Adaline Josephine Kestner1,2,3

b. 1856, d. 1910
FatherPhilip Kesner4 d. bef 1880
MotherJane B. Davis2 b. abt 1827, d. aft 1880
Birth1856 Adaline Josephine Kestner was born in 1856.1,5 
Cens-Sum Adaline J., or "Josie" as she appears in some records, did not marry. She made her home with her parents while they were living, and after their death her brother John became the head of the household. According to the 1910 census, the family home was on Rock Road, south of Meadow View.4,3,2,6 
Death1910 Adaline died in 1910.5 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 

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ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited15 Feb 2010

Citations

  1. [S29] Leonidas Littleton Papers titled "Ryburn Family". Name listed as Josephine.
  2. [S165] Jane B. Kestner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 38 (71D stamped), dwelling 333, family 336, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 38 of 54. Jane B. Kestner, 53 (55?), widowed or divorced, John C. 31, son; Jennie 35, dau, single; Florence V. 30, dau, sgl; Sarah Thompson, 26, dau, marr; Samuel A. Thompson, 30, son-in-law, marr, carpenter; Adaline Kestner, 24, dau; Winfield S. 20, son; Martha B. Jenkins 28 (black), widowed or divorced, keeping house; William Jenkins, 1, son; all born VA.
  3. [S635] Philip Kesner household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 76 (stamped), dwelling 319, family 324, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 110 of 426. Recorded data includes: Philip Kesner 56, farmer, owns real estate valued at $3,000 and personal property of $400; Jane B. 45; John 21, farmer; Florence 20; Sarah F. 17; A. J. 14 (female); __. S. 10 (male); all b. VA.
  4. [S234] Philip Kesner household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 472 (added script), dwelling 781, family 756, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 110 of 361. Reported data includes: Philip Kesnor, 45, farmer, owns land valued at $7,000 and personal property valued at $6,000; Jane 28; Jane 13; Florence 11; John 10; Sarah 8; Adaline 5; Mildred 2; all b. VA.
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 182. Josephine Kestner 1856-1910.
  6. [S237] John C. Kestner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 117, sheet 17A (35 stamped), dwelling 276, family 282, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 33 of 45. Enumeration includes: John C. Kestnor, 61, sgl, farmer; Wingfield S., brother, sgl, 49, farmer; Florence, sister, sgl, 59; Josie, sister, sgl, 54; Jennie Campbell, sister, 63, wid, 0 children; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.