DESCENDANTS OF JACOB NESTER

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Don Norman

1.JACOB NESTER

Jacob Nester was born in Germany in 1761 and died in PA January

31, 1844. He married Magdalena Durr in PA October 10, 1785.

Magdalena, a daughter of Andrew and Magdalena (Reger) Durr was born

in MD July 5, 1764 and died July 9, 1826.

Known children of Jacob and Magdalena (Durr) Nester.

2. (1). Daniel b.Oct 16 1797 d.May 22 1882

m.Marion "Anna" Wilson Apr 2 1823

2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Daniel Nester, a son of Jacob and Magdalena (Durr) Nester, was

born in Fayette County PA October 16, 1797 and died in Barbour County

WV May 22, 1882. He married Marion "Anna" Wilson April 2, 1823.

Marion, a daughter of Henry Wilson, was born October 1, 1802 and died

June 9, 1841.

Children of Daniel and Marion (Wilson) Nester.

3. (1). Samuel W. b. 1823 d.Jul 20 1864

m.Frances Carpenter

3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Samuel W. Nester was born in 1823 and died in a military hospital

in Gallopolis, OH July 20, 1864 from wounds received in the Civil War.

He married Elizabeth Smith. Elizabeth, a daughter of Henry Smith, was

born in Barbour County VA (WV) April 12, 1825 and died in Calhoun

County WV December 3, 1899.

Children of Samuel W. and Elizabeth (Smith) Nester.

5. (1). Hiram b.c. 1847

6. (2). Almeda b.c. 1848

7. (3). Margaret b.c. 1850

8. (4). Daniel Henry b.Nov 5 1851 d. 1939

m.Julia Virginia Starkey 1872

9. (5). Euna b.c. 1856

10. (6). Alpheus b.c. 1856

11. (7). Mary C.

12. (8). Elizabeth Jane b. 1860

13. (9).Canzada Ann

14. (10). Lee Grant

15. (11). Samuel Dias b.Apr 10 1864 d.Dec 22 1927

m.Frances Carpenter

8.DANIEL HENRY NESTER 3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER

1.JACOB NESTER

Daniel Henry Nester, a son of Samuel W. and Elizabeth (Smith)

Nester, was born in VA November 5, 1851 and died in Calhoun Count WV

January 10, 1939. He married Julia Virginia Starkey in Roane County

WV in 1872. Julia, a daughter of Enoch Albert and Sarah Jane

(Cunningham) Starkey, was born in VA in 1853 and died in Calhoun

County January 7, 1929.

Children of Daniel Henry and Julia Virginia (Starkey) Nester.

16. (1). Alpheus M. b.Sep 20 1876 d. 1956

m. Indiana Booher May 29 1897 Calhoun County WV

17. (2). Icie b.Aug 24 1878

m.Charles C. Morris Dec 25 1905

18. (3). Berta b.Mar 10 1880 d. 1938

m.Grant Husk

19. (4). Billy b.Feb 8 1881

m.Clara Barr

20. (5). Albert Benjamin b.Jan 30 1882 d.Jul 1962

m.Bertha Connolly Feb 13 1911

21. (6). Wesley b.Aug 24 1884 d. 1959

22. (7). Fairy L. b.Sep 30 1886

m.Zona Goff

23. (8). Henry b.Jun 15 1888

m.Ona Leach

24. (9). Elizabeth b.Jul 30 1890 d.Dec 17 1964

m.French Gibson

25. (10). Martha b.Feb 17 1892

m.Ernest Talbot

m.Harvey Seaman

15.SAMUEL DIAS NESTER 3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER

1.JACOB NESTER

Samuel Dias Nester, a son of Samuel W. and Elizabeth (Smith)

Nester, was born April 10, 1864 and died December 22, 1927. He

married Frances Carpenter. Frances was born in Roane County WV

December 5, 1865 and died November 5, 1936.

Known children of Samuel Dias and Anna May (Walters) Nester.

26. (1). Ellett b.Feb 4 1889 d.Feb 25 1982

m.Anna May Walters

16.ALPHEUS M. NESTER 8.DANIEL HENRY NESTER 3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Alpheus M. Nester, a son of Daniel Henry and Julia Virginia (Starkey) Nester, was born in Calhoun County WV September 20, 1876 (1900 Calhoun County census says November 1874) and died in 1956. He married Indiana Booher May 29, 1897 in Calhoun County. Indiana, a daughter of John J. and Sarah (Starcher) Booher, was born in Calhoun County in Febraury 1880.

Known children of Alpheus M. and Indiana (Booher) Nester.

