OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 109 *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 109 Today's Topics: #1 Miscellaneous info: Hester family ["Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Miscellaneous info: Hester family of Ross Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed . +++ Transcription from "The Greenfield Independent", 12 May 1921, page 6, col 1: "SOUTH SALEM. The garage formerly run under the firm name of Cox and Hester is now under the sole management and ownership of H. E. Hester. Give him a call." **************************************************** +++ From page 340 of the "History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches"; Cleveland, OH: Williams Bros. Publishers, 1880. : "Mt. Zion Baptist Church ... (colored) was organized in Salem, in a building which stood on the ground now occupied by Henry Hester's blacksmith and wagon-shop, in about 1856." ******************************************************* +++ From the 1880 census, Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, 3 & 4th of June 1880: William Hester: color - W, sex - M, civil condition - married, occupation - farmer, he was unemployed during the census year, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - O, mother's place of birth - O. Jane Hester: color - W, sex - F, relationship to head of family - wife, civil condition - married, occupation - Keeps H., place of birth - Penn, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - O. Addie M. Hester: color - W, sex - F, relationship to head of family - dau, civil condition - single, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - O. Alice Hester: color - W, sex - F, relationship to head of family - dau, civil condition - single, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - O. John Hester: color - W, sex - M, relationship to head of family - son, civil condition - single, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - O. Blueton Hester: color - W, sex - M, age - 8/12, born within census year? - Sept., relationship to head of family - son, civil condition - single, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - O. ****************************************************** +++ From the 1880 census, Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, on the 3 & 4th of June 1880: Daniel Hester: color - W, sex - M, age - 32, civil condition - married, occupation - farmer, he was unemployed in the census year, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - O, mother's place of birth - O. Martha Hester: color - W, sex - F, age - 27, relationship to head of family - wife, civil condition - married, occupation - Keep Home, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - Penn. Lizzie B. Hester: color - W, sex - F, age - 2, relationship to head of family - dau, civil condition - single, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - O, mother's place of birth - O. Infant: color - W, sex - M, age - 1/12, born within census year? - Apr, relationship to head of family - son, civil condition - single, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - O, mother's place of birth - O. ******************************************************** +++ From the 1880 census, Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio on 3 & 4 June 1880: James Hester: color - W, sex - M, age at last birthday prior to 1 June 1880 - 62, civil condition - married, occupation - farmer, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - Maryland (writing is unclear). Rebecca Hester: color - W, sex - F, age at last birthday prior to 1 June 1880 - 54, relationship to head of family - wife, civil condition - married, occupation - Keeps House, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Vir, mother's place of birth - Ken. Sarah M. Hester: color - W, sex - F, age at last birthday prior to 1 June 1880 - 21, relationship to head of family - dau, civil condition - single, occupation - at home, she attended school in the census year, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - O, mother's place of birth - O. David M. Hester: color - W, sex - M, age at last birthday prior to 1 June 1880 - 17, relationship to head of family - son, civil condition - single, occupation - farmer, he was unemployed during the census year, he attended school in the census year, place of birth - O, father's place of birth - O, mother's place of birth - O." **************************************************** +++ From "Page No. 14; Schedule I; Free Inhabitants in South Salem in the County of Ross, State of Ohio, enumerated on the 2nd day of August 1860; Lyndon post office; G.W. James, Asst. Marshall: Henry Hester : age - 51, sex - male, profession - wagon maker, value of real estate owned - 700, place of birth - O, value of personal estate - 200. Rachel A. Hester: age - 48, sex - F, place of birth - O. Fanny C. Hester: age - 23, sex - F, place of birth - O. Henry C. Hester: age - 18, sex - M, place of birth - O, he attended school within the year. Margaret A. Hester: age - 15, sex - F, place of birth - O, she attended school within the year. John M. Hester: age - 8, sex - M, place of birth - O, he attended school within the year. Miles Cowen: age - 66, sex - M, profession - farmer, value of real estate owned - 1800, place of birth - Ken, value of personal estate - 300. Fanny Cowen: age - 64, sex - F, place of birth - Va, she attended school within the year (possibly a mistake?)." ****************************************************** +++ From 1880 Census, South Salem, Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, 2 June 1880: "Henry Hester, white, male, 72, married, occupation - Blacksmith, unemployed during the census year, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - Manjeods (or Maryland). Rachel A. Hester, white, female, 62, relationship to head of family - wife, married, occupation - keeps H., place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Kentucky, mother's place of birth - Vir." ******************************************************* +++ From the 1880 Census, South Salem, Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, date - 2 June 1880: "Taylor Hester, white, male, age - 33, married, farmer, unemployed in the census year, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Penn., mother's place of birth - Ohio. Margret Hester, white, female, 36, relationship to head of family - wife, married, occupation - keeping house, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Wales, mother's place of birth - Vir. Charles M. Hester, white, male, 9, relationship to head of family - son, single, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio. Lucy B. Hester, white, female, 7, relationship to head of family - dau., place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio. Main Hedrick, white, male, 23, relationship to head of family - boarder, single, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio." *************************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V01 Issue #109 *******************************************