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The Jester Families eXchange

ISSN 1047-563X
TO BE PUBLISHED QUARTERLY
(Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall)
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN JESTER FAMILY HISTORY
By: E. Lynette Jester
2700 Leigh Ann La.
Arlington, TX 76010
817) 649-5347 (817) 695-1555 Metro
NUMBER 3 Winter Feb/Mar 1990
CONTENTS
OPEN LETTER 1
ORANGE BLOSSOMS reprise 3
DEAR DEPARTED 4
WHAT’S IN A NAME part 1 5
HISTORIES 6
WHAT’S IN A NAME part 2 6
MISC 7
HENRY C. JESTER FAMILY cont. from last issue 8
RUTH E. IDEN RUTLEDGE PEDIGREE 10
ELIZABETH A. JESTER TURNER PEDIGREE 11
HENRY JESTER FAMILY GROUP SHEET 12
JOHN H. JESTER 1870 CENSUS RECORD 14

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DEAR JESTER FAMILY. There has been a lot of letter writing and phone calls going on. I’ve gotten behind on what I'm supposed to be doing. So, if I owe you a letter, I'LL get to it shortly. If I can I'll answer it here, maybe save some time that way.

Lots of strange things have happened to me and to the JESTER FAMILY EXCHANGE. Just as I was getting ready to mail out the second issue, I received notification from the Library of Congress with the ISSN. This is a number that copyrights the title and makes the title and address available to libraries and other related businesses across the country via computer network and printout. Please add “ISSN 1047-563X” to the title page if it hasn’t been added already.

Just before New Years I had a phone call from PAUL RILEY JESTER. JR. of Dallas. I went over to his house to see what Donna had given him. It was very unnerving to see a notebook that Donna and I had worked up. To see Donna's handwriting and mine, and to recognize things that I had typed up. I had wondered what had become of a couple of original copies of wills of LEVI the Revolutionary War soldier and his son JAMES. Also, what of Donna's files? Thanks to Paul. I saw the wills in the notebook that Donna had prepared for Paul. Now I know they are not lost. I was able to give Paul something he wanted also, a copy of the WILLIAM RILEY JESTER family bible. One of his other cousins had the bible that Donna had copied several years ago, and she had given me a copy. Paul also had a book called JESTERS ACROSS AMERICA. Similar to the Beatrix Dailey list that Donna had given me several years ago. This new list is within two years. I’m listed and I have been here two years.

I was hoping the new list would give me a lead to JOHN CARLTON JESTER. I had spoken with John about five years ago. He is a descendent of JAMES JESTER, brother to my 2nd ggf BURGESS. He is the only contact with the James line that I had. This list had several of JOHN C.'s listed, so I started making some calls. One call to N.C. that led to AL that led to Houston. Still no John Carlton Jester, but I did come across some descendents of JACOB. one of the original brothers from Scotland. JACOB is the brother to Burgess’ grandfather WILLIAM. Mrs. ANN TURNER of Houston is also working on her line. I sent her the newsletters and she found the marriage record for JACOB and SIDNEY SPENCE JESTER, her 3rd great-grandparents. Ann wrote me about this. She has looked for that marriage record for some time. Things like this send warm feelings thru me.

Also, a letter from a descendent from the LEVI and DIADEMA McKINNEY JESTER line. Mrs. BETTY RUTLEDGE is also working on her line. She helped Mrs. GARNER PHILIPS with DEEP IN THE HEART. This book is the only one on any JESTER line that I know of. This is an extremely well written documentation of this branch, along with McKINNEY. HAMILTON. and GARNER lines. Slowly, but surely, we are having a gathering of the clan.

Speaking of DEEP IN THE HEART. Mrs. Garner J. Phillips has a few copies left. I don’t know how many. I'm sure it will be on a first come, first served basis. I whole heartedly recommend this book. To order, please send $25.00 to:

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MRS. GARNER J. PHILLIPS
2377 S. CEDARBROOK
SPRINGFIELD. MO 65804

A tremendous amount of work has gone into this book and if you’re collecting JESTER info it will save a lot of time.

A trip to the Arlington library yielded some interesting info. From an old ROOT CELLAR from Everette Publishing gave me Mrs. CAROL H. RAPHEAL of Palos Verdes. CA. She is descended from DANIEL JESTER of Germany.

