Mary Elizabeth Kesterson was married to Thomas Jefferson Roland on September 1, 1858 in Chariton, Lucas County IA.
Seven children were born to this union; John W., 23 Oct 1859, married Martha Estes; James Thomas, 05 March 1861, who married Lephia Newman and later married Hattie Hodges; Charles Elbert, 11 September 1866, who married Rose Clarkson & Isabelle Hamaker; Cora Eva, 05 April 1871, who married Burton Skaggs; Charity Ellen, 30 December 1871, who married Frank Hodges; Daisy Mae, 15 April 1879 who married Jacob Budd and George who I have no details on.
Thomas J Roland died Tuesday evening at his home on East Orange Street. Death came very suddenly, from heart failure. He had been suffering for some time with heart trouble and for a few days previous to his death had been confined to his home. While in conversation with his wife Tuesday evening, he complained of being chilly and went into the kitchen where there was a fire. In a few moments Mrs. Roland heard him gasp and went to his assistance, but her husband was beyond all earthly help when she reached him, death having come without warning.
Thomas J. Roland was 65 years old and had resided in Mills County nearly all his life. About a year ago, he left his farm between Tabor and Malvern and moved to Tabor, buying a residence property on Orange street, where he has since lived with his wife and a young granddaughter. Last week he sold his farm and was congratulating himself on the fact that he would no longer have that to look after.
The family consists of his widow and eight grown children, several of whom live in Washington. The funeral was held at Malvern today, conducted by Rev. H. M. Johnson of the Tabor Christian Church. Interment was made in the Malvern Cemetery
The Beacon 18 Sep 1903
Second Obit: In 1864 he moved to Harrison County, and in 1875 to Mills County settling in Rawles Township where he resided until a year ago when he moved to Tabor.
He leaves a wife and nine children as follows: John Roland, Rogers AR; James Roland, Silver City; George Roland, Chelan WA; Charles Roland, Malvern; Mrs. Minnie Williams, Tabor; Mrs. Cora Skaggs, Calhoun MO; Mrs. Della Boyd, Chelan WA; Mrs. Chetty Hodges, Hillsdale; Mrs. May Budd, Chelan WA.
The Beacon 2 Oct 1903
Thomas J. Roland was born in Indiana 13 Apr 1839 and when he was 4 years old his parents moved to Iowa and settled in Lucas county, and in later years he taught school in Chariton, then a small village. He was married to Mary Kesterson, 1 Sep 1858, and 11 children were born to them.
Services for J.T. (James Thomas) Roland were held Monday afternoon at the Long Pine Methodist church, with Rev. M.R. Willis officating. Songs used in the service were "The Old Rugged Cross", "In The Garden", and his favorite "Higher Ground". Burial was in Long Pine cemetery.
James Thomas Roland, son of Thomas and Mary Roland was born March 5, 1861 in Lafeyette, Indiana and passed away at his home in Long Pine, Sept. 7, at the age of 88 years, 6 months and 2 days. He was one of nine children. When a small child he moved with his parents to Harrison county, Iowa and in 1875 moved to Mills county, Iowa where he grew to manhood. On January 4, 1883 he was married to Lephla Jane Newman, three children were born to this union, Orvill Ray, Winside, Nebraska, Mrs. Belle Hornby of Indianapolis, Ind., and William T., Superior, Nebraska. Mrs. Roland passed away Feb. 26, 1895. Then on March 3, 1897 Mr. Roland was married to Mrs. Hattie Hodges Goodman. To this union were born six children. Mrs. Gladys Morgon, Long Beach, Calif.; George L., Redding, Calif.; Mrs. Mildred Chamberlain of Eastland, Texas; Mrs. Bessie Dixon, Rupert, Idaho, Gordon of Acequia, Idaho and Mrs. Agnes Cole of Newwark, Calif.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, all of his children, a step-daughter, Mrs. Leona Mick of Holton, Kansas, 29 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, 3 sisters and a number of nieces and nephews.
Contributed by Tom Mick The Star Journal, Brown county, Nebraska, Thursday, September 15, 1949
HATTIE B. ROLAND - Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p. m. om the LDS tabernacle for Mrs. Hattie B. Hodges Roland, 88, who passed away Wednesday in Minidoka Memorial hospital following a lingering illness. Mrs. Roland was born Jan. 24, 1874 in Phillipsurg, Kan. She married James Thomas Roland March 3, 1897 in Glenwood, Iowa, and he preceded her in death Sept. 7, 1949. She was a member of the LDS church and received her education in Kansas. She came to Rupert a year and a half ago when she became a patient in the geriatrics ward in the hospital.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Leona E. Mich [sic Mick], Holton, Kan., Mrs. L. Earl Morgan, Spring Valley, Calif., Mrs. J. H.. Chamberlain, Del City, Okla., and Mrs. B. A. (Bessie) Dixon, Rupert; two sons, George L. Roland, Redding, Calif., H. Gordon Roland, Rupert; one stepson, Orville R. Roland, Winside, Neb., three sisters and one brother, all of Iowa; 18 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren. Bishop's Counselor James D. Christiansen officiated at the funeral services, and interment was in the Rupert cemetery under the direction of Payne Mortuary.
