John
B.
Kester
Born in Maryland, United States
Son of Adam Kester
and Sarah Jane (Duvall) Kester
Brother of
Sophia (Kester) Hill, Catherine Kester, Mary Ann (Kester) Ruttencutter, William Kester, Joseph H. Kester and Peter Kester
Husband of
Nancy (Oliver) Kester
— married
about 1839 (to 17 Dec 1871) in West Virginia, United States
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Bailey) Kester
— married
24 Dec 1872 (to 21 May 1900) in Pleasants, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Cathryn (Kester) Biddle, John James Kester, Sarah Elizabeth Kester, David Reed Kester, Alice Maria (Kester) Barkwill, Frances Asbury Kester, Hugh Kenneth Kester and Robert Lee Kester
Died
at age 89
in Sandyville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Aug 2017
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kester Name Study.
John B. Kester was born in 1819. He is a son of Adam Kester and Sarah Duvall.
He married Nancy Oliver.
In June 1860, they resided in Willow Island, Pleasants County, Virginia. John, Nancy, Mary, John, Sarah, David, Maria, Frances, and Adam Kester (John's father). [1]
He married Mary Elizabeth Bailey, 24 Dec 1872 in Pleasants, Pleasants County, West Virginia. [2]
John passed away 16 May 1908, in Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia. [3]
He is buried in the Independence Cemetery, Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia.
Sources
- ↑ 1860 Census; "1860 United States Census", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-9LN : Mon Jul 17 23:38:46 UTC 2023), Pleasants County, Virginia; 12 Jun 1860; Line: 31, John Kester.
- Kester, John, 41, Maryland
- Kester, Nancy, 41, Ohio
- Kester, Mary C., 17, Virginia
- Kester, John J., 12, Virginia
- Kester, Sarah E., 10, Virginia
- Kester, David R., 8, Virginia
- Kester, Maria A., 4, Virginia
- Kester, Frances A., 2/12, Virginia
- Kester, Adam, 68, Maryland
- ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-XDF5 : Fri Aug 18 16:02:17 UTC 2023), Entry for John Kester and Mary E Bailey, 24 Dec 1872.
- ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9Z2-HJM : 18 March 2020), John Kester, 16 May 1908; citing Sandyville, Jackson, West Virginia, County Records, p 24, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,216.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~3.12%
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