Hester “Hetty” Kinser Jonas
Birth 1808
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Dec 1896 (aged 87–88)
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Fleming Church Cemetery
Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
parents - Michael and Elizabeth Kinser
death record - age 88
Hester married Jacob Jonas on March 22, 1827 in Wythe Co., Virginia. Daniel Jonas who was Hester's guardian was Surety.
By 1850, Hester had 5 children living with her along with 2 grandchildren but no man of the house; according to the book, The Lost Children of Wythe County, Virginia, Jacob had died in 1839
In 1860, only 2 of her children were living with her, as well as the 2 grandchildren whom she evidently raised
In 1870, son John was still living with her as was Elizabeth, the granddaughter she raised along with a boarder, William H. Bolling from Kentucky who later married Elizabeth on January 13, 1876 in Wythe Co., Virginia
William and Elizabeth had no children of their own but helped raise Elizabeth's niece, Laura Jonas and nephew, John R. Jonas [FAG #82794478]
son, Peter married Julia Ann Rutherford, daughter of Benjamin Rutherford and had at least 6 children before Julia died. See a son, Marion FAG #178970381 -- Peter's 2nd wife, Frances FAG #178979228
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178997719/hester-jonas
