Person:William Jester (5)

"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," William Juster and Sarah Hay, 26 Nov 1825; Henry, Georgia^[1]

1810 Edgefield County, SC Census
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"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch ^[2]

"United States Census, 1840," Paulding Co GA^[3] Males:

1 under 5 Wiliiam 1836

1 bet 5-10 Ben F. 1828

1 bet 10-15, Levi c 1826

1 bet 30-40 William

Females:

1 under 5,

1 bet 5-10, Mary c 1833.

1 bet 10-15,

1 Bet 20-30 Sarah

The next child was born about 1842. This makes a gap for one daughter between Ben and Mary, and one after William.

Altho mistranscribed as Jesten, several librarians, my sister and myself read it as Jester. Lucy (sister Lucinda) and James Wood are living a few houses up. Son Levi m. a Martha are enumerated just before William and Sarah.

William Jester states according to 1850 Cherokee Co AL and 1860 Harralson Co GA Census that he was born in SC.

"United States Census, 1850," Cherokee County, Alabama^[4] Son Ben F. is missing from the line up, I believe he has apprenticed himself and is not too far way.

William Jesten Male 41 South Carolina

Sarah Jesten Female 40 Georgia

Mary Jestin Female 17 Georgia

Wm Jestin Male 14 Georgia

Thos Jestin Male 6 Georgia

John Jestin Male 4 Georgia

Joseph Jestin Male 2 Georgia

Sarah Jestin Female 0 Alabama

"United States Census, 1860," 1st District, Haralson, Georgia^[5]

William Jester M 56 S C

Sarah Jester F 46 Ga

John Jester M 13 Ga

Joseph Jester M 1 Ga

Sarah Jester F 10 Ga

Nancy Jester F 4 Ga

Cold Trail after 1860, but the grown children do go to AR and settle in Clark, Montgomery, Howard, and Hempstead, and Little River Cos.

Research Notes and Corrections

Contrary to the numerous trees at Ancestry that have his death as 14 MAY 1864 and buried in Troup County, GA. A thorough examination of census and military records proves this is not the same William.

1. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7W-2PR : 17 October 2017), William Juster and Sarah Hay, 26 Nov 1825; citing Marriage, Henry, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 175,289.
2. ↑ (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25144-43043-16?cc=1803765 : accessed 30 September 2015), South Carolina > Edgefield > Not Stated > image 20 of 65; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRV-R3V : 15 August 2017), Willian Jester, District 848, Paulding, Georgia, United States; citing p. 101, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 48; FHL microfilm 7,046.
4. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPY-325 : 12 April 2016), William Jesten, Cherokee county, Cherokee, Alabama, United States; citing family 756, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM6-596 : accessed 20 October 2015), William Jester, 1st District, Haralson, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 6, household ID 39, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,126.