Edwin
Grant
Kester
Born in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Johnson Kester
and Keziah Jane (Hubbard) Kester
Brother of
Charles LuAllen Kester, Jesse William Kester, Mithra J. Kester, Milton Brown Kester, Eva Cordelia (Kester) York, Mary Molly (Kester) Dimick, Margaret J. (Kester) Crosier, Sarah Emeline (Kester) Chapman and Alma J. Kester
Husband of
Olive Desire (Shintaffer) Kester
— married
14 Feb 1892 in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 82
in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kester Name Study.
Edwin Grant Kester was born 07 Sep 1864, in Salem, Marion County, Oregon. He was a son of James Kester and Keziah Hubbard. [1]
He married Olive Shintaffer, 14 Feb 1892 in Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington.
Edwin passed away 1947, in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [2] He is buried in the Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard, Marion County, Oregon. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Hunt, John E., Compiled by; “Pound and Kester Families”; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 370.
- ↑ "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZHV-RTB : 11 December 2014), Edwin G Kester, 1947; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Portland, Oregon, certificate number 3735, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #74378927, database and images accessed 02 February 2024, memorial page for Edwin Grant Kester (1883–1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74378927, citing Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard, Marion County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Lori H (contributor 47470496).
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- 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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~3.12%
Joshua Hobson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M229530 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Denise Craven :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Denisecraven
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Michael Taylor :
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