John B. KESTER & Jane Ann CHAMBERLAIN & Fornettis SIPE

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John B. KESTER
Jane Ann CHAMBERLAIN
Fornettis SIPE

Husband: John B. KESTER
Birth: 24 Oct 1817, Harrison Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 14 Feb 1885, Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH
Disposition: buried Baptist Cemetery, Morrow Co., OH
Occupation: blacksmith
Father: Joseph KESTER II
Mother: Sarah BUNNELL

Marriage-1: 17 Jun 1838, Delaware Co., OH

Wife-1: Jane Ann CHAMBERLAIN
Birth: 1820, NY
Death: 12 Apr 1861, Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH
Disposition: buried Baptist Cemetery, Morrow Co., OH
Occupation: homemaker
Father almost certainly: Timothy CHAMBERLAIN, b. 1795/6, NY; s/o Samuel CHAMBERLAIN (1771-1835) & Elizabeth __?__
Mother almost certainly: Cyrene / Sirena / Serena __?__, b. 1794/5, NY

Marriage-2: 2 Apr 1865, Morrow Co., OH

Wife-2: Fornettis / Fornetta SIPE / SIPES
Birth: ca. 1820, OH
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Jane Ann CHAMBERLAIN:

— born in Westfield Twp., Delaware [now Morrow] Co., OH:
1. Caroline E. KESTER (1840-1868)
2. Mary Lucinda KESTER (1842/4-1908)
3. Helen M. KESTER (1844-1921)
4. Joseph S. KESTER (1846-1871)

— born in Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH:
5. Jerome G. KESTER (1849-1885)
6. Salina / Salome KESTER (1850-1871)
7. Serena / Sirena / Sireus J. KESTER (1851-1871)
8. Sarah E. KESTER (1857-1886)
9. Harrison "Harry" KESTER (1859-1951)
10. Henderson KESTER (1859-1878)

Children with Fornetta SIPE(S):

none

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, New York, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia

Sources (n.b., Morrow Co. was formed in 1848 from Knox, Marion, Delaware, and Richland Cos.):

1a. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

Kester, John Chamberlin, Jane A. Jun 17, 1838 Delaware Co.

1b. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994 (online at familysearch.org):

Groom's Name: John Kester John B. Kester

Event Type: Marriage Marriage

Event Date: 17 Jun 1838 02 Apr 1865

Event Place: Delaware, Ohio Morrow, Ohio

Spouse: Jane A. Chamberlain Fornetta Sipe or Sipes

GS Film Numberr: 391394 388781

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): I can't find John's father, at least not in Harrison Co., VA, or Westfield Twp., Delaware Co., OH. There is a Timothy CHAMBERLAIN (æ 30-40) living in Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY (p. 45), with his family, which includes three daughters, ages 0-15.

3. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1840 OH Delaware Co. Westfield Twp. Roll 391 pp. 222B-223A Ln. 29 John Kester 000 010 - 100 100 0001000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = John (b. 1817)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Caroline (b. 1840)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Jane (b. 1820)

1 person employed in manufactures and trades

Listed next to John's widowed mother, Sarah KESTER, who is listed next to Timothy CHAMBERLAIN (æ 40-50) and his family.

4a. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 35): Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll M432_716, p. 14B, 196/196, enumerated 31 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

John Kester 32 M Black Smith 600 Va

Jane    " 30 F NY

Carolin " 10 F O

Mary    " 8 F "

Helen   " 6 F "

Joseph " 4 M "

Jerome " 1 M "

George Foust 17 M Black Smith "

George is most likely John's nephew, son of his sister, Elizabeth (KESTER) FOUST.

4b. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): There's an Elizabeth CHAMBERLAIN (æ 73, b. CT) living alone in Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH (p. 14A); she's listed next to Timothy CHAMBERLAIN (æ 54, b. NY) and his wife, Cyrene (æ 55, b. NY). Secondary sources show Elizabeth as the wife of Samuel CHAMBERLAIN (1771-1835) and the mother of Timothy. They do not give Timothy a daughter, Jane, but he's old enough to be her father. His age, here, appears to be the correct one (see 1840), as opposed to 1860 and 1870.

5. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 36): Westfield P.O., Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll M653_1017, p. 71A, PN 69, 508/504, enumerated 21 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

John Kester 42 M Blacksmith 1000 475 Va

Jane    " 40 F NY

Mary    " 18 F Ohio

Helen   " 15 F "

Joseph " 14 M "

Jerome " 10 M "

Salina " 8 F "

Serena " 6 F "

Sarah    " 3 F "

Henderson " 7/12 M "

Harrison " 7/12 M "

Listed three households from Timothy CHAMBERLIN (æ 57 [64], b. NY) and his wife, Lorena (æ 60 [65], b. NY), who are probably Jane's parents.

6. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 34): Westfield P.O., Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll M593_1247, p. 499A, PN 17, 127/117, enumerated 10 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Kester John V 52 M W Farmer 2793 600 Virginia

______ Fornettes 48 F W Keeping house Ohio

______ Jerome 21 M W Farm Laborer Ohio

______ Salome 19 F W Ohio

______ Sireus 17 F W Ohio

______ Sarah 13 F W Ohio

______ Henderson 10 M W Ohio

______ Harrison 10 M W Ohio

Listed six households from Widower Timothy CHAMBERLAIN (æ 62 [74], b. NY).

7. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 24): Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll 1053, p. 216B, PN 10, SD __, ED 122, enumerated 10 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 24 25 26

102 104 Kester John B W M 62 / Farmer VA VA VA

______ Fornettis W F 61 Wife / Keeping house OH PA IRL

______ Harry W M 21 Son / works on farm OH VA NY

8. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Except for the tombstone images and occasional death certificate,
this database consists of undocumented patron submissions, so caveat emptor.

Name: John B. Kester Jane Ann Chamberlain Kester

Birth: 24 Oct 1817
Harrison Co., (W)VA 1820, New York

Death: 14 Feb 1885
Westfield, Morrow Co., OH 12 Apr 1861
Westfield, Morrow Co., OH

Burial: Baptist Cemetery
Morrow Co., OH Baptist Cemetery
Morrow Co., OH

Father: Joseph Kester (1788-1835)

Mother: Sarah Bonnell (1793-1870)

Spouse: m1. Jane Ann Chamberlain
m2. Fornetta Sipe, Apr 1865 John B. Kester (1817-1885)

Children: ten with Jane ten

Memorial #: 98712338 98712402

There are links to all ten of the children's graves, with full dates, spouses, etc.

9. LDS Family Search: Pedigree Resouce File (online at familysearch.org): Timothy CHAMBERLAIN, s/o Elizabeth, in Morrow Co., OH, is "of Palmyra, NY."

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

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

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