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| These are children of Jonathan and Mary Ann (Painter) Kesterson. Sons Alfred and Samuel were killed in the Battle of Perryville,
Kentucky, the largest Civil War battle fought in Kentucky. Jonathan
brought his sons home and buried them on the family farm in Hall
Township. George Wilson's "Historical Notes On Dubois County" indicates
a Solomon Kesterson was also buried at the original location, and is so
listed in Dubois County Genealogical Society Cemetery Inscriptions Book
7. The Genealogical Society inscription books were published after the
Patoka Lake affected cemeteries were moved, and prior records were used
where available in order to provide more complete burial information. Genealogist Marvin Beatty wrote "Fred Dillard once told me that when he would walk to Cuzco from his house he would take a short cut and pass these graves. He said he did so the morning he went to Cuzco to catch the train that would take him off to war in WW 1. He said he paused at the graves and wondered if the same fate awaited him." Photographed October 18, 2009 by Charlie Tredway. All photographs Copyright © Charlie Tredway
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Notes
in parentheses are from personal files. Some information, no longer
legible, is taken from G. R. Wilson's 1933 transcription, as noted. Copyright © Charlie Tredway and Orange County INGenWeb |
