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Robert Wayne KESTER

Robert Wayne KESTER

Male 1932 - 2015  (82 years)

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  • Name Robert Wayne KESTER 
    Born 11 May 1932  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in marriage record as Apr 12 1932, but obituary and all other records show it as May 11 1932.
    Gender Male 
    Military U.S. Army, 40th Division, 23rd Inf Regt, Korean Conflict  [1] 
    Residence 1935  Culpeper, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation lineman at Hope Natural Gas Company  [1] 
    Residence Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence Laurel, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Millerstown, Perry Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Ocala, Marion Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1953  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 2010  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Died 1 Apr 2015  Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried (ASHES)  Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I52381  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2016 

    Father Chapman Franklin KESTER,   b. 9 Nov 1899, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1972, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Delila Pearl CAIN,   b. 23 May 1910, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1972, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F9606  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruby Lorraine BEE,   b. 10 Nov 1937, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 19 Sep 1953  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Divorced 1980  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F21616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S2634] 1940 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    3. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2491] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1982] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003)).

    6. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    7. [S1982] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003)).
      Identified as Robert Wayne Kester, b. Apr 12 1932 in Tyler Co, res. in Shirley (Tyler Co) WV, sone of Chapman & Delila (Cain) Kester; and Ruby Lorraine Bee, b. Nov 10 1936 in Ritchie Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Levi Samuel & Ina Elizabeth (Fleming) Bee. Married Sep 19 1953.

    8. [S12] Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Civil Order Book 5, page 180.