Biography of  Peter S. Kester, page 996.   History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Peter S. Kester was born in Sussex County, N.J., Nov.  27, 1813, of Quaker 
parentage.  While yet a small child, he, with his parents, moved to Ontario 
County, N.Y.  After obtaining his majority he moved to Huron County, Ohio, 
and in 1837 came to De Kalb County, Ind.  He was married July 13, 1839, to 
Miss Anabell Widney, of Franklin County, Penn., and died from heart-disease, 
June 18, 1885, in Woodson County, near Yates Center, Kan.   Mrs. Kester came 
to De Kalb County, Ind., with her widowed mother, brothers and sisters, her 
father, John Widney, having died a few weeks previous.  To Mr. and Mrs. 
Kester were born eight children---John P., Alonzo A., Amanda M., Richard S., 
Adolphus A., Annenus M., Amelia D. and Mary M.  Amelia is a graduate of the 
Valparaiso Normal School, and is now a teacher in B grammar department of 
the Butler schools.  She has taught as assistant under Prof. Bowersox;  John 
P., is a minister of the Methodist Protestant church in Hancock County, 
Ill.; Alonzo is a physician of Garrett; Amanda is the wife of Abram Bell, 
of Yates Center, Kan.; Richard is a physician of Avilla, Noble Co., Ind.; 
Adolphus, a mechanic and farmer, four miles south of Butler; Annenus M., a 
farmer of Union Township; Mary M., wife of E.B. Nimmons.  The three eldest 
sons were soldiers in the war of the Rebellion.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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