He5-4 Adam Hester

    Adam Hester was the John Hester (He6) and Margaret Gilbert (Gi6)
    He5-4 Adam Hester, 4th eldest child of Born: 1 March 1799 in Fleming Co. Ky. Died:2 Aug 1882 Buried: near John Hester's (He6) grave in Lafollete's Burying Ground about 2 miles West of Parkersburg, Ind. Adam Hester migrated from Fleming Co. Ky. to Putnam Co., Ind., with his wife and 6 eldest children in 1834 and was one of the earliest settlers there, when there were still Constalk Indians living along the Conrstalk Creek. In those days a light was made by digging out a turnip filling it with oil or grease putting a stic in the center and lighting it; it would burn all night.  He hauled limeby oxen team to Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co. for building their second court house.
    Marriage bond: 22 Jan. 1822 Ann van Zant (16 Jan. 1801 - 27 July 1863), daughter of Aaron van Zant and Margaret Keith
    He5-4-1 Aaron V. Hester, (6 June 1823 in Fleming Co. Ky - 28 Feb. 1907 in Ind.) He served in the 1st Ind. Regiment in the Mexican War and discharged in 1847.
    m Sarah McDaniel dau of Judson McDaniel and Sarah Carrington
    He5-4-1-1 Mary C. Hester b 6 Dec 1859 d 26 Oct 1874
    He5-4-1-2 Nora L. Hester b 1861 d 13 May 1928 m26 Mar 1887 James Kirkpatrick
    He5-4-1-3 Melvina Hester b 27 Dec 1866 m 27 Apr 1917 Mort Petro
    He5-4-1-4 Amanda Hester b 6 Nov 1868
    He5-4-1-5 Hattie F. Hester b 20 Sep 1871 d 10 Mar 1915
    He5-4-1-6 Everett Hester b 20 Jun 1875 twin d Aug 1876
    He5-4-1-7 Eva Hester b 20 Jun 1875 twin d 19 Nov 1917
    He5-4-2 Eliza Jane Hester, (7 May 1825 in Fleming Co Ky- 9 Oct. 1861 in Ind.)
    m William Hulett
    He5-4-2-1 infant daughter b & d 1 May 1857
    He5-4-2-2 infant
    He5-4-2-3 Hester Ann Hulett b 9 Oct 1861 d about 1934
    He5-4-3 Amanda V. Hester, (11 May 1827 in Fleming Co Ky - 13 Jan. 1899 in Putnam Co Ind.)
    m James M Nichols
    He5-4-3-1 Sophia A. Nichols b 13 Aug 1847 d 10 June 1900 my Carter
    He5-4-3-2 Ruth C. Nichols
    He5-4-3-3 Charles A. Nichols
    He5-4-3-4 James M. Nichols
    He5-4-3-5 Alfred H. Nichols
    He5-4-3-6 Monroe Nichols
    He5-4-3-7 Laura A. Nichols
    He5-4-3-8 Robert M. Nichols
    He5-4-3-9 William S. Nichols
    He5-4-3-10 Amanda E. Nichols
    He5-4-3-11 John S. Nichols
    He5-4-4 John Hester, (2 June 1829 in Fleming Co Ky- 25 Sept 1907 in Ind.)
    m 1851 in Ind. Permelia Ann McDaniel b 13 Apr 1828 d 11 Feb 1890
    He5-4-4-1 Sarah Ann Hester b 11 jan 1852
    He5-4-4-2 Eliza Melvina Hester b 13 Apr 1854 d 12 Mar 1926
    He5-4-4-3 Thomas Adam Hester b25 Oct 1855 d 24 Mar 1926
    He5-4-4-4 Jetson hester b 27 Feb 1859 d 19 Apr 1923
    He5-4-4-5 Amand Hester
    He5-4-4-6 laura Catherine Hester 25 May 1864
    He5-4-4-7 Cora Jane Hester b 28 Apr 1867
    He5-4-4-8 Addie May Hester b 29 Dec 1869
    He5-4-5 James W.  Hester, (d.y. - )
    He5-4-6 Levi Hester, (d.y. - )
    He5-4-7 Isaiah V. Hester, (25 Aug. 1836 in Ind. - 24 July 1913 bur Russelsville Cemetery Putnam Co. Ind.)
    m Mary M. Eads eldest daughter of James Wiley Eads and Elizabeth Martin and sister of the Lucy Eads who married James Monroe Hester He5-4-10
    He5-4-7-1 John Henry Hester b 3 Feb 1860 d 25 May 1930
    He5-4-7-2 Elizabet A. Hester b 8 Jul 1861 d 23 Jun 1951 m 20 Aug 1899 Charles Handy
    He5-4-7-3 Adam 26 Apr 1863 d 10 Dec 1951
    He5-4-7-4 James Albert Hester b 6 Apr 1863 d 7 Sept 1948
    He5-4-7-5 Isaiah Hester b 14 Jan 1867 d 3 Jan 1888
    He5-4-7-6 Anna M. Hester b 25 Aug 1868 d 3 Jan 1949
    He5-4-7-7 Lucy Hester b 10 Sep 1870 d 4 Feb 1935
    He5-4-7-8 Charles A. Hester b 25 Aug 1872 d 7 Jan 1939
    He5-4-7-9 Frank Wiley Hester b 20 Mar 1874 d 15 Dec 1950
    He5-4-7-10 Alta Myrtle Hester b 4 May 1877 d 1935
    He5-4-8 Margaret A. Hester, (11 Oct. 1838 in Ind. - 19 Sept. 1920 Scott twp Montgomery Co Ind.)
    m 24 Mar 1867 Daniel Thomas Carter b 18 Aug 1823 d 4 May 1905
    He5-4-9 Mary C. Hester, (4 Apr. 1841 - )
    He5-4-10 James Monroe Hester, (13 Aug. 1843 in Scott twp Montgomery Co Ind - 12 March 1925)
    m 1 Jan 1875 Lucy H. Eads b 3 Jan 1849 Brown Twp Montgomery Co Ind. d 22 Jun 1921 daughter of James Wiley Eads and Elizabeth Martin
    He5-4-10-1 Stella M. Hester b 2 Oct 1875 m 15 May 1920 John Park
    He5-4-10-2 Charles Wallace Hester b 29 Apr 1877
    He5-4-10-3 Elmer Hester b 17 July 1880 d 28 Sep 1964
    He5-4-10-4 Lillie Blanche Hester b 1 Apr 1882
    Source: Geneology of the Descendents of John Hester, by Hester Geraldine Lester Searl