Mrs. LUELLA OWENS of Citrus Heights. CA is descended from HENRY JESTER who married SUSAN FAGAN and they are in Antoine Township. Pike Co., AR. in 1880 with one child. MARTHA C. The family moved to OK. and had more children by 1900. Evidently HENRY died leaving SUSAN to raise the family. HENRY was born about 1857. The only HENRY I have that comes close with that birthdate is living with JOHN H. and ELIZABETH JESTER in 1870 Cold Bath. Clark Co. AR. It is my belief only without any real proof that HENRY is the son of the one that’s called BLIND LEVI. This Levi is the son of WILLIAM. brother of Good OL’ BURG. Just a gut feeling.

Mrs. RALPH L. JESTER of Des Moines. Iowa. sent me her complete file. I still have not been able to digest all of it. but I have been in contact with a couple of people from it. Some of the letters in this file date back over 20 years. Ralph is descended from another group that came from England at a later date than we had previously known. Lots of interesting things in this file.

The reason that I contacted Mrs. Leora H. Jester was because of a family story. Daddy had been in the WPA and CCC way back when and had been sent to Des Moines. He was in the hospital for a mastoid cyst when he got a letter from his sister, CLEO. The letter had been opened, but on the outside, there was writing that said. “Opened by mistake. Ralph Jester”. This other Ralph was also in the hospital and they managed to share a room. This other Ralph was thought to be a lawyer. When I called Leora. her Ralph had had a stroke and couldn’t speak and couldn't remember meeting another Ralph. I may never know for sure if this is the same RALPH JESTER who met Daddy, or not.

I’ll be printing Leora’s file, bit by bit. It’s lengthy and very interesting.

BEN is going to the University of Southern California at Irvine. He’s been a big help to me on history in trying to find out what was going on in the known world at a particular time. He is going for his Ph.D. in Social-Cultural Anthropology. I’m learning a lot about world religions and peoples, the stuff they don’t teach in grade school. He gave me a great piece of info that he had looked up. I’m putting it in “WHAT’S IN A NAME”.

As I'm. writing this, a movie THE BUCCANEER with Yul Brenner. Charlton Heston. Charles Boyer, and Ingar Stevens. RALPH C. JESTER won a nomination for costumes for this movie. I carefully watched the credits and there his name was, above Edith Head's.

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ORANGE BLOSSOMS AND BROOMSTICK JUMPINGS

The following marriages came from two sources: The FAIL/FAILE FAILS FAMILY BOOK, and The JESTER FAMILY NEWSLETTER by CATHERINE JAMES. To my knowledge this newsletter is no longer being published. The FAIL book is by WELTON RUEL FAIL

Jester to Spouse Date
* ANNA H. THOMAS MCCALL. JR Dec 18, 1860
DAVID J. ELSIE JOHNSON BRIT May. 1926
WM. S. EDITH RAMBO Feb 7. 1880
LEWIS T. PHEBE HOLLAND May 2. 1849
MARY JOHN R. DAVIS Mar 13. 1834
NATHAN V. PHEBE SEBLE May 31. 1877
ELWOOD P. SUSIE KAULER Nov 7. 1883
EDWARD B. LOUISA GRUBE Apr 21. 1869
GEORGE W. SALLIE FLY May 6. 1869
CHARLES LIZZIE McDANIEL Nov 11. 1869
CHARLES ELIZABETH R. JOHNSON Feb 21. 1916
HELEN C. JAMES S. SEIP Sep 9. 1919
§ MARSHALL LEVI BERTHA ANN FAIL Jun 26. 1926
MARTHA EVELYN JAMES L. NABORS Apr 9. 1943
MILDRED JEAN HAYDEN BANKS Jun 3, 1946
JOHN LAFAYTTE NORMA G. MATTISON Jun 1 1957
MARSHAL LOYD L. FAYE SHORTNACY Aug 15. 1838
  • from JESTER FAMILY NEWSLETTER by CATHERINE JAMES; all marriages from Chester Co. PA.

§ from THE FAIL FAMILY.TRAIL by WELTON RUEL FAIL; all marriages from St. Clair Co. AL.

