsonMW14SKYKYKYLaborerGeneral Farm
Hester, Bessie HdaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Hester, Paul EsonMW12SKYKYKY
Hester, Windell HsonMW10SKYKYKY