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Hester Virginia MCKINZIE

Hester Virginia MCKINZIE

Female 1899 - 1966  (66 years)

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  • Name Hester Virginia MCKINZIE 
    Born 27 Dec 1899  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 11 Jul 1966  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried Union Mission (Sunrise) Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6] 
    Notes 
    • Identified as Hester McKenzie in obituary of daughter Kathleene, but as Esther Randolph in obituary of daughter Helen, and as Hester Randolph in marriage record and in obituary of daughter Eula. Her own death record identifies her parents as John McKeinzie & Mary Anna Hoffman, while her obituary states that she was the adopted daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Luther F. Fitz Randolph. Her obituary states the date of her marriage to Frank Keister as Jun 19 1917, but their marriage record shows it as Jun 29 1918.

      Local news item in the "Sugar Camp" column, "West Union Record," Thursday, Jan 25 1917, in its entirety:
      "Miss Hester Randolph, L. F. Randolph's adopted girl, is visiting friends at Clarksburg."

      Local news item in the "New Milton" column, "West Union Record," Thursday, Jan 18 1917, in its entirety:
      "Will Brissey and Miss Hester Randolph were seen going toward Oakland, Md., early Saturday morning."
    Person ID I19218  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2010 

    Father John A. MCKINZIE,   b. CA 1868, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Anna HOFFMAN,   b. CA 1875, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F25223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Luther F. RANDOLPH,   b. 12 Dec 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother Missouri DAVIS,   b. 24 Jun 1856,   d. 1923  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Family ID F29129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frank KEISTER,   b. 8 Nov 1899,   d. 15 Dec 1982  (Age 83 years)  [7, 8] 
    Married 29 Jun 1918  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Kathleene O. KEISTER,   b. 30 Apr 1919, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1993  (Age 74 years)
    +2. Paul Willard KEISTER,   b. 4 Dec 1921, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 2007  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Burleen Beatrice KEISTER,   b. 7 Jun 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 2011  (Age 87 years)
    +4. Eula Mae KEISTER,   b. 9 Apr 1928, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 2004, Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +5. Helen Clair KEISTER,   b. 31 Aug 1931, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 2015, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F7041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    19218_KEISTER_HesterVirginiaMcKinzie_1899-1966_DeathRecord.jpg    		19218_KEISTER_HesterVirginiaMcKinzie_1899-1966_DeathRecord.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.
      Identified as Hester Virginia Keister, 67, married, b. Dec 27 1899 in Ohio Co WV, dau of John McKeinzie (sic) & Mary Anna Hoffman; died Jul 11 1966 at St. Marys Hospital in Clarksburg, cause of death uremia, burial at Union Mission Cemetery in New Milton, Doddridge County. Informant: Paul W. Keister, Weirton, WV.

    4. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    5. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    8. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 239.
      Identified as Frank Keister, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Hester Randolph, 20, b. in (blank), res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 29 1918 at the M. E. Parsonage in Smithton. Informant for marriage license: A. L. Keister, Doddridge Co. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Jun 19 1917.)