History and genealogy of the descendants of John Lawrence Hester and Godfrey Stough : 1752-1905 . to Lucinda M. Hildreth,April 6, 1842. She was b. August 21, 1816 ; d. November 6,1899, a. 83. He d. February 17, 1901, a. 91. 46. Eliza W., b. January 7, 1812; m. James Wilson,March 4, 1832. He d. March 4, 1839 ; had four m. to Elisha Savage. He d. May 9, 1893, a. 85. Shed. January 27, 1897, a. 85. 47. Samuel, b. August 23, 1813 ; m. Emily L. Barnum,February 8, 1838. She was b. August 8, 1818 ; d. at Paxton,111., May 26, 1874, a. 56. He d. December 29, 1893, in Chi-cago, 111. ; bur
History and genealogy of the descendants of John Lawrence Hester and Godfrey Stough : 1752-1905 . to Lucinda M. Hildreth,April 6, 1842. She was b. August 21, 1816 ; d. November 6,1899, a. 83. He d. February 17, 1901, a. 91. 46. Eliza W., b. January 7, 1812; m. James Wilson,March 4, 1832. He d. March 4, 1839 ; had four m. to Elisha Savage. He d. May 9, 1893, a. 85. Shed. January 27, 1897, a. 85. 47. Samuel, b. August 23, 1813 ; m. Emily L. Barnum,February 8, 1838. She was b. August 8, 1818 ; d. at Paxton,111., May 26, 1874, a. 56. He d. December 29, 1893, in Chi-cago, 111. ; buried at North Fairfield, O. ; a. 80 ; had eightchildren. 48. Matthias, b. December 24, 1815 ; m. L-eucia Riser,April 25, 1843. She was b. September 16, 1822 ; d. October 9,1879, a. 57 ; had four children. Second m. March 1, 1882, toJennie Crawford. She d. January 7, 1891. He d. October 18,1903, a. 88. 49. Martin Mason, b. September 23, 1822, in Ashlandcounty, O. ; m. Mary Finlay, May 21, 1850. She was 20, 1824. Both living, had three children. 26 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE No. John Hester, Jr. John Hester, Jr., being the third generation, was thesecond son of John Hester, Sr. He was born May 23, 1791,in Greene county, Pa. In 1818 he was married to HannahMiller; after her death, which occurred in 1827, he marriedher sister, Elizabeth Miller. During the war of 1812, his older brother, Martin, whowas married and had a family of small children to be cared for,was drafted. John, who was unmarried at that time, verykindly volunteered to go in his stead. He was with the armywhen they cut the road from Fremont, O., to Fort Meigs,(Perrysburg) O., through very heavy timber, in the winterseason. They had to work much of the time in the waterknee deep. He and his family lived in Columbiana county, O.,till about 1857, when they removed to Williams county, wherehe lived and died in 1879, aged 88. About 1866 he became en-tirely blind. Parents and children are and have been act
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