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From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" <>
Subject: Miscellanea: Hester/Long families, 1826-1918, Ross County
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 15:34:08 -0000




+++The Zachariah Hester household from the 1850 federal census -
Schedule I; District 130; Free Inhabitants in Buckskin Township, Ross
County, Ohio, enumerated on 23 Nov, 1850 by James McLean, Asst. Marshall:
Zachariah F Hester : age - 47, sex - male, profession - carpenter, value of
real estate owned - 1000, place of birth - PA.
Daniel Hester: age - 23, sex - male, profession - laborer, place of birth
- Ohio.
Margaret Hester: age - 42, sex - female, place of birth - Ohio.
Rebecca Hester: age - 17, sex - female, place of birth - Ohio, attended
school within the year.
Rosanna Hester: age - 15, sex - female, place of birth - Ohio, attended
school within the year.
Rachael McFarland: age - 13, sex - female, place of birth - Ohio, attended
school within the year.
Timothy Hester: age - 11, sex - male, place of birth - Ohio, attended
school within the year.
John W. Hester: age - 6, sex - male, place of birth - Ohio, attended school
within the year.
Zacariah F. Hester: age - 4, sex - male, place of birth - Ohio.
Wm. I. W. Hester: age - 4, sex - male, place of birth - Ohio.
Joseph A. Hester: age - 1, sex - male, place of birth - Ohio.
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+++The Zachariah Hester household in the 1860 federal census - Page No.
44; Schedule I; Free Inhabitants in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio,
enumerated on the 27th of July 1860; Lyndon, Ohio Post Office; G.W. James,
Asst. Marshall:
Zackeus Hester: age - 56, sex - M, profession - farmer, value of real
estate owned - 4150, value of personal estate - 411, place of birth - Pa.
Margaritte: age - 51, sex - F, place of birth - Ohio.
Timothy: age - 18, sex - M, place of birth - Ohio, attended school within
the year.
John: age - 16, sex - M, place of birth - Ohio, attended school within the
year.
Taylor: age - 12, sex - M, place of birth - Ohio, attended school within
the year.
Worth: age - 12, sex - M, place of birth - Ohio, attended school within
the year.
Jackson: age - 10, sex - M, place of birth - Ohio, attended school within
the year.
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+++ The Zachariah Hester household in the 1870 federal census - Page
31; Family # 215; Schedule I; Inhabitants in Buckskin Township, Ross County,
Ohio, enumerated on 5 August 1870; Greenland Post Office; James Templin,
Asst. Marshall:
Hester, Zacariah: age - 66, sex - M, color - W, profession - House
Carpenter, value of real estate - 800, value of personal estate - 300, place
of birth - Penn, male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age & upwards - yes.
Hester, Margaret: age - 62, sex - F, color - W, profession - Keeps House,
place of birth - Ohio.
Hester, Joseph: age - 20, sex - M, color - W, profession - Farm laborer,
place of birth - Ohio.
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+++The Taylor Hester household in the 1870 federal census - Page 31;
Family # 214; Schedule I; Inhabitants in Buckskin Township, Ross County,
Ohio, enumerated on 5 August 1870; Greenland Post Office; James Templin,
Asst. Marshall:
Hester, Taylor: age - 23, sex - M, profession - farmer, value of personal
estate - 250, place of birth - Ohio, attended school within the year - Nov.
(I think this is in the wrong column. It should be in the "If married
within the year state month" column), male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of
age & upwards - yes.
Hester, Margaret: age 26, sex - F, color - W, profession - Keeps home,
place of birth - Ohio, attended school within the year - Nov. (I think this
is in the wrong column. It should be in the "If married within the year
state month" column).
Hickson, Peter: age - 19, sex - M, color - W, profession - Works in
Ironmelt, place of birth - Ohio.
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+++The Taylor Hester household in the 1880 federal census, in South Salem,
Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, date - 2 June 1880:
"Taylor Hester, white, male, age - 33, married, farmer, unemployed in the
census year, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Penn.,
mother's place of birth - Ohio.
Margret Hester, white, female, 36, relationship to head of family - wife,
married, occupation - keeping house, place of birth - Ohio, father's place
of birth - Wales, mother's place of birth - Vir.
Charles M. Hester, white, male, 9, relationship to head of family - son,
single, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's
place of birth - Ohio.
Lucy B. Hester, white, female, 7, relationship to head of family - dau.,
place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of
birth - Ohio.
Main Hedrick, white, male, 23, relationship to head of family - boarder,
single, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's
place of birth - Ohio."
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+++The Joseph Hester household on page 12 of the 1880 federal census of
Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, enumerated on 4 June 1880:
Hester, Joseph: color - W, sex - M, age - 28, civil condition- married,
occupation - farmer, unemployed in the census year, place of birth - Ohio,
father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth - Ohio.
Hester, Hannah: color - W, sex - F, age - 24, relationship to head of
family - wife, civil condition - married, occupation - Keeping House, place
of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth -
Penn.
Hester, Hattie: color - W, sex - F, age - 4, relationship to head of
family - daughter, civil condition - single, place of birth - Ohio, father's
place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio.
Hester, Frank: color - W, sex - M, age - 3, relationship to head of family
- son, civil condition - single, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of
birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio.
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+++From page 185, No. 155, "Abstracts of Will Books A,B,C, and D. Ross
County, Ohio. Including Records of Administrations of Estates in Back of
Will Book A and Abstracts of Inventory Book No. 1 of Ross County, Ohio" by
D.A.R., Washington C.H. Chapter. Washington C.H.: D.A.R., 1961 :
"Henry Hester and Zacheus Hester, witnesses to will of John W. Pool. Oct.
7, 1823."
