Rebecca (Kester) Welch (1786 - 1849)

Born 3 Jul 1786 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Welch — married 10 Apr 1806 in Butler, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1849 at age 63 in Clay, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Descendant of Johannes Kuster, immigrant ancestor of Paulus Kuster, who was part of William Penn’s Pennsylvania Settlers community..

Rebecca (Kester) Welch has German Roots.

Rebecca Kester was born 03 Jul 1786, in Nelson County, Kentucky. She is a daughter of Paul Kester and Ruhama Bonham Kester. ^[1]

She married William Welch, 10 Apr 1806 in Butler County, Ohio. ^[1]

Rebecca Kester Welch passed away 08 Dec 1849, in Clay County, Indiana. She is buried in the Friendly Grove Cemetery, Clay County, Indiana. ^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Hunt, John E., Compiled by; Pound and Kester Families, containing an account of the ancestry of John Pound (Born in 1735) and William Kester (Born in 1733) and a genealogical record of all their descendants and other family historical matter.; Regan Printing House, Chicago, 1904, 628 Pages, Indexed; Pages 309-326, 591.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #105981992, database and images (accessed 21 January 2018), memorial page for Rebecca Kester Welch (3 Jul 1786–8 Dec 1849), citing Friendly Grove Cemetery, Clay County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Susan Gates Davis (contributor 47929890).

• Maud Russell 1937: “Compiled and drawn by Maud Russell, McAlester, Oklahoma (1937) from bible records and other records, remembrances of older relatives, county records, History of Sullivan and Green Counties, Indiana, by Professor John W. Spencer (1887). Information furnished by many relatives, notably, Miss Gay Edna Calvert.”

• Mary L. Pickrell, March 1979: “This information was taken from a chart on file at the Vigo County Library, Terre Haute, Indiana.”

• “ The information was compiled and the chart drawn by Maud Russell, McAlester, Oklahoma, 1931, from bible and other private records, county records, and the Pound Genealogy as to some dates.”

• “Also on file at the Vigo County Library is a chart on the St.Clair family which was also prepared by Maud Russell. In comparing the Fanny/Siner/Eli St.Clair section, a few discrepancies were found.”

Research Notes

• Jan 2018; Place of Death: Several sources have her living in Vigo County, Indiana. Find A Grave has Clay County, Indiana. Of course, Find A Grave does not list sources, I have no idea if the memorial was created listing Clay County because that is where she is buried ... or if they know it to be her place of death. This profile was just edited by another member, with Clay County, Indiana placed into the death Place field, without listing the source.
• Castor Association Of America. The association was founded in 1983. An association of genealogy family members in the surname lines of Caster, Castor, Custard, Custer, Gerster, Kaster, Kastor, Keister, Kester, Kiester, Kistard, Kister, Koester, Koster, Kuester, Kuster, Kustard and Kusterd. The Castor Association of America (CAOA) applies part of its efforts to searching for our foreign origins in order to better understand the earlier cultures abroad. This provides a deeper appreciation of the struggles and accomplishments of our ancestors. The Association publishes the results of its findings so that more people may share in its knowledge. CAOA also encourages informal regional and local gatherings of members to meet one another and learn more about their common history and the CAOA.