U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nester, George H. (1846-1927) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Tucker County, West Virginia From the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time. by Hu Maxwell Kingwood, W. Va.; Preston Publishing Company, 1884. Pages 463-464 George H. Nester, of German descent, was born in 1846*; is a son of John D. In 1871 he married Jane, daughter of Stephen E. Poling; his wife died in 1874, and four years later he married Savilla V., daughter of Samuel Gainer, of Preston County. Farmer and shoemaker, owns 68 acres of land, 20 of which is improved; lives 8 miles west from St. George; his present wife taught schools No. 1 and 5, Licking District, on a No. 2 certificate. Children: Simon P., John, Samuel and A. Macy. *Tombstone has 1848 as birth-year ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Tucker County, WV #1355 FULL-NAME: George H. Nestor BIRTH-DATE: September 28, 1846 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: February 1, 1927 (at age 80y-4m-3d) DEATH-PLACE: St. George, Tucker County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Retired Farmer FATHER: John D. Nestor (born in Tucker Co.) MOTHER: Margaret Nestor (born in Tucker Co.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: injured by fall INFORMANT: S. F. Nestor (of St. George, W.Va.) BURIAL: Nestor Cemetery Tombstone in Nestor Cemetery, St. George, Tucker County, WV George H. Nestor (1848-1927) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Tucker County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/tucker/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------