Last issue I realized that not everyone knows who all the JESTERS are or who they belonged to. There are a few I’m not sure of maybe someone can help me out on this. I’ll take the names in the order that I first wrote them and leave off the Jester since they’re all Jester's.

ABNER and HENRY are the sons of LEVI. the R.W. soldier and ROSE-ANNA FRAZIER. Two records say that Levi’ and Rose Anna had twelve children, but I can only account for seven. JAMES. ABNER. HENRY, BENJAMIN. MARY. SARAH. NANCY.

JOHN- I am not sure where he comes from.

A John Jester appears in GA Legislature.

BURGESS is my 2nd great-grandfather. one of seven children of THOMAS JESTER and MARY ANN (POLLY) WHITE HOLMES. He was named for his grandpa BURGESS WHITE. THOMAS and LEVI. the R.W. soldier were brothers.

JAMES was a brother to BURGESS. There were seven children to the family.

JOHN- I am not sure where he comes from. A John Jester appears in GA Legislature.

BURGESS is my 2nd great-grandfather. one of seven children of THOMAS JESTER and MARY ANN (POLLY) WHITE HOLMES. He was named for his grandpa BURGESS WHITE. THOMAS and LEVI. the R.W. soldier were brothers.

JAMES was a brother to BURGESS. There were seven children to the family. LUCINDA. JAMIMA. WILLIAM. BURGESS. JAMES. LEVI. and THOMAS PETER. JOHN son of. BURGESS. and MARY A. HAY.

JOHN H. – I'm. not sure who this JOHN H. belongs to. nor the ELIZABETH whom he married. It is my belief that JOHN H. is the son of WILLIAM and SARAH and that ELIZABETH is a distant cousin.

OLIVER WILLIAM (O.W.) and ANDREW JACKSON (A.J.) are the sons of LEVI and MARY ANN HAND JESTER, nephews to Good Ol' BURG.

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  • Orange Blossoms cont.

SARAH ANN and TABITHA daughters of BURGESS and MARY ANN.

WILLIAM RILEY possible son of WILLIAM and SARAH J. HAY. DONNA kept looking for any and all JESTER families, especially in the south that had a WM that matched the birth data from the WM. R. family bible and Civil War records. Every search came back to WILLIAM and SARAH.

WILLIAM ALBERT son of WM.R. and NANCY JANE WATSON.

REBECCA. ELENOR. MARGARET. and EBENEZER - ??? ANY CLUES?

JACOB, one of the three brothers from Scotland. This is a late in life marriage for JACOB possibly 2nd or 3rd. since he was about 68 at this marriage. Sidney is listed in the family bible.as SIDDA. It’s also possible that Rebecca, Elenor. etc. are JACOB’s children by previous marriages or otherwise related.

JAMES — ???

JOHN B. and MESKELL sons of MASKELL and MARGARET BRASSELTON. Who were Maskell’s parents?

THOMAS - ???

ANY HELP TO THESE RIDDLES?

THE DEAR DEPARTED

These are all Texas obituaries and certainly not complete. Could use some help on those that I don’t know who they are.
CLARENCE M. d. Jan 13. 1940 Bowie Co.. ???
LEVI LEVEN d. Mar 11 1938 son of LEVI and DIADEMA McKINNEY Dallas Co.
'B. S. d. Dec 12. 1918 Bowie Co...???
BIRD J. d. Jan 24. 1929 Bowie Co.. 7??
CORA d. Apr 7. 1924 Montague Co.. ???
GEORGE E. d. Nov 11. 1935 Navarro Co., ??? He doesn’t match any in DEEP IN THE HEART.
GEORGE TAYLOR d. Jul 19. 1922 Navarro Co.. brother to LEVI LEVEN. son of LEVI and DIADEMA. father of BEAUFORD; Lt. Gov. of TX and president of TX SAR.
GEORGE TAYLOR. JR. d. Oct 14, 1914 Travis Co.
WILLIAM EARL d. Mar 14. 1934 Tarrent Co. DONNAs adopted gf. the son of WILLIAM ALBERT. and grandson of WILLIAM RILEY.

From the first two issues. I thought a small bio or whatever else I knew about everyone listed in the Lafayette Co. cemeteries.

