The Keister Family in the Census Records

All relationships in italics are conjectures from the  Prof. H. P. Price-J. T. Keister research.

Commentary beneath each decade is not part of the census records.

 

From Heads of Families: Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785 VIRGINIA by the Iberian Publishing Company

1783 Virginia Heads of Families-Shenandoah County

All Keister, Kester listings

Kester, Christopher                  White-4            Black-0

 

 

1784 Virginia Heads of Families-Rockingham County

All Keister, Kester listings

Head of Family                                     White Souls      Dwellings          Other Bldgs

Keister, Paul                                                     6              1                         1  

Keister, Jacob, Senr.                                        4              1                         1  

Keister, Richard & Jacob, Junr.                        5              1                         1

 

Kester, Conrod                                                9               1                         1 

Kester, Frederick                                             8               1                         3

Kester, James                                                   1               1                         1 

 

 

1810  Virginia        All Keister and Kester listings

Keister, Frederick                    Pendleton Co.  VA       215      00001-00001-01

Frederick II-son of Frederick I           Brother of Philip and Peter                                          

Keister, Frederick, Jr.               Pendleton Co.  VA       215      10110-21010-00

Frederick III-son of Frederick II        Brother of George and James                                       

Keister, George                        Pendleton Co.  VA       215      20010-31010-00

                                    Son of Frederick II      Brother of James and Frederick III                                                          Keister, James                          Pendleton Co.  VA       215      01001-20110-00

                                    Son of Frederick II      Brother of George and Frederick III                                                        

 

Kester, Henry                           Berkleley Co.   VA       569      13101-32110

Kester, Peter                            Montgomery     VA       002      41001-12110

                                    Son of Frederick I       Brother of Frederick II and Philip                                

Kester, Philip                            Montgomery     VA       002      01102-01001

            Son of Frederick I       Brother of Frederick II and Peter

            What we see here is the first two of three main groupings of the Keister family. Frederick Keister II and three of his sons are living in Pendleton County, while the other two brothers of Frederick II, Peter and Philip Keister are living in Montgomery County.  Pendleton county will remain the primary residence of Frederick II and his descendents.  Peter Keister will move from Montgomery but Philip and his descendents will stay in Montgomery Country.  Price thinks the Strasburg area Keisters when they appear  in 1840 are descendents of Peter Keister.

            There are, then, three brothers, the sons of Frederick Keister I, Peter, Philip and Frederick II and each forms a later cluster of Keisters.

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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