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- 1880 Federal Census of Cedar Creek, DeKalb County, Indiana
Alonzo A. Kester 38 M IN CT PA Head Physician
Sarah 32 F IN OH OH Wife Keeping House
Cora 9 F IN IN IN Daughter
Ida M. 7 F IN IN IN Daughter
Orval 3 M IN IN IN Son
Estella May 7/12 F IN IN IN Daughter
Rebecca Houser 15 F IN PA PA Other
History of DeKalb County, Indiana
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885
A.A. Kester, M.D. Garrett, Ind., the second son of Peter S. Kester a
pioneer of De Kalb County, was born in this county, Oct. 5, 1844. His early
life was passed on the farm in a manner common to pioneer days, and he
experienced a mixture of hardship and pleasure incident to that day. In the
schools then in vogue he laid the foundation of his education. By close
application, the difficulties of an imperfect school system and the greater
imperfections in the manner of imparting instruction, were successfully
overcome, and a practical of the fundamental principles was acquired. He was
married January, 1864, to Miss Sarah Bassett, daughter of Sanford Bassett,
formerly of Madison County, Ohio, but later of De Kalb County, Ind. For ten
years after his marriage nothing of importance took place in his life, In 1874
he began the study of medicine under the direction of Dr. George Kester, a
skillful physician of Richland County, Ohio, and subsequently matriculated at
Hahnneman Medical College, Ill. Afterward he returned to Ohio, and practiced
in partnership with his preceptor till 1876, when he returned to his native
county and located at Cedar Creek, remaining there seven years. During this
time he built up a practice extending over a large area of the country, and in
order to have his residence and office near the geographical center, in 1883
he moved to Garrett. His success as a physician has been remarkable for the
short time he has devoted to the profession, and being ambitious and a close
student his prospects are bright for a future of usefulness and prosperity.
Politically Dr. Kester is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the
Methodist Protestant church. They have six children -- Cora A., Ida M.,
Orville, Estina, Roy and Mabel.
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