KESTERSON KOLLECTIONS
NEWSLETTER
Volume 35 May 1, 2003
Christine Walters
KESTERSON KOLLECTIONS
NEWSLETTER
Volume 35 May 1, 2003
Christine Walters
A Brute:
Dorothy L. Stonecipher
Schroeder, 75, of Lake City, formerly of Briceville, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.Born April 13, 1927, in Anderson County, she was the daughter of Sam and Lee Kesterson Stonecipher, who are deceased.She was the widow of Henry K. Schroeder.She was a member of First Baptist Church in Briceville.She lived in Detroit, Mich., for many years before returning to Briceville. She considered her family the most important thing in her life and loved her children and grandchildren dearly, the family said.Survivors include three sons, Bryan Schroeder and his wife, Angela, of Clinton, Ricky Schroeder and his wife, Eleanor, of Ilion, N.Y., and Keith Schroeder and his wife, Velika, of Fulda, Germany; a brother, LeRoy Stonecipher and his wife, Magalene, of Perrysburg, Ohio; and six grandchildren, Robert, Benjamin, Kristian, Brad, Kristie and Dylan "Porkchop"; and several nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Walter "Big-Boy" Stonecipher, and five sisters, Ovena Stonecipher, Gladys Powell, Faye Hayes, Geraldine Harding and Vivian Jarmon.The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in the chapel of Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City with the Rev. Condy Pyles officiating. Burial will follow at the Glen Foust Cemetery in Lake City.The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the funeral home.
Transcribed and Edited by Paul W. Lemasters Copyright by Paul W. Lemasters
(Published in The Campbell Countian: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Campbell County Historical Society, Vol. 8, No. 3, Pages 51-53 and Vol. 8, No. 4, Pages 64-68 Reprinted with permission from Paul W. Lemasters)
"KESTERSON, Hazard (#86). When Received: March 8, 1833; Crime: Petit Larceny; From What County: Anderson; Age: 52; Occupation: Labourer; Sentence: 1 year; Where Born: Virginia; When Discharged: June 16, 1833; By What Authority: Died of Cholera. SOURCE: Convict Records, 1831-1874, Volume 86, Record Group 25, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Prison Records, Volume 83-87, RG 25, Microfilm No. 32. Hazard KESTERSON was received into the Penitentiary on the eighth March one thousand eight hundred & thiry three. Grey hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion, Forty two years of age. Born in Amherst County, Virginia & brought up in Augusta C[ount]y, Va. He has a wife and 10 children, 7 of which & his wife reside in Anderson County, Tennessee. He has two children married & living in Virginia, a daughter & son. The daughter married James LeMAR. He has two brothers in Virginia Benjamin & Willis residing near Augusta & one in Anderson C[ount]y, Tenn Sylvanus KESTERON. He has a scar on the top of the left Knee caused by a cut from an axe & one on the ancle [ankle] bone of the right foot. He has generally followed Farming. Was found guilty of Petit Larceny at the Circuit Court of Anderson County & Sentenced to One years Confinement in the Jail & Penitentiary House of the State of Tennessee. Hazard KESTERSON died of Cholera on the 16th day of June 1833. SOURCE: Convict Record Book, 1831-1842, Record Group 25, Volume 45, Tennessee State Library and Archives Microfilm, Prison Records, RG 25, Roll No. 23, p. 85."
This proves beyond any doubt that Mary (Kesterson) Lemay/Lamay was the daughter of Hazzard. So I'll take this moment to recap what we have on Hazzard - possibly 9 of the 10 children found. Clara and George are still ?? and the unknown Males still needs a name. If you have any ideas that would help to glue this family together - please let us know..
Mary Kesterson b 1810 m James Lemay/Lamay 21 Aug 1827 Augusta VA
Hello to everyone!
Here it is Spring again - Can't believe how fast time is whizzing by. I didn't think there would be a lot of news for this issue but have managed to come up with a few things..
The 1900 Lawrence Co AR Census had a Lizzie b Jun 1874 MO married to Frank
HAMMOND b Mar 1875 TN. They had 3 children at the time. Living with
them was Lissie Kesterson b Jan 1889 AR listed as "Sister in Law" obvious
sister to his wife Lizzie. Delores Clifford
wrote to me many moons ago, asking what we knew of these sisters.
Delores is a descendant of Frank Hammonds second wife, Susan Patton.
I think I've finally figured out who they were. I'm pretty sure they
were both daughters of Henry Kesterson the s/o Daniel & Susannah (Owens)
Kesterson of Greene Co TN. I found Daniel's son Richard Kesterson in Miller MO
in 1880 but wasn't sure he was the son of Daniel because he said he
was born in MO, parents in GA. Then in 1910-1920 he says he was born
in TN which is correct. When I found Henry in Carter MO it became
clear that at least 2 of Daniel's children might have moved west.
Daniel also had 2 daughters but I have no idea where they went.
Since there is no record of Daniel and/or Susan's death in TN, I'm
looking for them in MO as well. There was a Daniel born in 1816 GA
on the 1880 Iron MO census with a much younger wife named Mary, a
10 yr old son named William, and a 1 yr old daughter named Cordelia.