OLIVER W. was the son of LEVI and MARY ANN HAND served in 3rd AR Co E under Capt. Nolan from Champaingnolle, [Champagnolle] Union Co. was on the Appomattox Parole list. MARY FRANCIS was was the daughter of JAMES and NANCY TEAGUE. NANCY became the 2nd wife of BURGESS in 1861. 'B. C. (BENJAMIN CORNELIUS) son of O. W. and M. F.
E. J. not sure but think this is Eddie Bell Wise. she was married several times.
RUBLE and ARDIE MAY are the children of JAROSE and ANNIE BELL HOGUE, g-grandchildren to BURGESS and MARY ANN.
JOE ALLEN a member of the community, related by marriage to the TEAGUE s.

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CYNTHIA A. ALLEN one of JOE ALLEN’s wives, she was married to a WISE first. MARY JANE TEAGUE not sure who she was
W.M. ALLEN son of JOE and SARAH TEAGUE
LENER MAY JESTER CROSS dau of LEVI and ANALIZA, gd to BURGESS known as Aunt LENE
JOHN T. CROSS Aunt Lene’s husband
TILLMAN TEAGUE not sure who he was
HENRY N. JESTER " " MRS ELLEN JESTER was LAURA E. HARRIS wife to BURGESS. JR dau in law to OL’ BURG
WILLIAM DADE SCOTT husband to BERTHA A. JESTER BERTHA ANN JESTER SCOTT TABITHA ANN JESTER dau of LEVI and ANALIZA gd to OL’ BURG
ODELL SCOTT son of DADE and BERTHA
JOHN W. SHAVER son of MARTHA ADELINE JESTER and WILLIAM M SHAVER
AUNT ADDlE is the dau of LEVI and ANALIZA
BAILEY SHAVER son of AUNT ADDlE
EMMA WILLIAMS SHAVER not sure whose wife she is
SAM LOUIS GORE husband to INEZ JESTER GORE Inez is the dau of WM. R. (RAZ) and MAUDE BESHEA JESTER gd to LEVI and ANALIZA OTHO JESTER son of RAZ and MAUDE B.N. JESTER BURGESS NATHANIAL named for his grandfathers. BURGESS JESTER AND NATHANIAL TEAGUE; son of LEVI and ANALIZA. LUDA SHAVER BESHEA dau of AUNT ADDlE FRANK BESHSA husband to LUDA WM. RILEY JESTER son of BURGESS. JR and ELLEN CARRIE WOOD JESTER wife of WM. RILEY. This WM. R. is not to be confused with the WM. RILEY who married NANCY JANE WATSON

I made another of my famous typos, when I listed OLD STATE LINE as SHILO. OLD STATE LINE is located just at the state line in Walkers Creek, on TEAGUE LAKE RD. LEWIS HOLMAN was married to EDDIE BELL WISE dau of CYNTHIA A. WISE ALLEN JESS N. SHAVER son of AUNT ADDlE

WHAT'S IN A NAME

Part 1 WILLIAM R.

While I was writing the WM. R. and CARRIE WOOD JESTER note I realized that there are at least four WM. R.’s. COUNT ‘EM.
1. WM. RASPBERRY (RAZ) SON OF LEVI and ANALIZA G.S. TO BURG
2. WM. RILEY SON OF BURGESS and ELLEN G.S. TO BURG
3. WM. RILEY possible SON OF WILLIAM and SARAH
4. WM. RICHARD SON OF BENJAMIN F. G.S. TO WILLIAM AND SARAH

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Histories and Her Stories

Mrs. DORIS SHEPHERD, of Springville. Utah related to me recently in a letter dated Dec. 14. 1989 about how some of these early VA kin moved around, especially on migrating to the Carolinas.

On researching her mother’s line, she was led to Chincoteague. VA by a JESTER from NC. It seems one of her great-grandfathers came from the Isle of Man, a place where fishing was a way of life. He came to Chincoteague, also, a fishing place. We know that RICHARD JESTER was here in VA in 1666 and that THOMAS, FRANCIS, and SAMUEL were tilling a combined 500 acres in the Quit-Rents in 1704. The question is, were they also fishermen or did they co-exist with the fishermen, even trading and bartering for food and services???

