William
Henry
Kester
Born in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Kester
and Guylla (Ayres) Kester
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Paulina (Myers) Kester
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Martha A. Kester, John Anderson Kester, Henry Kester, Mary Kester, Sarah Elizabeth Kester and William Buck Kester
Died
at age 77
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jun 2016
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Biography
William Henry Kester was born 24 Aug 1825, in Guilford County, North Carolina.
In 1900 he was living with his son William, in Franklin, Rowan County, North Carolina. Parents William and Alice, their children Grover, Oliver, Dorcas, Hoke, Katie, Jennings, and William. Living with them was his father William Henry Kester. [1]
He passed away 24 Oct 1902. .[2] [3] [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1900 Census; "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB2-G2B : accessed 28 May 2019), William H Kester in household of William Kester, FranklinTownship, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 2B, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,215.
- ↑ White, Jean M. - Editor, "The Descendants Of Paulus And Gertrude Kusters", The Castor Association Of America, 1991.
- ↑ Davies & Kester Family Genealogy And History
- ↑ Kester-460
- Son William's Death; "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP5Q-FYT : 18 July 2017), William Henry Kester in entry for William Kester, 22 Apr 1944; citing High Point, Guilford, N.C., fn 7B cn 7810, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,241.
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