Alexander M. KESTER & Matilda HOSKINS

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Alexander M. KESTER
Matilda HOSKINS

Husband: Alexander M. KESTER
Birth said to be: 1789
Death said to be: 1843
Father: Joseph KESTER
Mother: Mary MORRISON

Was he really born in 1789? That would make him age 31 at first marriage. Or did he have an earlier marriage?

Marriage: 11 Nov 1820, Harrison Co., VA [now WV]

Wife: Matilda HASKINS / HOSKINS
Birth: 1801/2

Child said to be:

1. Alexander KESTER, Jr., b. 1820s

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Sources:

1a. West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970 (online at familysearch.org):

Name: Alexander M. Kester

Spouse's Name: Matilda Hoskins

Spouse's Age: 18 years

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 11 Nov 1820

Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia

Marital Status: Unknown

Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown

GS Film Number: 847274

Reference ID: v 3 p 333

Repository Type: County Records

1b. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400): I find no record of a second marriage for Alexander Sr., a remarriage for Matilda, or a first marriage for Alexander Jr.

2a. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, nor can I find his father or his brothers. They should be in WV.

2b. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315): not found.

3. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find. His parents and at least some of his siblings have moved on to Delaware [now Morrow] Co., OH.

4. 1850 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Matilda or Alexander Jr.

5. 1860 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Matilda or Alexander Jr.

6. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

7. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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