William
Ferguson
Kester
Born in Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Kester
and Sarah (Pound) Kester
Brother of
Daniel Kester, Rebecca (Kester) Carr, Nancy (Kester) Weeks, Rhoda Kester, Elizabeth (Kester) Beauchamp, Joel Hulsey Kester, John Pound Kester, Sarah Ann (Kester) Stout and Mariem Kester
Husband of
Susan (Taylor) Kester
— married
29 Sep 1834 (to 8 Sep 1836) [location unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Stout) Kester
— married
8 Mar 1838 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Ann (Kester) Tichenor, John J. Kester, Martha (Kester) Jewell, Mary (Kester) Jewell, Eunice (Kester) Weeks, Lois (Kester) Pigg, Elizabeth Candace (Kester) Jewell and William Chambers Kester
Died
at age 79
in Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kester Name Study.
William Ferguson Kester was born 26 Jan 1811. [1]
He married Susan Taylor, 29 Sep 1834. [1]
He then remarried Martha Stout, 08 Mar 1838. [1]
William passed away 24 Jul 1890. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hunt, John E., Compiled by; "Pound and Kester Families"; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 287-288, 543-544.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Virgil Kester
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M223, FTDNA kit #246501 - Virgil Kester :
Y-Chromosome Test 45 markers, haplogroup I-M223
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~0.78%
BJ (Tichenor) Campbell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M097189 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A305567 [compare], Ancestry member bjct1
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~0.78%
Steven Tichenor :
23andMe, GEDmatch M412237 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jan West :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A606352 [compare], Ancestry member Jani1103
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~0.78%
Charles Petty :
AncestryDNA
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