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"HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDENTS OF JOHN LAWRENCE HESTER AND GODFREY STOUGH. 1752 - 1905." Compiled by Martin M. Hester in 1905 at Norwalk, Ohio. **************** No. 114. (Photograph of Rev. William McK. Hester, D.D.) Page (98). ************************ (Photograph of Mrs. Wm. McK. Hester.) The following life sketch of the Rev. Wm. McKendree Hester was furnished by himself: "I was born in Charlestown, Ind., February 25, 1828. My first schooling I received from my mother; then attended school in Charlestown, and college at Greencastle, Ind., graduating there in 1848. I taught school awhile and in 1850 entered the traveling connection in the Indiana Conference of the M.E. Church. I was forty-one years in the effective work, having been circuit preacher; stationed preacher; presiding elder for thirteen years; was delegate to General Conference in 1864, 1872 and in 1880. For twelve years my name has stood on the superannuate list. "I was married to Eliza L. Beharrell, November 3, 1853; lived with her for forty-seven years, when she was suddenly Page (99). ************************* called away by death. We had seven children, four daughters and three sons, six of whom are still alive. "I still preach frequently, but am spending my time mostly cultivating fruits, berries and garden stuff. I have good health, live with my son and realize my great loss in the death of my wife, June 2, 1900. My home is at New Albany, Ind." Descendants of Rev. Wm. McK. and Eliza L. (Beharrell) Hester, being the fifth generation, are: 383. ROSABELLE, b. July 18, 1854; d. November 23, 1856. 384. MARTHA ADA, b. July 26, 1857. 385. FLORA KNIGHT, b. July 11, 1861. 386. WM. LINCOLN, b. January 9, 1865. No. 387. (Photograph of George H. Hester, Esq.) Page (100). ******************************* 387. GEO. HENRY, b. January 3, 1870. City attorney of New Albany, Ind. 388. FRANCIS DE PAUW, b. February 25, 1872. One daughter dead. No. 115. Descendants of Rev. Andrew Briggs and Mary F. (Barwick) Hester, being the fifth and sixth generations, are: 389. EVETT KNIGHT D., b. October 20, 1863; m. Mary Goodwin of Sellersburgh, Ind., December 26, 1887. Five sons: 389a. DONALD FRANCIS, B. ---; D. June 13, 1903. 389b. EVETT DORELL, b. 1893. 389c. PHILLIP KINNETH, b. 1901. 389d. GAINS HEDFORD, b. 1903. 389e. LUTHER GARNER, b. 1904. 390. FRANCIS ORVILLE, b. December 20, 1864; professor of mathematics in manual training school, of Indianapolis, Ind. 391. CARLOS BRIGGS, b. December, 1868; with Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, Mo. Page (101). ********************** No. 116. (Photograph of Hon. Melville C. Hester.) Melville Craven Hester, Esq., son of Rev. Geo. Knight Hester, was born at Charlestown, Ind., January 20, 1834. He removed to Pasadena, Cal., in 1857, where he is a practicing lawyer. At one time he was judge of one of the circuit courts of Indiana by appointment of the governor. For many years he has been an earnest and prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The address of welcome to the members of the Southern California Conference at two of its sessions at Pasadena, Cal., was given by him. The descendants of Hon. Melville C. and Maria (Hilliard) Hester, being the fifth and sixth generations, are: 392. GEORGE KNIGHT, b. October 9, 1858; lives in Pasadena, Cal. Page (102). ********************** 393. MARY BENEE, b. November 1, 1860; m. Rev. E. J. Lockwood, pastor of the M.E. Church at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A member of the General Conference of 1904. 394. JAMES HILLIARD, b. September 17, 1862. A practicing physician at Santa Barbara, Cal. 395. REV. OLIVER MORTON, b. October 22, 1864; member of the Southern California Conference of the M. E. Church. 396. MELVILLE ADDISON, b. July 15, 1867; in business in Pasadena, Cal. Nos. 119-145. James Scott Hester was a successful judge in Indiana, and died while a judge on the bench. Son of Craven P. Hester. Descendants of James S. and Hester Ann (Coombs) Hester, being the fifth generation, were: 397. MATTIE, m. Harry S. Thompson. 