James William HesterAge: 91 years1913–2005
- Name
- James William Hester
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- Hester
 Birth | December 3, 1913 25 25 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 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 sister | Sarah E Hester July 3, 1918 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eudora “Dora” Moss July 30, 1924 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 16 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Richard M “Dick” Hester November 14, 1935 (Age 21 years) Cause: Lobar Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 father | Eugene William Hester July 23, 1949 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 mother | Betty “Betsy” Magraw January 5, 1970 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 | Richard M Hester June 8, 1988 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Magraw Hester November 25, 1997 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah E Hester March 8, 2003 (Age 89 years) |
 Death | February 18, 2005 (Age 91 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Eugene William Hester Birth: July 25, 1888 38 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 1949 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Betty “Betsy” Magraw Birth: October 22, 1888 — Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 5, 1970 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1908 — |
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8 months elder brother |
Richard M Hester Birth: September 2, 1908 20 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 8, 1988 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Magraw Hester Birth: January 13, 1911 22 22 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1997 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
James William Hester Birth: December 3, 1913 25 25 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 2005 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Sarah E Hester Birth: July 3, 1918 29 29 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 2003 — Kentucky, United States |
James William Hester has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Eugene William Hester - Household
Harrison St.? Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Eugene William Hester - Household
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
Says Betsy's 1st Marriage was at 38. -b |