Uriah
Kiester
aka Keister
Born in Union, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Kiester
and Elizabeth (Reed) Kiester
Brother of
Nathan Kiester, Harvey Kiester, Margaret (Kiester) Corl, Jane R (Kiester) McCauly, Hannah Kiester, John Kiester and Robert Kiester
Husband of
Mary Ellen (Rockey) Kiester
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Wesley Kiester, William F Kiester, Quince Elton Kiester, Sarah Cordelia (Kiester) Gates and Martha Jennie Kiester
Died
at age 82
in Verona Township, Faribault, Minnesota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2018
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Biography
Uriah was born 27 Sep 1827 in Union, Pennsylvania, United States.
He was the son of Benjamin Kiester and Elizabeth (Reed) Kiester.
They had five children.
After his wife Mary died in 1895 he moved to Verona Township, Faribault, Minnesota to live with is daughter's family Sarah Cordella Gates (aka Della).
Died 6 May 1910 in Verona Township, Faribault county, Minnesota, United States.
Burial: 9 May 1910 Eldorado Cemetery, Orangeville, Stephenson, Illinois, United States.
Sources
* Birth Record: Family Search.org https: //www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K694-DJF
* 1850 Census: Family Search.org https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M853-VJB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=L697-2DL
* 1880 Census: Family Search.org https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK2-41H?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=K694-DJF
* Burial Record: Find A Grave (NOTE - death location is wrong on Find A Grave - should be Minnesota) Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2020), memorial page for Uriah Keister (27 Sep 1827–6 May 1910), Find A Grave Memorial no. 104317652, citing Eldorado Cemetery, Orangeville, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Uriah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Uriah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Uriah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Uriah:
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~6.25%
Bradley Kerbel
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23andMe, GEDmatch GQ6594136 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GL1644428 [compare], Ancestry member bdkerbel744388
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Categories: Eldorado Cemetery, Orangeville, Illinois