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John Bonham Kester 1791–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1791

Birth Location: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 1 January 1840

Death Location: Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Paul Kester

Mother: Ruhama Kester

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John Bonham Kester was born in 1791 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Paul Kester And Ruhama Kester. John Bonham Kester had children including Elizabeth Kester. John Bonham Kester passed away in 1840 in Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Bonham Kester was born in 1791 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Paul Kester And Ruhama Kester.
  • John Bonham Kester had children including Elizabeth Kester.
  • John Bonham Kester passed away in 1840 in Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America.

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John Kester's Ancestors

Self
John Kester
1791–1840
Birth Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Paul Kester
1760–1814
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Ruhama Kester
1765–1846
Preble, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
William Kester
1733–1820
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Leacock
1735–1805
Quakertown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Jacob Bonham
1743–1782
Sanduskey, Crawford, Ohio, United States
Mary Warford
1745–1779
Preble, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Warford
1683–1769
Elizabeth Stout
1691–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Warford
1650–1699
Abigail Osborn
1650–1683

John Kester's Timeline

2 Records

1791
24 March 1791
Birth of John Bonham Kester in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1840
1 January 1840
Age 49
Death of John Bonham Kester in Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1791
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1840
    Event Place: Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Bluff, Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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