I suspect that this is the same Daniel. Perhaps the first wife Susan
died and he remarried. I'm done some research in Wayne Co MO which
borders on Carter and Iron County. The deeper I drove into those
mountains - the more I was convinced I'd never get out again!
If I was running away from something - this is where I would go.
I went into the Wayne Co Courthouse and spent at least 2 hours there
and never once saw another person on the premises.
The last Issue of the
Shelton Clipper Buffalo NE 2 Nov 1911
A man who will allow a team or a horse to stand out in the cold for
many hours is entitled to very little consideration by decent people
and if he gets his just dues should be given the same treatment he
accords his team. Yesterday, in spite of the cold, a team was driven
into town and left standing on a north street without blankets from
nine in the morning until four in the afternoon. The driver was finally
taken in tow by Marshal Kesterson and hiked out of town with a warning
that if the stunt was repeated he would be given the limit in police
court.
Donna Swanner
is a new cousin from the John & Malinda Kesterson Family, Howard Co AR, through their son Samuel who married Sarah Propps. What makes Donna a little bit "special" is that she is a Gospel Singer & Songwriter and I am now the proud owner of one of her tapes. If you like Gospel Music then I think you should get in touch with Donna as soon as possible and buy one of her tapes. Country Gospel is one of my very favorites and Donna brings it home in the nicest way.
Obituary:
Ashland City TN Cheatham Co : Jewel Ann Kesterson, 57, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at her home in Pleasant View. Funeral services were held Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Boyd Funeral Home. Bro. Terry Boyd officiated. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Alexander and her mother, Jeanette Walker. She is survived by her daughter, Kelly Kesterson of Pleasant View; sisters, Mary Nettie (Red) Burch of Oakland, Rose (John) Hickman of South Haven, Miss., and Betty (Erv) Grimmit of Severn, Maryland.
Boyd Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
** I don't know which family she belongs to.
This obit sent to me by Angela Meadows
An update on one of the WV/OH families. For years we only had
information on William Henry Kesterson 1865-1931 who married Martha
Mae (Hill).. Bill "Kesty" Kesterson is a descendant of this line..
New information now comes from Bills wife Julia Kesterson
who sent for William Henry's death certificate and we now have
William Henry's parents. they were John W(William) Kesterson b 1842 in IL (or more likely OH), and Lucy Ann SANDERS who were married 21 April 1864 in Meigs Co OH. I've seen this marriage information out there somewhere - and some have her name as SANDERSON. According to the DC it was Sanders. Along with this information is the 1870 Census which places John, Lucy in Meigs Co OH with 2 sons William age 6 and John age 3. We believe that John is John Lewis Kesterson 1867-1917 Meigs Co OH - married to Margaret Ellen Conkle. The only other descendant to this line, to date, is Jan Griffith [email protected]. The questions remaining at this point are: Who are the parents of John William Kesterson? My guess is that they have to be connected to the Willis Kesterson/Catherine Gregory line so if any of you WV/VA researcher have any ideas - please let us all know..
And another bit of news from
Angela Meadows
who found this interesting piece of information conerning Hazzard Kesterson.
*Clara Kesterson b 15 Jun 1813 m Isaac Moore 28 Aug 1833 Augusta VA (moved to IN/OH)
*George T Kesterson b ? m Matilda Rains/Bains 30 Jul 1840 Augusta VA
*Male Kesterson b m ? was the father of Eliza Kesterson b abt 1842 on 1850 Census with Grandmother
John Kesterson b 6 Feb 1818 m Martha Wilhite 10 Jul 1842 Campbell TN
James Kesterson b abt 1820 m Margaret Lovely 14 Jan 1841 Campbell TN; m Margaret Loveley 14 Jan 1841, m 2nd Clarinda Riddle 11 Jul 1869 Campbell TN
Levina Jane Kesterson b abt 1821 m Ephraim Cooper 13 Jul 1839 Campbell TN
Frederick Kesterson b Dec 1826 m Anna Lovely 28 Nov 1849 Campbell TN
Nancy Kesterson b abt 1832 on 1850 Census with her mother
Yes it really does help when you can get a Death Certificate.
Susan Kesterson
sent for the DC on both Sylvester Kesterson and his wife Mary Catherine Wheeler. Sylvester was born 14 February 1855 in VA - died 18 February 1925 in Belpre, Washington Co OH, his father was shown as Frank Kesterson (William Franklin Keserson/Melissa Treadway). Mary Catherine Wheeler was born 3 September 1860 in OH died 17 November 1947 in Vienna WV at the home of her son Edward Kesterson. Mary was the daughter of Lewis Wheeler & Anna Matheny. Sylvester and Mary are buried at Rockland Cemetery in Washington OH along with many other Kestersons
NEW MEMBERS
Jan Griffith Jan Griffith [email protected] William Henry Kesterson 1888 Meigs OH / John Lewis Kesterson 1861 Athens OH/ John William Kesterson 1842 OH /
Loyce (Probst) Pursley is the first person I've met that belongs to the Cape Girardeau MO Kesterson family. Since this is my "hometown" I've very happy to find her. Her line is from TN - but which county? Her family is: Loyce Probst / Wanda Lee Kesterson/ Jesse Edward Kesterson 1895-1953 MO/ Frances Leander Kesterson 1866 MO/ Joseph Kesterson Oct 1842 TN d MO
Brad Kestreson Brad is a member of the Samuel Kesterson / Eliza ? family of Pike/Columbia/Howard AR. Brad / Larry / Thomas Jewell 1921-1998 WA / Wm Carroll 1886-1981/ Squire William 1854 - 1917 AR / Samuel & Eliza.. of TN..