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+++A marriage record from the Ross County, Ohio Probate Court Marriage
Record Book C - D, page 51 : "State of Ohio Ross County ss. I do hereby
certify that on the 7th day of May 1826, I joined in marriage Zacheus
Hester & Margaret Hixon. Saml. Swearingen J.P."
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+++Joseph and Hannah (Long) Hester are buried in the South Salem Cemetery
in South Salem, Ross County, Ohio. Their tombstone reads, "JOSEPH HESTER.
NOV. 28, 1850. DEC. 13, 1918. HANNAH HIS WIFE. MAY 2, 1852. MARCH 29,
1917."
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+++From the 15 August 1907, Greenfield, Ohio "The Greenfield Republican"
newspaper, Vol. 7, No. 17: "LOWER TWIN VALLEY. Mr. and Mrs. Harcy
Storts, of Pricer's Ridge, and son Alonzo, Sundayed with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Hester."
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+++From the 9 Jan. 1908 Greenfield, Ohio "The Greenfield Republican"
newspaper, Vol. 46, No. 38: "LOWER TWIN VALLEY. Mrs. Harcy Storts and
family were the guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hester."
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+++From the Thursday, 19 March 1908 Greenfield, Ohio "The Greenfield
Republican" newspaper, Vol. 46, No. 48: "LOWER TWIN VALLEY. Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison Storts and two children spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hester."
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+++From the Thursday, 23 July 1908 Greenfield, Ohio "The Greenfield
Republican" newspaper, Vol. 47, No. 14: "LOWER TWIN VALLEY" Mrs. Myrtle
Storts and children spent Saturday night with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Hester. . . . . . . Left over from last week: Mr. Arthur Long and
brother of Owlcreek, called on their uncle Mr. Joseph Hester, Saturday night
and Sunday."
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+++From the Index of Deaths in the Ross County, Ohio Probate Court (Hattie
was the daughter of Joseph and Hannah [Long] Hester):
Hester, Hattie. White. Female. Died Dec. 11, 1885. Aged 9 yr., 4 mo., 4
days. Cause: typhoid fever. Place of death: Buckskin Twp., Ross County.
Recorded in Vol. 3, page H.
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+++From the Ross County Probate Court Marriage Affidavits Book 1871-1876,
page 486: "The State of Ohio, Ross County, ss. This 3rd day of June 1875
personally came Joseph Hester and made oath, that he is twenty-one years of
age, and that Hannah E. Long is eighteen years of age, and a resident of
this County, that both said last named persons are unmarried, and are not
nearer of kin than second cousins. Subscribed and Sworn to before me the
day and year aforesaid. Signed/N.L. Walker, Probate Judge. Signed/ Joseph
Hester."
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+++From the 1850 Census, Page 684, District No. 164, Schedule I, Free
Inhabitants in Twin Township in the County of Ross, State of Ohio,
enumerated on the 19th day of Sept. 1850 by Booth Eggleston, Asst. Marshall:
Alexander Long, age - 32, sex - male, profession - farmer, place of
birth - Ohio, cannot read and write.
Elizebeth Long, age - 28, sex - female, place of birth - Maryland,
cannot read and write.
Thomas Long, age - 9, sex - male, place of birth - Ohio.
Jane Long, age - 5, sex - female, place of birth - Ohio.
John Long, age - 2, sex - male, place of birth.
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+++Household # 462 of Alexander Long, in the 1860 Federal Census - Page
No. 66; Schedule I; Free Inhabitants in Twin Township in the County of
Ross, State of Ohio, enumerated on the 5th day of July 1860; Post Office -
Bainbridge; J.M. Baere, Asst. Marshall:
Alexander Long: age 31, sex - M, profession - Boss Farmer, value of
personal estate - 600, place of birth - Ohio.
Elizabeth Long: age - 30, sex - F, place of birth - Maryland.
Thomas Long: age - 18, sex - M, profession - farm hand, place of birth -
Ohio.
Eliza J. Long: age - 15, sex - F, profession - housework, place of birth -
Ohio.
John Long: age - 12, sex - M, place of birth - Ohio.
Hannah Long: age - 9, sex - F, place of birth - Ohio.
Mary Long: age - 5, sex - F, place of birth - Ohio.
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+++From the 1870 census: Page 27, Schedule I, Inhabitants in Twin
Township in the County of Ross, State of Ohio, enumerated on the 13th day of
June, 1870, post office - Bainbridge:
Long, Alexander; age - 48, sex - male, color - white, profession - farmer,
value of personal estate - 320, place of birth - Ohio, male citizen of U.S.
of 21 yrs and up.
Long , Ann; age 44, sex - female, color - white, profession - keeping
house, place of birth - Ohio.
Long , Hannah; age - 18, sex - female, color - white, profession - at
home, place of birth - Ohio.
Long, Alexander; age - 9, sex - male, color - white, place of birth - Ohio,
attended school within the year.
Porter, James; age - 15, sex - male, color - white, profession - at home,
place of birth - Ohio, attended school within the year.
Porter , Ella; age - 7, sex - female, color - white, place of birth - Ohio,
attended school within the year.
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+++From the 1880 census: From page 38, Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio,
date - 18 June 1880:
Long, Alexander; color - white, sex - male, age - 60, relationship to head
of family - husband, civil condition - married, occupation - farm laborer,
number of months unemployed in census year - checked, place of birth - Ohio,
father's place of birth - Penn, Mother's place of birth - Penn.
Long , Anna; color - white, sex - female, age - 53, relationship to head of
family - wife, civil condition - married, occupation - keeping house, place
of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Penn, mother's place of birth -
Penn.
Long , Minnie; color - white, sex - female, age - 8, relationship to head
of family - daughter, civil condition - single, place of birth - Ohio,
father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio.
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