Individual Details

John William Pleasant Jester

(10 May 1855 - 11 May 1938)



Married Dorcas Ann Hammer, License issued, 25 Dec 1879 - they had one child.

Also claimed that he married Mary Truelove, dau of Autin Trulove and his mother Rebecca Poindexter - but that would have been his half sister. Mary had multiple marriages - none to this man!

Married Rosa (Ferringer) Gibson.

1910 Census. Indianapolis Ward 4, Marion Co, IN, Hh 313
1024 Broad St
Rosa Jester, 39, widow, 1 child, b. IN
Albert Gibson, son, 21, b. IN

After 1910, Rosa used the name Rose or Rosie Gibson.

Events

Birth10 May 1855Surry County, North Carolina
Marriage25 Dec 1879Hamilton County, Indiana - Dorcas Ann Hammer
Death11 May 1938

Families

SpouseDorcas Ann Hammer (1862 - 1891)
ChildThomas Harvey Jester (1883 - 1911)
FatherJacob Jester (1802 - 1880)
MotherRebecca Poindexter (1815 - 1892)
SiblingThomas Archibald Clingman Jester (1857 - 1938)