Continuing on with Doris’ letter... ‘through another source the way those ancestors probably got to NC from VA was by ferry, a kind of flat boat where wagons and teams could be driven on and off the other side and the trip continued on in the wagon. The ferryman had to maintain the roads leading to his ferry. Doris' ancestor was just such a person who ran the TAYLOR’S FERRY, located in Brunswick. VA.

Just for the sake of a geography lesson. I looked in a road atlas for Chincoteague and found it. It’s located near the MD boarder on the peninsula. I couldn’t find Brunswick. This does not mean the town doesn’t exist, my atlas just doesn’t list it. I did find something interesting, though, just north of I-40 and east of 1-77 is a town called Taylorsville!

WHAT'S IN A NAME

Jester

We have the possible beginnings of Jester as a surname. but have you ever wondered about the origins of the word? We know it’s a French word meaning to joke, but where did the French get it?

1417 -Phillip Crule changes his name, he was court Jester to Henry V.
1066 - William the Conqueror invades England. William was Duke of Normandy and he gave his jester a parcel of land.

When did the harlequin costume become the uniform of the court Jester? How did it come to mean clown? Did jester mean the same 900 years ago as it does today? Sometime between 700-1200 A.D. the Nation of Islam was spreading across Persia, Arabia, and even into what became France and Spain.

Islam was divided into several sects. One was the Sufi, the mystics of Islam. Even the Sufi were divided into several subsects. One of these subsects was the Chisthi. Somewhere along the way the leader or the group came from Chist. Afghanistan.

The Chisthi wore patchwork robes and passed their knowledge on by song and dance. Did the early Europeans see the Chisthi and think them clowns?

Ben passed this info on and he reminded me that we are probably not descended from the Sufi or Chisthi. Its just the origin of the word jester. Also, the early court jesters were part of an elite group of minstrels and bards. They had regular jobs. For more info about the Chisthi, “The.SUFI” by I. SHAH.

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Misc.

AFTER WORD

Two names need to be added to the Stateline Cemetery List. CORDIE ESTELLE YOUNG SHAVER b. Feb 14, 1916 d. Feb 24. 1989 Cordie was the wife of Bailey Shaver, RICHARD EL BESHEA b. 6-20-1943 d. 8-13-1950 grandson of Luda Shaver Beshea. Luda and Bailey are the children of Aunt Addie.

Happenings

JESTER FAMILY REUNION APRIL 14. 1990 AT THE VFW ON HWY 132 JUST NORTH OF THE LA STATE LINE. STARTS AT 9 AM TILL 5 PM. POT-LUCK LUNCH. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL NOT BE SERVED AND WE ASK THAT YOU NOT BRING ANY TO THE VFW

[Ed. Note] Hand written in margin “Please make your own reservations.” At end of paragraph “Hotel Recommendations: Kings Inn 501-234-3612, Quality Inn 501-774- 2771, Crossroads Inn (614) 793-5546 Texarkana

Trivia Answers

We know about RALPH C. JESTER and the movies, from the second issue.

The Revolutionary Sailor was JAMES. One of his sons was JOSEPH. Since the soon to be United States was broke (things haven’t changed much), private citizens who owned ships would put the ships in the service of the Revolution. These private ship owners were called privateers, not to be confused with pirates.

JESTER. OK was named after BEN JESTER. There is a monument in about the center of town, dedicated to “UNCLE BEN”. I haven’t been there yet to see for myself, maybe soon. It would be interesting to find out who “UNCLE BEN” was. We don’t know who the circuit rider preacher was yet, or anything about JESTERVILLE. MD.

HELP

I'm already working on the next issue so that I can have it out in May and get on schedule again. But Folks, I need help. I have to put a subscription rate on the newsletter, if it is to continue. I didn’t know in the beginning how much copying and postage would be. I also didn’t know that in three issues we would grow to over 150 copies. I’m still trying to keep the cost to a minimum to everyone concerned. Any overages will go to the expansion of the newsletter. I will send a letter letting you know your status, since some of you have sent $10.00 to me. Also. I will be able to send the newsletter to those who want it and for those who don’t. I can delete from the mailing list.

Thanks to those who have helped by sending in information and money. Everything helps.

