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John Andrew "Johnny" Kester 1925–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1925

Birth Location: Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 26 May 1983

Death Location: Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: William Kester

Mother: Jewell Maddox

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John Andrew "Johnny" Kester was born in 1925 in Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma, USA, the child of William Andrew Kester And Jewell Madison Maddox. John Andrew "Johnny" Kester passed away in 1983 in Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Andrew "Johnny" Kester was born in 1925 in Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma, USA, the child of William Andrew Kester And Jewell Madison Maddox.
  • John Andrew "Johnny" Kester passed away in 1983 in Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas, United States of America.

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John Kester's Ancestors

Self
John Kester
1925–1983
Birth Place: Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
William Andrew Kester
1904–1962
McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Jewell (Madison) Maddox
1908–1932
Oklahoma, USA
Grandparents
Josiah (Robert Kester II) Ii
1841–1929
Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA
Arena (Addiline "Rene") Kilpatrick
1868–1906
, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Kester
1811–
James ??
1823–1901
Mary use
1836–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah use
1807–1846
Nancy (Atchley)
1805–1868

John Kester's Timeline

2 Records

1925
14 Dec 1925
Birth of John Andrew "Johnny" Kester in Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma, USA
Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma, USA
1983
26 May 1983
Age 58
Death of John Andrew "Johnny" Kester in Elk County, Kansas, USA
Elk County, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1983
    Event Place: Elk County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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