William W. KESTER & Susan Rosette WASHBURN

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William W. KESTER
Susan Rosette WASHBURN

Husband: William W. KESTER
Birth: 5 Dec 1819, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 30 Apr 1901, Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI
Disposition: buried Green Wood Cemetery, Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI
Occupation: farmer
Father: Joseph KESTER II
Mother: Sarah BUNNELL

Marriage: 14 Sep 1841, Delaware Co., OH

Wife: Susan Rosette WASHBURN
Birth: 24 Feb 1822
Death: 18 Feb 1896, Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI
Disposition: buried Green Wood Cemetery, Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in Westfield Twp., Delaware [now Morrow] Co., OH:
1. Charles Murray KESTER, b. 22 Jul 1842; d. 29 Dec 1929
2. Susan P. KESTER, b. 1844/5
3. Charlotte KESTER, b. 1847/8

— born in Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH:
4. Olive E. KESTER, b. 1848/9
5. Harriet Alice KESTER, b. 1851/2
6. John William KESTER, b. 13 Nov 1853

— born in Ironton, Sauk Co., WI:
7. Clara KESTER, b. 1858/9
8. [Patricia? / Martha? / Patsy?] "Pat" KESTER, b. 1865/6

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Sources:

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

Kester, William W. Washburn, Susan R. Sep 14, 1841 Delaware Co.

2. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21-22 of 35): Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll M432_716, pp. 10B-11A, 146/146, enumerated 29 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

W W Kester 30 M Farmer 500 Va

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Rosette Kester 28 F NY

Charles M " 7 M O

S P " 5 F "

Charlotte " 2 F "

Olive " 1 F "

3. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 24): Humboldt P.O., Ironton, Sauk Co., WI, Roll M653_1429, p. 642, PN 188, 1402/1385, enumerated 10 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Wm W Kester 48 M Farmer 1500 545 Virginia

Susan     " 38 F New York

Charles   " 18 M Ohio

Sarah P   " 15 F Virginia

Charlotte " 13 F Ohio

Olive E   " 11 F "

Harriet   " 8 F "

John W    " 6 M "

Clara     " 1 F Wisconsin

4. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 32): Baraboo P.O., Ironton, Sauk Co., WI, Roll M593_1739, p. 137B, 185/185, enumerated 20 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Kester Wm W 50 M W Farmer 5000 1000 Virginia

______ Rosette 48 F W Keeping House New York

______ Alice 18 F W Ohio

______ John 16 M W Ohio

______ Clara 10 F W Wisconsin

______ Pat 4 F W Wisconsin

Son, Charles, is on the previous page.

5. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 52): Reedsburg Village, Sauk Co., WI, Roll 1446, p. 216C, PN 27, SD 2, ED 260, enumerated 19 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 21 24 25 26

246 253 Kester William W W M 60 Head / Retired Farmer VA VA VA

______ Rosette W F 48 Wife / Keeping house NY NY NY

______ Pet W F 14 Dau / 7/12 WI VA VA

6. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): William is living in Reedsburg with his married daughter, Sarah.

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: William W. Kester Susan Rosette Washburn Kester Charles Murray Kester

Birth: 5 Dec 1819,
Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WV 24 Feb 1822 22 Jul 1842,
Cardington, Morrow Co., OH

Death: 30 Apr 1901,
Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI 18 Feb 1896,
Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI 29 Dec 1929,
Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI

Burial: Green Wood Cemetery
Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI

Father: Joseph Kester (1788-1835) William W. Kester (1819-1901)

Mother: Sarah Bonnell (1793-1870) Susan Rosette Washburn (1822-1896)

Spouse: Susan Rosette Washburn (1822-1896) William W Kester (1818-1901)

Memorial #: 98619399 98619658 98619498

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

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

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