Mary Ann HesterAge: 74 years1839–1914
- Name
- Mary Ann Hester
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Hester
- Married name
- Mary Ann Sanders
- Married name
- Mary Ann Thornsberry
 Birth | September 27, 1839 32 30 |
 Birth of a brother | John Wesley Hester March 14, 1842 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Hester 1845 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James William Hester February 14, 1847 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Hester 1848 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Fanny L Hester 1853 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders — View this family January 31, 1861 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Luella Sanders November 21, 1861 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a husband | Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders February 5, 1863 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Thomas Sanders March 31, 1863 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage | Presley M Thornsberry — View this family March 14, 1867 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a daughter | Luella Sanders May 28, 1868 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Erasmus Thornsberry about 1869 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Cordelia E Thornsberry April 21, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Augusta Ellen Thornsberry July 8, 1875 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Brownhouse June 10, 1881 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas Sanders — Sarah V Sears — View this family about 1885 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Herman Sanders October 5, 1886 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lee Raymon Sanders April 4, 1890 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas Sanders — Nancy Jennie Tomerlin — View this family about 1893 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a father | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John A Posey — Cordelia E Thornsberry — View this family April 28, 1895 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James W Tabb — Augusta Ellen Thornsberry — View this family 1895 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Hobert Tabb September 5, 1896 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Robert Jessie Sanders November 2, 1896 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Noba Tabb January 29, 1899 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a husband | Presley M Thornsberry December 19, 1899 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | William Boyd Tabb 1901 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Anna L Tabb July 29, 1906 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | March 26, 1914 (Age 74 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James H Hester Birth: April 15, 1807 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 3, 1895 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Brownhouse Birth: July 22, 1809 — Virginia, United States Death: June 10, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1831 — |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha A Hester Birth: 1832 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Levisa “Lou” Hester Birth: 1834 26 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Hester Birth: 1836 28 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years herself |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Wesley Hester Birth: March 14, 1842 34 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1935 |
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4 years younger sister |
Margaret Hester Birth: 1845 37 35 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
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 |
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23 months younger sister |
Elizabeth Hester Birth: 1848 40 38 Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Fanny L Hester Birth: 1853 45 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders |
| husband |
Benjamin T “Ben” Sanders Birth: May 1, 1839 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1863 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1861 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Luella Sanders Birth: November 21, 1861 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 28, 1868 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Presley M Thornsberry |
| husband |
Presley M Thornsberry Birth: April 1, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Erasmus Thornsberry Birth: about 1869 23 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months daughter |
Cordelia E Thornsberry Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Birth: July 8, 1875 30 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1939 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James H Hester - Household
Todd Ky
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