Joseph
Shaw
Kester
Born in Vigo, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathan Kester
and Elizabeth (Shaw) Kester
Brother of
William Kester, Fanny Ann (Kester) Boyer, Byron T. Kester, Eunice (Kester) Dickens, Angeline (Kester) Cary, Queen Elizabeth (Kester) Barricklow, Nathan Riley Kester and John Shaw Kester
Husband of
Mary M. (Newport) Kester
— married
15 Feb 1844 (to 20 Sep 1863) in Clark, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Madison Shelby Kester, Charles William Kester, Sarah Elizabeth (Kester) Widener, James Kester, Ann Isabelle (Kester) Frazier, Joseph Riley Kester Sr. and Mary Glovina (Kester) Bradford
Died
at age 41
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jun 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kester Name Study.
Joseph Shaw Kester was born 02 Jul 1822, in Vigo County, Indiana. He is a son of Nathan Kester and Elizabeth Shaw. [1]
He married Mary Newport, 15 Feb 1844 in Clark County, Illinois. [1] [2] [3]
Joseph passed away 20 Sep 1863. [1] He is buried in the Brookshire Cemetery, Spring Creek, Phelps County, Missouri. [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hunt, John E., Compiled by; “Pound and Kester Families”; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Page 512.
- ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GH-M6D : 14 February 2020), Mary Newport in entry for Joseph Kester, 1844.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2PX-XLS : 19 February 2021), Joseph Kester and Mary Newport, 1844; citing Clark, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,306,059.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25654098, database and images (accessed 27 March 2018), memorial page for Joseph Shaw Kester (2 Jun 1822–20 Sep 1863), citing Brookshire Cemetery, Spring Creek, Phelps County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by contributor 46812134.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Virgil Kester
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M223, FTDNA kit #246501 - Virgil Kester :
Y-Chromosome Test 45 markers, haplogroup I-M223
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Sandy (Sands) Peachey :
23andMe, GEDmatch T825146 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T825146 [compare], Ancestry member krpeachey
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T825146 [compare], FTDNA kit #253269
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kristin (Peachey) Robinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch T778550 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T778550 [compare], Ancestry member krpeachey
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T778550 [compare], FTDNA kit #173008
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T778550 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Laura McCurry :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #854072
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