George
Everett
Kester
Born in Smallett, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Kester
and Missouri Isabel (Baxter) Kester
Brother of
Margaret Elizabeth Kester, William Robert Kester, Newton Virgil Kester, James Arthur Kester, Luthie Angeline (Kester) Felton, Lonzo Harrison Kester, Luther Raymond Kester and Ethel Mae (Kester) Hughes
Husband of
Hattie Mae (Faubion) Kester
— married
about 1900 (to 1904) [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Gentry) Kester
— married
1907 in Douglas, Missouri, United States
Husband of
Myrta Maurine (Hooker) Kester
— married
about 1931 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Cecil Raymond Kester, Goldie Mabel Kester, Lela May (Kester) Farmer, Vernon Taft Kester, Franklin E. Kester, Kenneth H. Kester and Marybelle (Kester) Pennock
Died
at age 80
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Sep 2017
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Biography
George Everett Kester was born 18 Apr 1877, in Smallett, Douglas County, Missouri. He was the son of Isaac Kester and Missouri Baxter.
In 1880, the family was living in Campbell, Douglas County, Missouri. Parents Isaac and Missouri Isabel and children Margaret, William, George, and Newton. [1]
He first married Hattie Faubion, in 1900. They had two children, Cecil and Goldie. Goldie died 18 Feb 1904, and Hattie died the following month, 16 Mar 1904.
George married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gentry, 1907, in Douglas County, Missouri. They had two children, Lela and Vernon. George and Hattie's son, Cecil was with them. Elizabeth died Dec 1927.
In 1931, George married Myrta Hooker. There was the children, Cecil, Lela and Vernon with them, and George and Myrta had three more children, a son and two daughters.
In 1940 they resided in Scott City, Scott County, Kansas. Parents "G.E." and Maurine, and children Franklin, Kenneth, and Mary. [2]
George passed away Dec 1957.
Sources
- ↑ 1880 Census; 1880 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; NARA T9, 1,454 rolls, Roll: 1254685; Sheet: 490-B; Page: 579; Line: 37; Household of Isaac Kester, State: Missouri; County: Douglas; Township: Campbell; MyHeritage (USA) Inc., MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10129/1880-united-states-federal-census ; Isaac Kester, Isabel M. Kester, Marg. M. Kester, William R. Kester, George E. Kester, Newt. V. Kester
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR2H-DYX : 26 July 2019), Kenneth Kester in household of G E Kester, Scott City, Scott Township, Scott, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 86-6, sheet 6A, line 16, family 105, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1258.
- "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5M-P9JR : accessed 12 March 2020), Myrta Maurine Hooker Kester in entry for Franklin E Kester Or Frank, Kansas, United States, 30 Jun 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Salina Journal, The, born-digital text.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George 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 George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George 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 George:
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~3.12%
Nathan Schmidt
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A804022 [compare], Ancestry member NathanDSchmidt
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~0.78%
LIsa Newport :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SR8559362 [compare], Ancestry member HistoryNTX
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