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Title: History and genealogy of the descendants of John Lawrence Hester and Godfrey Stough : 1752-1905
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Hester, Martin M. (Martin Mason), 1822-
Subjects: Hester family Stough family Mason family Methodists -- Ohio
Publisher: (Norwalk? Ohio : s.n.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ondition of the sickroom were giving him a place among the physicians ofChicago that would have been second to none in general prac-tice, when the disease which proved fatal attacked him. Inthe past six years and a half he has undergone six operations,the third in November of last year. Up to that time his fineconstitution, pure life and strong will had made it possiblefor him to resist the encroachments of the disease, the foun-dations of which were laid during his service in the army.But the end of his valiant fight was nearer than it seemed andon the 18th of July last, he died, having been confined to hisbed only nine days. He fought a good fight with the weak-ness of the flesh. He had kept faith with all who trusted himas a physician or as a man. There is, we know, laid up forsuch the reward which Godhood keeps for manhood preserved. John McL,ean,Theodorh: H. Patterson,Charees F. Matteson, Committee.156. Robert died in the army during the civil war. 60 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE
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Milton (Payne) Hester. The following sketch was furnished by his daughter,Lillian (Hester) Cairns : Milton Payne Hester, farmer, of Centralia, 111., andeleventh child of Matthias and Susanna Hester, was born inClark county, Ind., June 4, 1813. He grew to manhoodin Clark county, and received his earl)- education in the com-mon schools of the neighborhood. This was supplemented bymuch reading throughout his life. In the spring of 1839 he came to Marion county, 111.; in1840, he married Miss Christina Copple. To them were borneight children. They began life together on the farm which HESTER FAMILY. 61 is now his home. After the expenses of the weddingceremony were met, his cash capital consisted of five dollarsand twenty-five cents. This he spent in purchasing provisionsfor their home. The city of Centralia had as yet no exist-ence, and he did his marketing in St. Eouis, sixty-five milesaway, the distance being traveled by wagon. Mr. Hester first purchased a claim for which he gavepromise

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