Husband: Joseph Kester
Born: Mar-14-1752 in Pennsylvania 1
Died: Jul- 2-1839 in Ohio 2 (see note 1)
Buried: in Shawtown Cemetery, Westfield, Morrow Co, OH 3
Military: Revolutionary War
Father: Conrad Kester (1695 - 1771)
Mother: Elizabeth Morris (1695 - 1772)
Wife: Mary Morrison Married: Feb-26-1788 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,5
Born: Jan- -1771 in Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA 6,5,3 Died: Oct-18-1847 in Morrow Co, OH 7,3 Buried: in Shawtown Cemetery, Westfield, Morrow Co, OH 3 Father: Alexander Morrison (1737 - 1820) Mother: Mary Lowther (1740 - )
M Child 1: Conrad Kester Census name: Coonrod Kester Born: 1803 in Rockingham Co, VA 8,3,9,10 Died: 1892 8 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: gunsmith 9,11 Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Lowther b. Oct- 8-1810 d. Apr-10-1859 Married: Jun-20-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12
F Child 2: Phoebe Kester Born: 1808 in Maryland 2 Died: Jul-29-1831 2 Husband: Alfred Spencer b. Nov- 7-1802 d. Jul-16-1890 Married: Jul-26-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 13
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 87y 3m 18d. (2) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Joseph Kester and Mary Morrison. Married Feb 26 1788. Don Norman, in "Descendants of Robert Lowther," identifies Mary Morrison's husband as Joseph Lowther, an apparent error. (5) 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. 400. (6) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (7) Headstone. (8) 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. (9) 1850 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (10) Death record of daughter. (11) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (12) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (13) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Death location has been reported as Delaware County and Morrow County.