John
William
Kester
Sr.
Born in Edgar, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William B. Kester
and Sarah Ann (Mosier) Kester
Brother of
Emiline (Kester) Yaw, Amanda (Kester) Crichfield, Francis Marion Kester Sr., Ephraim Blackford Kester, Martha Ann (Kester) Buckler, Andrew M. Kester, Eliza Jane (Kester) Burgess, Mary Ellen (Kester) Morrison and Jesse F. Kester
Husband of
Frances Luticia (Marlow) Kester
— married
9 Oct 1874 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Pearlie Kester, Julia A. Kester, George Bertrude Kester, Maudie Kester, Josie M. Kester, John William Kester Jr., Edith (Kester) Williams, Hassell Aubron Kester and Hazel (Kester) Leviton
Died
at about age 56
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kester Name Study.
John William Kester was born in 1854. He is the son of William Kester and Sarah Mosier. [1]
He married Frances Marlow, 09 Oct 1874.
Sources
- ↑ Hunt, John E., Compiled by; “Pound and Kester Families”; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 393-394.
- "1910 United States Census," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKG3-811 : accessed 2 July 2019), Hassell Kester in household of John W Kester, Lewis, Clay, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 18B, family 395, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 343; FHL microfilm 1,374,356.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John 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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~3.12%
~6.25%
Gayle McDowell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lorrain Leckliter :
23andMe, GEDmatch M591636 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lynne Collins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A090388 [compare], Ancestry member LynneCollins77
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~0.78%
Wilma Stark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A661819 [compare], Ancestry member tonlcaud1
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~0.78%
Lola (Swearingen) Weber :
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