27. (1). Eva P. b. Dec 1897

28. (2). Dale b. May 1900

29. (3). Russell b.c. 1901

m. Oma Nitz Oct 21 1923 Calhoun County WV

30. (4). Everett b.c. 1903

20.ALBERT BENJAMIN NESTER 8.DANIEL HENRY NESTER 3.SAMUEL W.

NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Albert Benjamin Nester, a son of Daniel Henry and Julia Virginia

(Starkey) Nester, was born in Calhoun County WV January 30, 1882 and

died in Wood County WV in July 1962. He married Bertha Connolly in

Wood County WV February 13, 1911. Bertha, a daughter of Daniel and

Hannah (Wells) Connolly, was born in Macksberg, OH December 29, 1886

and died in Wood County WV July 3, 1964.

Children of Albert Benjamin and Bertha (Connolly) Nester.

31. (1). Wendell b. 1912 d. 1949

m.Justine Harris

32. (2). Eileen b.Jul 11 1915 d.Apr 16 1994

m.Francis Clare Burton Apr 20 1941

26.ELLETT NESTER 15.SAMUEL DIAS NESTER 3.SAMUEL W. NESTER

2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Ellet Nester, a son of Samuel Dias and Anna May (Walters) Nester,

was born February 4, 1889 and died February 25, 1982. He married Anna

May Walters.

Known children of Ellet and Anna May (Walters) Nester.

33. (1). Ralph Jamison b.Jan 11 1917

m.Wanna L. "Beck" Board Dec 16 1939

28.EILEEN NESTER 20.ALBERT BENJAMIN NESTER 8.DANIEL HENRY NESTER

3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Eileen Nester, a daughter of Albert Benjamin and Bertha (Connolly)

Nester, was born July 11, 1915 and died April 16, 1994. She married

Francis Clare Burton at Albuquerque, NM in April 1940. Francis, a son

of William Norman and Florence Myrtle (Rhoades) Burton, was born March

4, 1919.

Known children of Francis Clare and Eileen (Nester) Burton.

34. (1). Corene b.Jul 30 1943

m.William Leo Hile Jun 3 1961

29.RUSSELL NESTER 16.ALPHEUS M. NESTER 8.DANIEL HENRY NESTER 3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Russell Nester, a son of Alpheus M. and Indiana (Booher) Nester, was born in Calhoun County WV in 1901. He married Oma Nitz Oct 21, 1923 in Calhoun County. Oma a daughter of Guy Nitz, was born in Calhoun County about 1906.

Children of Russell and Oma (Nitz) Nester.

35. (1). Emma

m. Brian Deem

36. (2). Joyce

m. George McKown

37. (3). James

m. Oleva ----

38. (4). Lyle

39. (5). Carl

m. Sandra

40. (6). Faustine

m. ----- Shaffer

41. (7). Inez

m. Ola Tucker

42. (8). Beverly

m. Ray Hall

43. (9). Roy

44. (10). Alpheus b. 1946 d Apr 28 2012

m. Marjorie Starcher

33.RALPH JAMISON NESTER 16.ELLETT NESTER 15.SAMUEL DIAS NESTER

3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Ralph Jamison Nester, a son of Ellet and Anna May (Walters)

Nester, was born January 11, 1917. He married Wanna L. "Beck" Board

December 16, 1929. Wanna is a daughter of Lakin and Mary Mazilla

(Wolfe) Board.

Children of Ralph Jamison and Wanna (Board) Nester.

45. (1). Beverly Kay b.Jun 10 1942

m.------ Cox

46. (2). Mary Ann b.Sep 25 1946

m.------ Orr

44.ALPHEUS NESTER 29. RUSSELL NESTER 16.ALPHEUS M. NESTER 8.DANIEL HENRY NESTER 3.SAMUEL W. NESTER 2.DANIEL NESTER 1.JACOB NESTER

Alpheus Nester, a son of Russell and Oma (Nitz) Nester, was born in Calhoun County in 1946 and died there April 28, 2012. His first wife is unknown. He married Margie M. Starcher. Margie, a daughter of Bertha Starcher, was born January 16, 1948 in Calhoun County and died there June 23, 2012.

Children of Alpheus Nester.

(Step children of Margie (Starcher) Nester.)

47. (1). Michael

48. (2). Richard

Children of Alpheus and Margie M. (Starcher) Nester.

49. (1). Lisa

m. Jerry Bower

50. (2). Vicky

m. Larry Stull

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

“Calhoun County WV Marriages”

"History of Roane County WV 1989" p.263

Hile, Corene (Nester) Nester family group sheets and pedigree charts

Nestor, Karl K., Nester family group sheet 1993

Norman, Don, “Descendants of Peter Booher”

1860, 1900, 1920, 1930 Calhoun County VA census

“Hur Herald.com” Calhoun County WV, Apr 30 2012, Jun 26 2012