Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....KESTER, Samuel 1848 - 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
        SAMUEL KESTER, one of the leading business men of Dushore, Pennsylvania,
  has shown in his successful career that he has the ability to plan wisely and
  execute with energy, a combination which, when possessed by men in any walk of
  life, never fails to effect notable results. He is now the junior member of the
  firm of Barth & Kester, manufacturers of doors, sash, blinds, molding, fine
  interior and exterior wood-work, rough and dressed lumber, and dealers in
  plastering, cements, sand, coal, brick, lath, lime, shingles, etc.
  
      A native of Sullivan county, Mr. Kester was born in Cherry township, March
  5, 1848, and is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Barth) Kester. During his
  boyhood and youth he pursued his studies in the public schools of that township,
  and on attaining his majority began his business career as a blacksmith, working
  at that trade for three winters, while during the summer months he engaged in
  carpentering. He then engaged in contracting and building with his uncle, L. M.
  Barth, carrying on that business successfully until 1882, when they built their
  present plant and have since operated the same. Wide-awake, energetic business
  men, they have built up an excellent trade and both stand high in business
  circles. In his social relations Mr. Kester is an Odd Fellow, and in political
  sentiment is a stanch Republican, giving his support to all measures which he
  believes calculated to prove of public benefit.
  
      Mr. Kester has been twice married - first to Miss Hannah L. Martin, daughter
  of Louis Martin, and to them was born one child, Hattie, who now conducts a
  millinery store in Elsie, Michigan. On the 15th of September, 1886, he married
  Miss H. Alvernon Strong, who was born at Three Rivers, Michigan. Her father,
  James Strong, became a soldier of the Civil war and was killed at Fort Fisher.
  One daughter, Mildred, graces the second marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Kester hold
  membership in the Lutheran church, and in the social circles of the community
  occupy an enviable position. 
  
  
  Additional Comments:
    Extracted from: 
      
    History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
    by Thomas J. Ingham
      
    Compendium of Biography
      
    The Lewis Publishing Company
    Chicago: 1899
  
  
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