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HENRY C. JESTER FAMILY continued

Samuel Jester---11-10-1792--??
Alexander Jester, Sr.---4-4-1794--??)
m. 1-6-1818 Sarah Tibbitt—

children: (Dates of deaths and where buried not available)

....Thomas Jester 1-5-1819--??
....Wesley Jester –11-1-1820--??
....Hester Ann Jester---1-28-1825--??
....Samuel Jester, Jr.---6-23-1828--??
....Thurston Jester---2-18-1834--??
....Henry Land Jester---7-28-1837--?? Married ?
Children:
Robert Jester 6-27-1861
Margaret E. Jester 7-7-1862
....Alexander Jester, Jr.---3-6-1830---7-21-1898, m. 9-21-1851 Sarah Ellen Beeler (6- 10-1833-10-27-1869)
children:
........Loretta Candaga Jester 8-26-1852----12-24-1940 Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, IN, m. Jesse Harvey McCoy (9-1-1852---1-26-1915), children:
..............Edna Browning McCoy ---11-10-1874---5-2-1944 Memory Gardens, Rockville, IN m. Cyril Connelly (4-9-1874---1-11-1954), child: Jeannette Connelly Ott 9-27-1900 m. John Noel Ott (8-10-1898) and had Elizabeth Jean b. 2 Dec 1925
..............Frank Compton McCoy b. 14 Oct 1878, d. 30 Jan 1962 Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Inc. m. Bernice Madeline Forrester (29 Jun 1878-20 Feb 1960), children:
....................Charles Gordon McCoy b. 12 Aug 1900, d. 13 Jan 1972 Temple City, CA, m. Mary Alice Houghton b. 1901, children: Arthur Ronald McCoy b. 27 Dec 1936, Robert Alan McCoy b. 11 Nov 1941
....................Lillian Loretta McCoy, b. 25 Feb 1902, d. 31 July 1902 Rockville Cemetery
....................Ruth Elizabeth McCoy, b. 7 Sep 1906, d. 8 Mar 1979 Palm Mem Pk., FL, m. Fred Stanley (17 Jun 1902-13 Sep 1957 Bloomingdale Cemetery) child: Zoila Stanley Bautista b. 1904, d. 18 Feb 1978 Palm Mem Pk., FL
....................Edna McCoy b. 18 Apr 1909, m. Kermit Elvin Gallatin, b. 17 Jul 1909, child: Patricia Jean Gallatin b. 19 Jul 1935, m. Robert Earl Lingle b. 16 Aug 1956, children: Stephen Robert Lingle b. 16 Oct 1959, David Alan Lingle b. 1 Jul 1961, Jennifer Jo Lingle b. 24 Jul 1967.
....................Jean McCoy b. 6 Aug 1912, d. 3 Mar 1915
..............Fred McCoy b. 28 Feb 1882, d. 2 Aug 1957 Rockville Cem., Rockville, IN, m. Viola Homes (1892-1Jan 1950 Memory Gardens, Rockville, IN), children:
....................Fred McCoy Jr., b. 8 Aug 1908, m. Vivian Thomas (D), children:
..........................Carolyn McCoy b. 24 May 1938, m. Gary W. Nevins b. 5 Nov 1936 (D), children: Baymon Russell Nevins b. 30 Oct 1959, d. 1 Nov 1959 Memory Gardens; Dedrah Dee Nevins b. 1 Sep 1960 m. Scot England b. 27 Jun 1959; Jana Lorene Nevins b. 15 Apr 1963; Craig Shannon Nevins b. 19 Mar 1968.

