Francis Marion Kester (1838 - 1920)

Born 1 Jul 1838 in Cedar Bluff, Cedar, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Rate) Olives — married 1 Sep 1862 in Iowa, United States

Husband of Mary Ruth (Matthews) Kester — married 9 Sep 1882 in Oso Flaco, San Luis Obispo, California

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1920 at age 81 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, 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..

Francis Kester has German Roots.

Francis Marion Kester was born 01 Jul 1838, Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa. He is the son of John Kester and Margaret Layson. ^[1]

Francis moved to Texas in 1859, and returned to Iowa to join up in the Civil War. He enlisted on 11 Aug 1862, into Company A, of the 22nd Iowa Infantry. He was promoted to 2nd Corporal. He mustered out of service on 25 Jul 1865.

He moved to Nebraska in 1868, and back to Iowa in 1871.

In Iowa, he married Mary Rate, 01 Sep 1862 in Johnson, Iowa. ^[2] The marriage ended, and Francis moved away in Apr 1876, to California. He was farming in Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, California.

Francis married again, to Mary Matthews, 09 Sep 1882, in Oso Flaco, San Luis Obispo County, California. ^{[3] [4]}

In 1910, they lived in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California. Francis and Mary, children Chester, Myron, Bessie, Walter, and Ruth. ^[5]

Francis passed away 08 Mar 1920, in the County Hospital, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California. He was buried 10 Mar 1920, in the Cayucos Cemetery, Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, California. The cemetery is now named the Cayucos-Morro Bay Cemetery. ^[6]

Research Notes

• Marriage Date of Francis and Mary Rate. Hunt book page 349, has marriage date of "September 1, 1872". Iowa Marriages ^[2] has the date of 01 Sep 1862, in Johnson, Iowa.

Sources

1. ↑ Hunt, John E., Compiled by; "Pound and Kester Families"; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 349.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ3B-GHH : 18 October 2017), Francis C U Kester and Mary Rate, 01 Sep 1862, Johnson, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,009.
3. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DV-B9P : 28 November 2014), Francis M Kester and Mary R Matthews, 09 Sep 1882; citing San Luis Obispo, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,290,847.
4. ↑ "California Marriages, 1850-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZQ-KYN : 10 February 2018), Francis M. Kester and Mary R. Mathews, 09 Sep 1882; citing Oso Flaco, San Luis Obispo, California; FHL microfilm 1,290,847.
5. ↑ 1910 Census; "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGJ-1X5 : accessed 29 June 2018), Mary R Kester in household of Francis M Kester, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 1B, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 104; FHL microfilm 1,374,117.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #30746607, database and images (accessed 18 July 2017), memorial page for Francis Marion Kester (1 Jul 1838–8 Mar 1920), citing Cayucos-Morro Bay District Cemetery, Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA; Maintained by contributor 46812134.