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Husband: Leslie O. Kester Born: ca 1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: bef 1920 2 Resided: 1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Mabel M. Ball 3 Married: Jun-27-1909 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4 Born: Mar- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,1 Resided: 1941 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1909 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Zacariah Taylor Ball (1856 - 1935) Mother: Emily Louisa Nuzum (1853 - 1924) Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Lestie Kester Born: Oct-10-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Nov-27-1962 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 7
M Child 2: Adam Benton Kester Census name: Benton Kester Born: ca 1912 2 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Mary Kester Born: Aug-24-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Died: Jul-14-1998 8 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1962 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1941 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 9 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Claris Doak Talkington b. Jan-17-1916 d. May-19-1995 Married: Dec- 5-1941 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 9
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Leslie O. Kester, 28. b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Mabel Ball, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married June 27 1909 "at her home on Morgan Run.", MR p. 228 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794622&Type=Marriage. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) Newspaper wedding announcement. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Death record of sister.




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