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.........................Brenda McCoy b. 3 Nov 1939 m. Robert Pick b. 6 Oct 1928 (D), children: Steven Pike b. 21 Feb 1958; Retta Marie Pike b. 20 Nov 1959; Franklin Lewis Pike b. 20 Oct 1960; John Paul Pike b. 20 Aug 1963; Robert Francis Pike b. 25 Aug 1968; Angela Christine Pike b. 24 Feb 1976.
.........................Sharon Louise McCoy b. 7 Nov 1944, m. Donald A. Swartz b. 24 Aug 1936, childred: Rocky Anthony Swartz b. 20 Jul 1965; Sheila Ann Swartz b. 20 Dec 1962.
.........................Beverly Laverne McCoy b. 13 Jul 1953, m. Bill Ray Horton b. 25 Feb 1951 (D) child: Stacy Rene Horton b. 16 Nov 1969. Beverly m. 2) Randall Swartz b. 17 Feb 1942, child: Randall Leon Swartz, Jr. b. 9 Dec 1978.
..............John Harvey McCoy b. 15 Jun 1910, m. Geneva Griggs b. 26 May 1917, (there is a note here that looks like John Harvey was born in Danville, IN) children:
....................Clyde Wesley McCoy b. 24 Nov 1936, d. 4 Dec 1936 Greenlawn Cem., Brownsburg, IN
....................LaVera Ann b. 28 Jan 1938
....................Norma Jean McCoy b. 8 Jan 1941, m. Donald Jones b. 27 Mar 1932, childred: Jeffery Jones b. 29 Apr 1967; Griffith Jones b. 4 Nov 1968; Douglas Jones b. 24 Mar 1972.
....................Wanda McCoy b. 14 Dec 1922 m. Marlin Summerlot b. 14 May 1941, children: Robert Summerlotb. 5 Aug 1963; Michael Lewis Summerlot d. 1964; Tonya Summerlot b. 28 Nov 1966
....................Virginia McCoy b. 1 Aug 1945, m. Richard Huffman b. 26 Apr 1946, children: Ginger Huffman b. 2 Feb 1966; Lisa Huffman b. 11 Jan 1968; Jamie Huffman b. 11 Aug 1971; Ryan Huffman b. 25 Nov 1977.
.....................Gordon Harvey McCoy b. 4 Oct 1950, d. 8 Oct 1950 Greenlawn Cem., Brownsburg, IN
.....................Kathie McCoy b. 20 Feb 1959, d. 17 Aug 1981 Rockville, IN, m. Rich Latshaw b. 4 Nov 1955.
..............Helen Louise McCoy b. 3 Jun 1912, d. 1975 (another note Clinton, IN—guess she was born there), m. Marion Stonebraker b. 13 Oct 1906, children: (1)Lois Jean Stonebraker b. 6 Jan 1934 m. Robert Hines b. 1 Feb 1928; (2) Carolyn Stonebraker b. 12 Feb 1944, m. Charles Richardson b. 1937; (3) Marion Stonebraker, Jr. b. 12 Oct 1949.
..............Loretta Candaga McCoy b. 11 Apr 1916, d. 7 Dec 1987 Rockville, IN


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RUTH ELIZABETH RUTLEDGE PEDIGREE

This pedigree contains info no in the original newsletter.

1. Ruth Elizabeth Iden, b. 6 Jan 1915, Las Vegas, NM, m. 2 Jan 1938 d. 2 Feb 2013
2. Chester Milo Iden b. 5 Sep 1886 Etna Greer, IN, d. 2 Feb 1927 Las Vegas, NM
3. Ada Ruth Hamilton b. 27 Nov 1888 Corsicana, TX, d. 12 Mar 1981 Albuquerque, NM
4. Loman Atwood Iden b. 27 Jun 1854 Etna Green, IN d. 9 Dec 1935
5. Tena Ludora Shively b. 18 Jul 1864 Marshall, IN d. 5 Nov 1930
6. James Daniel Hamilton b. 21 Apr 1844 Cane Hill, AR m. 18 Oct 1865 d. 15 Feb 1924 Corsicana, TX
7. Mary Diadema Jester b. 11 Dec 1844 Waverly, IL, d. 11 Nov 1963 Corsicana, TX
8. George Washington Iden b. 25 Feb 1785 London Co., VA, m. 28 Aug 1812, d. 26 Oct 1849 Glad Run Cem., OH.
9. Elizabeth Heston, b. 22 Oct 1820 Augusta, OH, d. 15 Aug 1907
10. Daniel B. Shively b. 30 May 1836 Canton, Ohio d. 28 May 1900 Kosciusko, Indiana
11. Hannah Staybaugh b. 5 SEP 1841, Ohio d. 14 FEB 1893
12. William Hamilton b. 11 Nov 1815 Lincoln Co., TN, d. 5 Jul 1870(?) Novarro Co., TX
13.Elizabeth Jane Story b. 31 Dec 1819, d. 15 Jun 1883 Navarro Co., TX
14. Levi Jester b. 1820?, m. 14 Oct 1889 DE?, d. 30 Apr 1851 Waverly, IL
15.Mary Diadema McKinney b. 1821, c. 1855? Navarro Co., TX

