Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Hiram Thomas Kester
— married
5 Oct 1883 in Waubeek, Linn, Iowa
Descendants 
Mother of
Grace E. (Kester) Schilling, Cora Mable (Kester) Casler, Philip Herschel Kester, Alfred Gray Kester, Ruby Kester, Anna Elnora (Kester) Bonebreak and Harry Walter Kester
Died
at age 74
in Coggon, Linn, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Nov 2017
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Biography
Mary Eliza Paine was born 08 Dec 1863, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [1]
She married Hiram Kester, 05 Oct 1883 in Waubeek, Linn County, Iowa. [2]
In 1885, the family lived in Marion, Linn County, Iowa. Hiram, Mary, and daughter Grace. [1]
In 1900, the family was living in New Chester, Adams County, Wisconsin. Parents Hiram and Mary, and children Grace, Cora, Phillip, Alfred, Anna, and Harry. [3]
Mary passed away 18 Feb 1938, in Coggon, Linn County, Iowa. She is buried in the Coggon Cemetery. [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1885 Iowa State Census; "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H851-C3Z : 3 April 2016), Grace Kester, Marion, Marion, Linn, Iowa; citing p. 64, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,490.
- ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJD2-LTY : 4 November 2017), Hiram T Kester and Mary E Paine, 05 Oct 1883, Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States; citing reference 55, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,529.
- ↑ 1900 Census; 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration publication T623, 1,854 rolls; NARA Publication: T623; NARA Roll: 1241777; Enum. District: 4; Sheet: 2; Page: 82; Line: 95; Wisconsin, Adams County, New Chester, Household of Hiram T. Kester; Parents: Hiram T Kester, Mary E Kester, Children: Grace E Kester, Cora M Kester, Philip H Kester, Alferd G Kester, Anna E Kester, Harry W Kester; MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc.; https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10131-126484192/grace-e-kester-in-1900-united-states-federal-census
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial, Mary Eliza Paine Kester, database and images (accessed 26 January 2018), memorial page for Mary Eliza Paine Kester (8 Dec 1863–18 Feb 1938), Memorial no. 133346246, citing Coggon Cemetery, Coggon, Linn County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by H BRAUN (contributor 46848471).
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