398. JENNIE J., m. Simon Pearson; lives at Troy, O. No. 123. The descendants of Wm. Findlay and Flora Minerva (Johnson) Hester, who were married December, 1878, in San Jose, Cal., and moved to San Francisco, being the fifth and sixth generations, are: 399. PERLE MARTHA, b. December 17, 1870; m. Edward B. Harrington, May 16, 1891. Child: 400. CLARE HESTER, b. April 1, 1892. 401. EFFIE SARAH, b. October 31, 1872; m. David ---; lives in Berkeley, Cal. 402. LUELLA CRAVEN, b. December 27, 1902; d. June 6, 1903. 403. FLORA TALLIFERRO, b. November 28, 1877. On account of her adoption by W.L. Dickinson, her name was changed to Thama Hester Dickinson. She married Wm. Speed, of San Francisco, Cal. They have two sons. No. 124. Child of Sarah Paulina and --- Maddock; lives at 1118 Leavenworth street, San Francisco, Cal. 404. LAURA. Page (103). ************************* No. 125. (Photograph of John C. Hester.) John C. Hester was the youngest son of Hon. Craven P. Hester, LL. D., and Martha T. Hester. He was born at Bloomington, Ind., November 25, 1836; was a graduate of DePauw University in the class of 1859; by profession, a lawyer. He was district attorney of Santa Clara county, Cal., in the year 1861 and was clerk of Brown county, Ind., in 1864 and 1865. He enlisted in the Union Army as First Lieutenant Co. K, 145th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. During the latter part of the service he was aide-de-camp on the staff of Brig. Gen. Adams. During 1882-3-4, he was journalist on Jacksonian Democrat of Brown county, Ind., and Owen County Journal of Spencer, Ind. Now a resident of Gresham, Oregon. Page (104). ********************* (Photograph of Alice [Van Buskirk] Hester.) Descendants of John C. and Alice Isabelle (Van Buskirk) Hester, being the fifth and sixth generations, are: 405. REV. John C. P., b. February 25, 1872; m. Edith Odell, at Prescott, Arizona, July 22, 1903. She is a cousin of Gov. Odell of New York. They now reside in Madison, New Jersey, where he is a student in Drew Theological Seminary. Page (105). *********************** (Photograph of Rev. John C. P. Hester.) Page (106). *********************** (Photograph of Mrs. J. C. P. Hester.) Page (107). *********************** (Photograph of Harry R. Plotts.) Page (108). ************************ (Photograph of Ina [Hester} Plotts.) 406. INA, b. May 22, 1875; m. Harry Raymond Plotts, in 1871, at Eldorado, Kan.; now a merchant in Los Angeles, Cal. Children are: Page (109). ************************ (Photograph of Goldie Plotts.) Page (110). ************************ (Photograph of Raymond Plotts.) 407. GOLDIE, b. June 15, 1900. 408. RAYMOND, b. April 23, 1901. 409. PERCY, b. 1877, d. 1879. 410. LOUIS, b. 1879; d. 1880. Page (111). *********************** No. 126. Sons of Laura Ann (Hester) and --- Thompson, being the fifth and sixth generations, are: 411. LOUIS HESTER, d. at ten years of age. 412. HARRY SCOTT, m. Mattie Hester; live at Berkeley, Cal.; a prominent insurance man; have two daughters; b. in 1893 and 1895; names unknown. No. 127. Descendants of A. M. and Susan (Muir) Walker, being the fifth generation, is: 413. EVERETT, b. ---, living in Texas. No. 128. Descendants of Dr. James L. and Mary (Carpenter) Muir, being the fifth generation, are: 414. SUE T. CARPENTER, b. November 24, 1856; m. Nathaniel W. Halstead, of Bardstown, Ky. 415. WM. C. P., b. May 12, 1859. Lieut. in U.S. army. 416. DR. SAMUEL C., b. January 12, 1862; lives in Bardstown, Ky. Page (112). ***************************** No. 130. (Photograph of Hon. Jasper W. Muir.) Hon. Jasper W. Muir, son of Wm. L. and Mary (Hester) Muir, was born at Charlestown, Ind., December 11, 1823. He was a successful practicing lawyer and member of the Constitutional Convention that formed the present constitution of the state of Kentucky in 1890 and 1891. He and his sons are wealthy bankers of Bardstown, Ky. He was a soldier in the Mexican war. Descendants of Jasper W. and Mary (Wickliffe) Muir, who were m. at Bardstown, Ky., December 14, 1852, by Rev. J. N. Cosly, being the fifth generation, were: 417. NATHANIEL WICKLIFFE, b. November 15, 1853, at Bardstown, Ky.; m. Cora May Shadburne (daughter of Geo. D. Shadburne of San Francisco, Cal.) at Louisville, Ky., by Rev. J.D. Witherspoon, May 7, 1889. Have one son, sixth generation: 418. GEORGE D. SHADBURNE, b. November 7, 1901. Page (113). ************************* 419. WILLIAM LOGAN, b. March 7, 1856, at Lexington, Ky., d. at Bardstown, Ky., July 31, 1882. 