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ELIZABETH ANNE JESTER

1. Elizabeth Anne Jester b. 1938 Montgomery, AL
2. George Henry Jester b. 5 Jan 1916 Tallapoosa, AL m 24 Dec 1933 d. Jun 1987 Montgomery, AL
3. Elizabeth May Dees b. May 1907 Montgomery, AL d. 16 Jan 1978 Montgomery, AL
4. John Calhoun Jester b. 3 Dec 1860 AL m. 18 Jul 1901 Chambers, AL d. 12 Jun 1931 Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, AL
5. Lily B. Dyer 1872 AL
8. James Henry Jester b. 16 Nov 1828 Tallapoosa, AL m. 13 Feb 1859 Chambers, AL d. 8 Nov 1896 Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, AL
9. Nancy Catherine Talbot b. 1 Nov 1842 Wilkes, GA d. 16 Jul 1896 Tallapoosa, AL
16. Nathan Jester b. abt 1769 Kent, DE d. 28 Jun 1868
17. Tamzy Spence 27 Nov 1800 d. 4 Aug 1863
18. John R. Talbot b. 14 May 1806 Wilkes, GA m. 1830 Wilkes, GA d. 30 May 1884 Dudleyville, Tallapoosa, AL
19. Lucy Jance Jackson b. 14 Jun 1808 Wilkes, GA d. 27 Jun 1887
32 Jacob Jester b. 1732

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JOHN HENRY JESTER Family Group Sheet

Husband: John Henry Jester b. 1856 GA m. abt 1878 Pike, AR d. 4 Jun 1894, TX
Father: Levi Jester 1826 - 1860/70
Mother: Martha 1825
Wife: Mary Susan Fagan b. 1857 MS d. 12 Jul 1947 Duncan, Greenlee, AZ
Spouse2: Frank Greenwood
Children:
1. F. Martha Catherine Jester b. 1879 Antoine, Pike, AR d. 6 Apr 1901
Spouse: Jake Hitten b. 1875
2. F. Ellen Jester b. Dec 1884
3. M. William Jester Oct 1886 d. 5 Apr 1906
4. M. Cornelius James Jester b. 12 Oct 1888 Mineral Springs, Howard, AR d. 27 Feb 1966
Spouse: Pauline Patsy Davis 1932-1983
5. F. Idella Jester b. Aug 1890 TX d. 12 May 1974
Spouse: Jeff Greenwood 1892-1977

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6. M. Nellie Mae Jester b. Jun 1891 TX m. 1904 OK d. 21 Dec 1914
Rufus J. Butler 1867-1916
7. M. Charles Wilburn Jester b. 10 Jun 1893 Mineral Springs, Howard, AR d. 2 Sep 1954 Solomon, Graham, AZ bur. Duncan Cemetery, Greenlee, AZ
Spouse1: Etha Viola Keeling 1887-1920 m. 1912 , Atoka, OK
Spouse2: Edna Mae Draper 1898-1977 m. 15 Oct 1924 Denison, Grayson, TX
Spouse3: Moats (no info)

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JOHN H. JESTER 1870 CENSUS RECORD

Coldbath {sic} Clark, Arkansas, Arkadelphia postoffice; Call Number M593 August 25, 1870, p. 6 and 7, family 41/dwelling41

Line Name Age Sex Color Occu. BP
38 John H. Jester 27 W M Farmer Georgia
39 Elizabeth Jester 20 F W Keeping House Georgia
40 John H. Jester 3 W M at Home Arkansas
1 Livi B 11 M W at Home Arkansas
2 Martha Jester 40 F W at home Georgia
3 Thomas Jester 16 M W at home Georgia
4 Henry Jester @ 15 M W at home Georgia
5 Abner Jester 13 M W at home Georgia
6 Caladona Jester 12 F W at home Georgia
7 John Jester 5 M W at home Georgia

@ The John Henry of the FGS above. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNH1-16Z





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