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Family: Joseph KESTER / Mary MORRISON (F18980)

m. 26 Feb 1788


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  • Joseph KESTERFather | Male
    Joseph KESTER

    Born  14 Mar 1752  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jul 1839  Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shawtown Cemetery, Westfield, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  26 Feb 1788  [1, 2]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Conrad KESTER | F42130 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth MORRIS | F42130 Group Sheet 

    Mary MORRISONMother | Female
    Mary MORRISON

    Born  Jan 1771  Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Oct 1847  Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shawtown Cemetery, Westfield, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Alexander MORRISON | F18976 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary LOWTHER | F18976 Group Sheet 

    Joseph KESTERChild 1 | Male
    Joseph KESTER

    Born  1788  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1835   
    Buried  (UNMARKED)  Shawtown Cemetery, Westfield, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah BONNELL | F58357 
    Married  1812   

    Conrad KESTERChild 2 | Male
    + Conrad KESTER

    Born  1803  Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1892   
    Buried    Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Betsy" LOWTHER | F12576 
    Married  20 Jun 1830  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Phoebe KESTERChild 3 | Female
    + Phoebe KESTER

    Born  1808  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jul 1831   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Alfred SPENCER | F41796 
    Married  26 Jul 1826  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Sarah "Sally" KESTERChild 4 | Female
    + Sarah "Sally" KESTER

    Born  20 Oct 1810  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Aug 1893  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Amos Elijah SPENCER | F33703 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S1792] 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.

    2. [S340] The Gibson and Related Families, Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991), p. 400.