Ephraim Blackford Kester (1838 - 1931)

Born 20 Mar 1838 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, United States

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Died 17 Aug 1931 at age 93 in Lane, Oregon, United States

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Biography

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Ephraim Blackford Kester was born 20 Mar 1838, in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. He is a son of William Kester and Sarah Mosier. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1850, they lived in Prairie Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. Parents William and Sarah, children Amanda, Francis, Ephraim, Martha, Eliza, and Mary. ^[2]

He married Nancy Brown, 23 May 1860. ^[1]

He married Nancy Kerr, 17 Aug 1869. ^[1]

Ephraim passed away 17 Aug 1931, in Lane County, Oregon. He is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Hunt, John E., Compiled by; “Pound and Kester Families”; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 390.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1850 Census; "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVZ-2Y5 : 12 April 2016), Household of William Kester, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing family 34, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #34080197, database and images (accessed 29 April 2019), memorial page for Ephraim Kester (20 Mar 1838–17 Aug 1931), citing Laurel Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by jessicado (contributor 47066171).