Husband: Conrad Kester Census name: Coonrod Kester
Born: 1803 in Rockingham Co, VA 1,2,3,4 Died: 1892 1 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: gunsmith 3,5 Father: Joseph Kester (1752 - 1839) Mother: Mary Morrison (1771 - 1847)
Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Lowther 6,7,4 Married: Jun-20-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Oct- 8-1810 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,9,4 (see note 1) Died: Apr-10-1859 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 10 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Father: Jesse Lowther (1773 - 1854) Mother: Mary Ann Ragan (1770 - 1857) Notes
M Child 1: Marcellus J. Kester Also known as: M. J. Kester 11 Born: Nov- -1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12,13,11 (see note 2) Died: 1913 13 Buried: in Green Hill Cemetery, Union, Monroe Co, WV 2 Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in Monroe Co, WV Resided: 1856 in Jackson Co, (W)VA 11 Occupation: 1856 attorney at law 11 Occupation: 1900, 1910 farmer 12,14 Wife: Lurane E. Dilworth b. Jun- -1832 d. 1912 Also known as: Loraine 9 Married: May-29-1856 in Jackson Co, (W)VA 11
F Child 2: Mary A. Kester Born: ca 1833 3,9 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
M Child 3: Jerome Kester Born: Apr-10-1834 9 Died: Jun-26-1920 9 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Wife: Martha C. Corder
F Child 4: Amanda E. Kester Born: ca 1836 3,9 (see note 3) Died: 1920 9 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2 Census: 1880, 1920 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1870 in Monroe Co, WV (see note 5) Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Husband: J. S. Alfriend Married: Mar-23-1857 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Husband: John Kiger b. Apr- 9-1855 d. Mar-24-1922 Married: Jul-18-1883 in Kanawha Co, WV
M Child 5: Newton C. Kester Born: May-31-1841 15,16,3,9 Died: Oct-13-1922 15 Buried: in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA 2 Census: 1900 in Staunton, VA Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: clerk 16 Military: Cpl, McClanahan's Battery, CSA, Civil War 2 Wife: Nannie Fortney b. Sep- 8-1847 d. Jan-22-1919
F Child 6: Eliza A. (Lyda) Kester Also known as: Lyde Kester 2 Born: 1844 2,3,9 Died: 1909 9,2 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Never married: 9
F Child 7: Helen Olivia Kester 9
Born: 1847 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA 13,9,17 (see note 6)
Died: Mar-18-1923 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 17,9,13
Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 17,2
Census: 1920 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
Never married: 17
F Child 8: Dora Virginia Kester Census name: Virginia Kester 3 Born: ca 1849 3,9 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Husband: Henry Skaggs
M Child 9: Wilmot Kester Wife: Columbia B. Ward b. ca 1858
? Child 10: (Unnamed child) Kester Born: Feb-16-1856 17 Died: Dec-22-1856 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA 18
Sources: (1) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 446. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) 1850 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (9) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 447. (10) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Betsey Kester, white female, wife of C. Kester, born in Harrison County, dau of Jesse & Mary Louther; died Apr 10 1859 in Lewis County, age 48y 6m 2d, cause of death unknown. Informant: C. Kester, husband. (Note: Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" incorrectly reports death date as Jun 12 1902.), DR p. 29. (11) Jackson County Marriage Records, Ripley, WV. (12) 1900 Census, Monroe County, WV. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) 1910 Census, Monroe Co, WV. (15) Headstone. (16) 1900 Census. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as (name blank, sex blank), born in Weston, child of C. & Betsy Kester; died Dec 22 1856 in Weston, age 10 mo 6 da, cause of death teething. Informant: C. Kester, father. DR p. 15. Event Notes Note (1) Don Norman has birth date ca 1805, but Linder (p. 447) has it ca 1810. Age 40 in 1850 Census puts it at about 1810. Note (2) Age 24 given in May 1856 marriage record would put birth in about 1832. But 1900 Census shows birth date as Nov 1830. Note (3) Age in 1850 Census would put birth in about 1836. Note (4) In household with sister Helen, as the only two occupants. Note (5) Listed as Amanda Alfriend, 30, in the household of her brother & sister-in-law, Marcellus & Lurene Kester. Note (6) Birth date in death record is June 1848, but age 4 in 1850 Census would put birth in about 1846. Birth date on headstone is 1847.