420. JOSEPH HALSTEAD, b. August 16, 1858; m. Julia Gore, October 7, 1884; had eight children, sixth generation: 421. MAMIE MINOR, b. April 19, 1886. 422. NATHANIEL JASPER, b. November 8, 1887. 423. JULIA GORE, b. December 10, 1889. 424. HATTIE HUSTON, b. September 18, 1891. 425. BROOKS FULTON, b. April 18, 1893. 426. WILLIE LOGAN, b. October 29, 1895. 427. NANCY MINOR, b. March 14, 1898. 428. JASPER W., b. May 14, 1900. 429. JASPER W. Jr., b. December 14, 1860, m. Carrie A. Pope, of Bardstown, Ky., May 20, 1885. Have four children; sixth generation: 430. ANNIE LOGAN, b. April 19, 1886. 431. WILLIE LOGAN, b. June 10, 1888. 432. FRED POPE, b. November 30, 1890; d. May 29, 1900. 433. MARION POPE, b. June 16, 1902. 434. CHARLES W., b. January 4, 1863; m. Annie L. Gunther, at Cincinnati, O., June 10, 1902. Have one son; sixth generation: 435. JASPER W., b. March 9, 1903. 436. JAMES D., b. January 8, 1865; d. August 19, 1865. Descendants of Jasper W. and Florida (Sloane) Muir, being fifth generation, are: 437. JOSEPH, b. June 21, 1878; m. Mary E. Tigg, November 22, 1898. Children, sixth generation, are: 438. SLOAN, b. January 10, 1901. 439. IMO, b. December 13, 1902. 440. MARY, b. July 10, 1880. 441. HENRY LOUIS, b. August 17, 1883. No. 133. Descendants of James and Margaret (Muir) Blue, being the fifth generation, are: 442. MARY. 443. SOLOMON. Page (114). ************************ No. 134. Descendants of Wm. and Elizabeth (Muir) Waller, being the fifth and sixth generations, are: 444. WILLIAM, b. September 18, 1857. 445. AARON, b. June 26, 1860; m. Mary Waller, May 2, 1884. Children are: 446. MARGARET, b. June 26, 1889. 447. ELIZABETH, b. ---, 1896. 448. JAMES CLARENCE, b. July 1862; d. October, 1865. 449. CLAUDE, b. August 14, 1864; m. and has four children. 450. JASPER MUIR, b. November, 1866. 451. MARGARET, b. January, 1869; m. D.H. Hughes, December 13, 1895; have one son. 452. WILLIAM H., b. May 12, 1897. 453. MARY HESTER, b. May, 1875. Page (115). ************************** No. 138. (Photograph of Andrew Jackson Lee.) Andrew Jackson Lee married Mary Jane Rader, November 15, 1868. He died January 3, 1903. He was a popular lawyer; state's attorney in Toledo, Ill. He was an exemplary member of the Christian Church. Their children being the fifth generation, are: 138a. THOMAS J., b. in Toledo, Ill., August 16, 1869; d. in Chicago, Ill., August, 1895. 138b. JOHN R., b. at Greenup, Ill., July 4, 1871; d. at Hazeldell, Ill., 1873. Page (116). ************************* No. 139. (Photograph of Prof. George Washington Lee.) Prof. G. W. Lee was a graduate of Indiana State University, and was a teacher and superintendent of schools for over forty years. Was an earnest Christian; member of the Methodist Church. Died after a useful life. Descendants of Geo. W. and Isabella M. (Cole) Lee, being the fifth and sixth generations, are: 454. MORDECAI B., b. November 10, 1861; m. May Yeagly, of Ladoga, Ind. Children are: 455. MORDULIA BELL, b. November 27, 1888; d. May 7, 1889. 456. GEORGE FREDERIC, b. April 20, 1892. 457. RALPH EMERSON, b. December 4, 1894. 458. WILMA, b. April 4, 1895; d. April 2, 1897. Page (117). ***************************** 459. EDNA, b. March 28, 1897. 460. MARY, b. February 22, 1899; d. February 22, 1899. 461. MORDECAI, b. July 20, 1904. 462. GEORGE W. H., b. October 30, 1876. Physician in Indianapolis, Ind. N0. 141. (Photograph of Wm. M. Lee.) William Matthias Lee was born at Bloomington, Ind., September 25, 1837. When nine years of age, his father died and left his precious mother a widow with eight dependent young children to provide for. Here young William manifested the nobility of his character by untiring diligence and industry. Young as he was, Page (118). ***************************** _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V01 Issue #76 ******************************************