Mara (Fierstein) Baruffi is a grandaughter of one of our Pioneer Kesterson Researcher - Rod Fierstein [email protected] who I had lost for awhile. Here is their line - Mara Fierstein / Randall Fierstein / Rod Fierstein / Mary Ola Stewart / 1904-1970 IA / Alice Estella Kesterson 1879 - 1957 IA / Robert Hunt Kesterson 1850 MO - 1927 IA / Wm Thomas Kesterson 1808 VA - 1885 IA / Sylvester Welch Kesterson 1785 VA - 1866 TN / John Kesterson 1742 VA-1825 OH / John 1712-1754 VA/George / Thomas
Nancy (Kesterson) Cervantesr - latest of the Iowa line.. Nancy Kesterson/ Harold Ray / Lloyd Vernon 1898 NE / Charles Wm 1867 IA / Thomas Jefferson 1842 TN/ Charles 1819 TN/ Thomas 1798 TN/ John 1760 VA / Wm/John/George/Thomas
Donna (Wells) Swanner Donna Wells / Bonnie Huddleston / Avis L Huddleston 1885 AR / Mary Kesterson 1865 AR / Samuel Kesterson 1836 / John & Malinda Kesterson
Kevin Kesterson Kevin Kesterson / Robert Kesterson/ Philip Kesterson 1905 OH / Edward Kesterson 1878 WV / Sylvester Kesterson 1855 OH / William Kesterson 1823 VA / Willis Kesterson 1792 VA / John Kesterson 1742 VA / John Kesterson 1712 VA /George Kesterson 1674 / Thomas ** Visit Kevins personal website, see his home & travels. http://www.geocities.com/kevinwis/ and his Employment Site http://www.co.dane.wi.us/COBOARD/default.ASP#Supervisorslist
Koleen Bender Haden and daughter Sheryl Haden Siebrasse [email protected] descendants of the Claiborne TN clan. Sheryl Haden / Koleen Bender/ Harold Erwin Haden / Mildred Anna Hill 1911 CA / Flora Maude Cottle 1885 CA / Anna Hallie Kesterson 1867 AR / Hezekiah Joseph Kesterson 1822 TN / John Kesterson 1800 TN/ David Chadwell Kesterson
Lynne Kesterson Vuskovic is a descendant of the Indiana Kesterson Line. By Indiana I mean possibly - Meriday and/or his brother Jonathan Kesterson. Sad to report that Lynne knows nothing about either of them. Here is her family.. Lynne Kesterson / Thomas "Harry" Kesterson / Harry Ingleton Kesterson 1891 IN / George Washington Kesterson 1861 IN / Alfred Kesterson 1840 IN / Jonathan Kesterson 1818 OH & Mary Ann Painter/ * I'm taking an educated guess that Jonathan is the son of Jonathan Kesterson brother of Meriday - but its still guesswork.
Virginia Byrd Lotts , wife of Harry Hamilton Lotts Jr is working on his family tree. Its wonderful to find another descendant of the "Old" Virginia Line out of Augusta County. Harry Hamilton Lotts Jr/ Harry Hamilton Lotts Sr / William Albert Lotts 1900 VA / Daisy Dell Kesterson 1882 Augusta VA / Jacob Myers Kesterson 1839 Augusta VA / John J Kesterson 1805 VA / Benjamin Kesterson 1784 Augusta VA / John Kesterson 1742 VA / John Kesterson 1712 Northumberland VA / George / Thomas
Martha Elizabeth Perrygo Reilly is another cousin from the Old Virginia line - this part of it moved to DC and Maryland. Martha Perrygo / Edgar Randloph Perrygo 1902 DC / Rosa Ella Kesterson 1867 DC / George W Kesterson 1839 MD/ John Kesterson 1805 VA / John Smith Kesterson 1767 VA / Sarah Kesterson 1748 VA / George Kesterson 1710 / George Kesterson 1674 VA / Thomas Kesterson 1648
Jacky Dale Stockton / Jesse Glyndon Stockton 1934 TX / Louetta TOLLETT 1888 TX / Mark TOLLETT 1853 AR / Rebecca Kesterson 1831 TN/ John & Melinda (Dorsey) Kesterson
The next issue - August - I'll be featuring Charles Kesterson the son of Thomas Kesterson/Nancy Carroll Jackson. Charles moved from Greene Co TN to Mills Co IA in 1854. Nancy Cervantes has sent me some interesting material on this family so I'll be doing a Charles Kesterson Webpage.. Watch for it!! Chris
