20071201

Alexander and Nancy Rester


"Great-great Grandpa Rester"
Alexander Z. Rester
Born October 26, 1869 in Marion County, Mississippi.
Son of William and Elvira Rester.
Died August 1, 1951 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.


"Great-great Grandma Rester"
Nancy Jane Knight
Born November 14, 1873 in Louisiana.
Daughter of John and Mary Knight.
Died 1956 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.

Children of Alexander and Nancy Rester were:
  • Mary Canizer Rester, born May 23, 1889.
  • Emily Angeline Rester, born March 29, 1893.
  • James Abner Rester, born June 11, 1895.
  • Bertie Mae Rester, born April 13, 1897.
  • William Plummer Rester, born August 6, 1900.
  • Thomas Arthur Rester, born July 14, 1902.
  • Elvia Adeline Rester, born October 9, 1904.
  • Edgar L. Rester, born December 11, 1906.
  • Hazel Marie Rester, born March 16, 1908.
1900 US Federal Census
Washington Parish, Louisiana
1910 US Federal Census
Washington Parish, Louisiana
1920 US Federal Census
Washington Parish, Louisiana

20071130

William and Elvira Rester

"Great-great-great Grandpa Rester"
William Washington Rester, Jr.
Born January 12, 1844 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.
Son of William George Washington Rester and Sarah Ann (Hardin) Rester.
Died February 6, 1890 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.

"Great-great-great Grandma Rester"
Elvira Carnegie (or Kornegay).
Born June 21, 1846 in Mississippi.
Daughter of Zachariah and Cananiza (Conerly) Kornegay.
Died Febrary 6, 1890 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.

William and Elvira were married about 1864. They had the following children:
  • Sarah Ann Rester, born May 16, 1865. ("Aunt Babe")
  • Major M. Rester, born September 1866.
  • Alexander Z. Rester, born October 26, 1869.
  • William M. Rester, born March 18, 1870. ("Uncle Bud")
  • Asia Rester, born May 1, 1873.
  • Susan Elvira Rester, born August 6, 1876.
  • Ophelia Rester, born August 1, 1878.
  • Lafayette A. Rester, born October 6, 1878. ("Uncle Boy")
  • Joseph Rester, born October 5, 1882.
  • James Robert Rester, born 1883.
  • Adeline Rester, born September 22, 1886.
1870 US Federal Census
Marion County, Mississippi
1880 US Federal Census
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Notice the family was boarding the school teacher, and Elvira's mother, Cananiza Kornigy, was living with them. They had a house full!

20071129

William and Sarah Rester

"Great-great-great-great Grandpa Rester"
William George Washington Rester
Born about 1814 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.
Son of Gideon and Sarah (Mason) Rester.
Died about 1862 or 1863 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.

"Great-great-great-great Grandma Rester"
Sarah Ann Hardin
Born about 1820 in Mississippi.
Parents unknown.
Died before 1855 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.

William and Sarah were married November 5, 1835 in Marion County, Mississippi. They had the following children:
  • Frances Rester, born about 1836.
  • Asenith Rester, born about 1838.
  • Mary Jane Rester, born about 1840.
  • John William Rester, born January 2, 1842.
  • William Washington Rester, born January 12, 1844.
  • Sarah Ann Rester, born March 15, 1847.
  • James Gideon Rester, born March 28, 1849.

After Sarah died William married Mary Elizabeth Ard. He had 3 more children with her:
  • Liberty Rester, born January 1858.
  • Thomas Gideon Rester, born February 1860.
  • Simon Peter Rester, born February 1863.
1850 US Federal Census
Washington Parish, Louisiana
1860 US Federal Census
Washington Parish, Louisiana

20071128

Gideon and Sarah Rester

"Great-great-great-great-great Grandpa Rester"
Gideon Rester
Born between 1784 and 1786 in Bullock County, Georgia.
Son of George Frederick Rester, Jr. and Louisa (Denmark) Rester.
Died between 1830 and 1840 in Washington Parish, Louisiana

"Great-great-great-great-great Grandpa Rester"
Sarah Mason
Born in Bullock County, Georgia, date unknown.
Daughter of John Mason. Mother unknown.
Died before 1830. Place unknown.

Gideon and Sarah were married about 1808 in Bullock County, Georgia. They had the following children:
  • Jane Rester, born about 1809.
  • Mary Pauline Rester, born March 22, 1809.
  • William George Washington Rester, born about 1814.
  • Liberty Rester, born about 1817.
  • Frances Rester, date of birth unknown.

20071127

George and Louisa Rester

"Great-great-great-great-great-great Grandpa Rester"
George Frederick Rester, Jr.
Born May 16, 1765 in Purysburg Township, South Carolina.
Son of George Frederick Rester and Mary Margaretha (Mengersdorff) Rester.
Died December 30, 1830 in Perry or Harrison County, Mississippi.

"Great-great-great-great-great-great Grandma Rester"
Louisa Denmark
Born October 17, 1768 in Bullock County, Georgia.
Daughter of William Batchelot Denmark and Anna (Moye) Denmark.
Died August 5, 1851 in Harrison County, Mississippi.

George and Louisa were married in 1783 in Effingham County, Georgia. They had the following children:
  • Gideon Rester, born between 1784-1786.
  • David Rester, born July 16, 1786.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Rester, born about 1788.
  • William Hezekiah Rester, born between 1789-1790.
  • Mary Rester, born about 1792.
  • Ezekiel Rester, born about 1796.
  • Vianna Rester, born between 1796-1799.
  • John Rester, born about 1800.
  • Margaret Rester, born between 1800-1802.
  • George Frederick Rester III, born about 1807.

20071126

George and Mary Rester

"Great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandpa Rester"
George Frederick Rester
Born about 1730 in Baden Durlach, Germany.
Son of Johanne Adam Rester and Elizabeth (Bouch) Rester.
Served in the Revolutionary War.
Died August 3, 1795 in Bulloch County, Georgia.

"George Frederick Rester came to America from Durloch, Germany sometime prior to December 7, 1755, the date of his marriage, which is the first record located of him in this country. As no records of other family members have been found, it is believed that he came alone. He settled in Purysburg, South Carolina, which is just northeast of Savannah, Georgia, on the east side of the Savannah River. He married Mary Margaret Mengersdorf on December 7, 1755 in the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church at Ebenezer, Georgia, just across the river from Purysburg. He was a plantation owner, owning approximately 900 acres of land and 15 slaves. He served as Second Lieutenant in a Militia Company formed just prior to the American Revolution." (This information from Jewell Mitchell.)

"Great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandma Rester"
Mary Margaretha Mengersdorff
Born about 1736 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina.
Daughter of Jorg Mengersdorff and Janet Ottalia (Riger) Mengersdorff.
Died about 1797. Place unknown.

George and Mary were married on December 7, 1755 in Effingham County, Georgia. They had the following children:
  • Christina Rester, born about 1758.
  • Elizabeth Rester, born about 1760.
  • George Frederick Rester, Jr., born May 16, 1765.
  • David Rester, born July 16, 1766.

20071125

Johannes and Elizabeth Rester

"Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandpa Rester"
Johannes Adam Rester.
Born between 1700 and 1705 in Stein, Durlach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Parents unknown.
Date and place of death unknown.

"Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandma Rester"
Elizabeth Bouch.
Date and place of birth unknown.
Parents unknown.
Date and place of death unknown.