Ephraim William Kester and Sara Samantha Hixon
Husband Ephraim William Kester
Born: 23 Nov 1838 - OH Baptized: Died: 30 Nov 1925 - Vigo County, IN Buried: - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, IN FamilySearch ID: LH39-F38 Find A Grave ID: 69665207Marriage: 10 Jan 1866 - Vigo County, IN
Wife Sara Samantha Hixon
AKA: Sarah Hixson Born: 23 Aug 1846 - Perry Township, Clay County, IN Baptized: Died: 1 May 1919 - Vigo County, IN Buried: 1919 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, IN FamilySearch ID: 2MGY-4G3 Find A Grave ID: 69665331
Father: John Hixson {FSID: LVG3-3CB} 1 Mother: Sarah Lindsey {FSID: LH1Q-5B4}
Children
1 M Melvin D. Kester
Born: Baptized: Died: Buried:
2 F Linna Leota (Ottie) Kester
AKA: Lini Leota Miller Born: 1866 - Perry Township, Clay County, IN Baptized: Died: Feb 1939 Buried: - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, IN FamilySearch ID: LH6P-2DH Find A Grave ID: 68627042Spouse: Henry Miller {FSID: LDTF-51L, FGID: 68626981} Marr: 20 Jan 1884 - Brazil, Clay County, IN
3 F Phoebe Melinda Kester
Born: Nov 1868 - IN Baptized: Died: 1950 Buried: - Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN FamilySearch ID: 2MGY-Z8Y Find A Grave ID: 100834052Spouse: Ennis Leroy Hamilton {FSID: LXQM-NCQ, FGID: 100834046} Marr: 22 Dec 1897 - Cory, Clay County, IN
4 M Leo Zell Kester
Born: 16 Oct 1871 - IN Baptized: Died: 18 Apr 1957 Buried: 1957 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, IN FamilySearch ID: M5H8-X5W Find A Grave ID: 20932256Spouse: Etta E. Williams {FGID: 70360403} Marr: 28 Jan 1912 - Vigo County, IN
5 F Nancy Lavina (Nannie) Kester 1
Born: 16 Aug 1874 - Cory, Clay County, IN Baptized: Died: 25 Feb 1965 - Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN Buried: Mar 1965 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, IN FamilySearch ID: L4SJ-6G7 Find A Grave ID: 71967761Spouse: Earl David Jackson {FSID: L4SJ-6K6, FGID: 73834736} 1 Marr: 26 Mar 1893 - Clay County, IN
6 M Rudolph Benjamin Kester
Born: 11 Jul 1879 - Perry Township, Marion County, IN Baptized: Died: 22 Jan 1966 - Cory, Clay County, IN Buried: 1966 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, IN FamilySearch ID: L4SJ-F4W Find A Grave ID: 68229658Spouse: Goldie E. Shaw {FSID: KV5M-251, FGID: 68230091} Marr: 1906 - IN
7 F Floy A. Kester
Born: 17 Dec 1886 - OH Baptized: Died: 4 Nov 1970 - Linton, Greene County, IN Buried: - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, IN FamilySearch ID: L7N2-HSB Find A Grave ID: 70356871Spouse: William N. Jeffers {FSID: 27L5-Q59, FGID: 70357265} Marr: Dec 1902 - Clay County, IN
General Notes: Husband - Ephraim William Kester
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF5505
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69665207/ephraim-william-kester
BIRTH 1838
DEATH 1926 (aged 87–88) [***NOTE: grave marker shows 1925]
BURIAL
Oak Hill Cemetery
Riley, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID 69665207
Family Members
Spouse
Sarah Samantha Hixon Kester 1846–1919 (m. 1866)
Children
Leo Zell Kester 1871–1957
Nancy Lavina Kester Jackson 1874–1965
Rudolph Benjamin Kester 1879–1966
Floy A Kester Jeffers 1886–1970
Gravesite Details
Shares memorial with Sarah S Nixon
Maintained by: Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee
Originally Created by: recordagrave.com
Added: 11 May 2011
Find a Grave Memorial 69665207
memorial page for Ephraim William Kester (1838–1926), Find a Grave Memorial no. 69665207, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee (contributor 46834757) .
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH39-F38
"Birth • 23 November 1838
Ohio, United States
Death • 30 November 1925
Vigo, Indiana, United States
Burial • •
Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo, Indiana, United States"
General Notes: Wife - Sara Samantha Hixon
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF5484
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69665331/sarah-samantha-kester
BIRTH 23 Aug 1846
Clay County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 1 May 1919 (aged 72)
Indiana, USA
BURIAL
Oak Hill Cemetery
Riley, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID 69665331
Daughter of John Hixson (1806-1889) and Sarah Lindsey (1809-1850)
Family Members
Parents
John Hixson 1806–1889
Spouse
Ephraim William Kester 1838–1926 (m. 1866)
Siblings
Mary Hixson Kester 1835–1913
Amos Hixson 1838–1925
Nancy Jane Hixon Lee 1840–1921
Lavina Hixson Jackson 1844–1934
Martha E Hixson Collister 1857–1898 (m. 1876)
Nevada Hixson Donham 1862–1882
Harriet Anne Hixson Phillips 1870–1924
Children
Leo Zell Kester 1871–1957
Nancy Lavina Kester Jackson 1874–1965
Rudolph Benjamin Kester 1879–1966
Floy A Kester Jeffers 1886–1970
Inscription
His Wife
Gravesite Details
Shares memorial with Ephraim W Kester
Maintained by: Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee
Originally Created by: recordagrave.com
Added: 11 May 2011
Find a Grave Memorial 69665331
memorial page for Sarah Samantha Hixon Kester (23 Aug 1846–1 May 1919), Find a Grave Memorial no. 69665331, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee (contributor 46834757) .
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2MGY-4G3
"Birth • 23 August 1846
Perry Township, Clay, Indiana, United States
Death • 1 May 1919
Vigo, Indiana, United States
Burial • 1919
Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo, Indiana, United States"
Notes: Marriage
FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF1385
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69665207/ephraim-william-kester
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69665331/sarah-samantha-kester
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH39-F38
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2MGY-4G3
Sources
1. WikiTree Wolverton Family.
1 WikiTree Wolverton Family.
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