From the Herald Bulletin (Burley, Idaho), Friday, November 30, 1962
Mrs. Hattie B. Hodges Roland, 88, died at the Minidoka Memorial Hopital, Nov. 28 after a long illness.
She was born Jan. 24, 1874, in Phillipsburg, Kan., and married James Thomas Roland, March 3, 1897. He preceded her in death Sept. 7, 1949. Mrs. Roland came to Rupert in 1960 when she became a patient at the Minidoka hospital. She was a member of the LDS Church and received her education in Phillipsburg.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Leona E. Mick, Holton, Kan.; Mrs. L. Earl (Gladys) Morgan, Spring Valley, Calif.; Mrs. J.H. (Mildred) Chamberlain, Del City, Okla.; Mrs. B.A. (Bessie) Dixon, Rupert, two sons, George L. Roland, Redding, Calif.; and H. Gordon Roland, Rupert; one step-son, Orville R. Roland, Winside, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Chambers, Mrs. Mable Farrington and Mrs. Addie Martin, all of Iowa; one brother, Earl Wilbur Hodges, Iowa; 18 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 10 step grandchildren, and seven step great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rupert LDS tabernacle, James D. Christianson officiating. Interment will be in the Rupert cemetery, Payne mortuary in charge of services.
A memorial service for Gladys Mae (Roland) Morgan, 92, of Auburn will be on Friday, March 16, at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Auburn, 710 Auburn Ravine Rd., Auburn. Mrs. Morgan died on March 11, 1990, at the Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn. She was born in Iowa on November 5, 1897, and had lived in Auburn for the past 10 years.
She is survived by her husband, Earl Morgan of Auburn; sisters, Bessie Dixon, of Ogden, Utah, and Mildred Chamberlain of Guthrie, Okla.; a brother, George Roland of Moses Lake, Wash.; and a brother-in-law, Cecil Morgan of Auburn. Memorial requests are for the charity of the donor's choice.
Funeral services for George L. Roland were conducted at McDonald's Redding Chapel yesterday with the Elks Lodge 1073 of Redding officiating. Burial took place in Lawncrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Clifford Lutkemeier, Walter L. Johnston, Thomas E. Bishop, Leslie W. Downing, James I. Steadman and Leland Anderson. Honorary pallbearers were David Fitzpatrick, Kenneth L. Chandler, Dr. H. A. Micharud, Frank Spinola, Lyle Kellogg and George Waddle.
Contributed by Tom Mick from the Redding (CA) Record-Searchlight, Friday, February 25, 1966
Graveside services for Mildred G. (Roland) Chamberlain, 94, of Guthrie are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, July 24th, 1998 at Resthaven cemetery in Oklahoma City. The Rev. Bob McElroy of Church of Christ and Major Steve Russell will officiate. Services are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Guthrie.
Mildred was born on November 17, 1903, in Silver City, Iowa, to James and Hattie Belle Roland. She died Tuesday, July 21st, 1998 at Colonial Estates (Nursing Home) in Guthrie.
Contributed by Tom Mick from The Guthrie (OK) News Leader, Wednesday, July 22, 1998, page 2:
Bessie Roland Dixon, 85, Ogden, Utah, former Rupert resident, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 1991, at her home in Ogden. She was born Nov. 24, 1905 at Winside, Nebraska, the daughter of James Thomas and Hattie Belle Hodges Roland. She attended schools in Winside and Ainsworth, Neb. She came to Rupert in 1935, later moving to Ogden, Utah in 1973, where she had since resided. She married Bailey Allen Dixon on Sept. 27, 1940, at the Logan LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on May 20, 1967.
A member of the LDS Church, she had served as president of the Young Ladies MIA, in the Sunday School, as a Primary teacher, in both the ward and stake Relief Society presidencies, as a visiting teacher, and as a member of both the ward and stake choir.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ferron (Marjorie) Crook, Twin Falls; two sons, Everett M. Jamison, San Jose, Calif., and Dennis A. Dixon, Ogden, Utah; two stepsons, LaMar A. Dixon, Boise, and Keith H. Dixon, Caldwell; one sister, Mrs. J. H. (Mildred) Chamberlain, Guthrie, Oklahoma; a brother, Gordon Roland, Moses Lake, Wash.; 23 grandchildren; 85 great grandhildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, three brothers, four sisters, and a granddaughter.
Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1991 at the West Weber 1st Ward LDS Chapel, 4100 West 900 South, Ogden, Utah, with Bishop Oren Flinders officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1991 at the Rupert Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Payne Mortuary in Burley.
Contributed by Tom Mick from the Minidoka County News (Rupert, ID) 16 Jan 1991, page 2, columns 2 & 3:
Florence Carman DeWerff, 98, formerly of Eureka, died at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, 1993, at Even Glow Lodge, 315 E.Washington St., Pontiac, where she had been a resident since the 1960s. Born Aug. 8, 1894, near Claytonville to William A. and Annie J. Kesterson Carman, she married Henry August DeWerff on June 6, 1920, in Goodwine. He died Jan. 23, 1956. She also was preceded in death by one brother, one sister, one grandson and one daughter.
Surviving are one son, Ralph Emerson of Hendersonville, N.C.; one daughter, Adele DeWerff Stevens of Arlington, Va.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in 1918. She taught high school chemistry and home economics in Rushford, Minn., for two years. Then she and her husband farmed in De Kalb. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Pontiac and American Legion Auxiliary Post 466 in Eureka.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at EvenGlow Lodge Chapel in Pontiac. The Rev. William H. Beswick will officiate. Duffy Funeral Home in Pontiac is in charge of arrangements. There will beno visitation. Burial wlll be in Floral Hill Cemetery in Hoopeston. Memorials may be made to the University of Illinois
Liberal Arts science department, Even Glow Lodge or her church.
Peoria Star Journal April 22, 1993
Millard Byron Kesterson
Millard B Kesterson 78, former postmaster at Milligan died Saturday morning in his home at 710 E Main St. He was born Aug 1882 in Monona CA. His parents were Samuel and Caroline Siner Kesterson. In 1904 he married Lenna Hutton at Broadlands, IL. She died in 1918. In 1920 he married Hazel Allen at Broadlands IL. The family moved to near Waveland in 1927. Although a farmer, he operated a grocery store and became postmaster in Milligan. He later moved to Bloomingdale where he and his wife operated the Friendship House. He was a member of the Bloomingdale Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Harold and Leal of Tracy CA and Byron of Jersey City NJ. Two daughters Mrs Florence Shelton of Pacific Grove CA and Mrs Gleno Sharp of Ft Lauderdale FL; Three brothers, Verlie of Skamakawa WA, Irvin of Sidney IL and Hubert of Santa Monica CA, 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two children Faye and Mildred.
24 August 1882 - 22 July 1961
Son of Samuel Isaac & Caroline (Siner) Kesterson
St. Johns Church Bond Co IL
Gleno Margaret Sharp of Ft. Lauderdale, FL passed away on Friday. August 18, 1995. A resident here since 1950 originally from Chesterfield, IN. Mrs. Sharp was the first woman Supervisor of the Division of Driver's Licenses for the state of Florida. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star of Ft. Lauderdale.
Survived by her daughter, Sondra Long of Ft. Lauderdale; granddaughter, Lisa Aiken of Ft. Lauderdale; grandson, Brian Aiken of Boynton Beach; and brother, Harold Kesterson of Citrus Heights, CA. Services will be held on Monday, August 21, 1995, 2 PM at Fairchild North Federal Funeral Home, 299 N. Federal Hwy., FT. Lauderdale. The Reverend Craig C. Andrus of First United Methodist Church officiating. Friends may call from 6-8 PM on Sunday (today) at the funeral home. Interment in Lauderdale Memorial Park.
Sun Sentinel Ft Lauderdale FL Aug 20 1995
Herbert Benjamin Kesterson
8 October 1883 - 25 June 1956
Son of Samuel Isaac & Caroline (Siner) Kesterson
Husband of Maude M Wade
Husband of Grace Loveless
Grace (Loveless) Kesterson
05 February 1886 - 29 July 1976
Wife of Herbert Benjamin Kesterson
Verlie Siner Kesterson
04 February 1894 - 24 July 1976
Son of Samuel & Caroline (Siner) Kesterson
Husband of Lorna Loveless
Lorna Lenore (Loveless) Kesterson
1 Dec 1893 - 17 March 1982
Daughter of Alfred & Sarah (Naylor) Loveless
Wife of Verlie Siner Kesterson