William J JESTES9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
30th Mar 18661,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 - 2nd Oct 19441,3
Rural Mail Carrier, Bond County, through 1930 census; in 1940 census, no occupation reported, but death record reports same job.3,4
Life History
30th Mar 1866 |
Born in Sorento, Bond, Illinois.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
9th Jul 1899 |
Birth of daughter Bronta Blanche JESTES in Sorento, Bond, Illinois.10,11,9,12,2,4,13,14,15,8 |
between 1910 and 1944 |
Occupation Rural Mail Carrier, Bond County, through 1930 census; in 1940 census, no occupation reported, but death record reports same job. in Sorento, Bond, Illinois.3,4 |
1921 |
Death of Sallie Catherine GILL in Bond County, Illinois.1 |
2nd Oct 1944 |
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois.1,3 |
5th Oct 1944 |
Buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois.1,3 |
Other facts
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Married Sallie Catherine GILL |
Notes
- 1900 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 5 June, Shoal Creek Township, District 9, page 3A, Hse/Fam #43
Jestis, William J Head W M March 1866 34 Married 13 years IL IN IL Farmer Rents
Jestis, Sally Wife W F June 1870 29 Married 13 yrs 3 child/3 living IL IL IL
Jestis, Irma Dau W F June 1888 11 Single IL IL IL
Jestis, Irene Dau W F Jan 1895 5 Single IL IL IL
Jestis, Bronta Dau W F July 1899 10mos Single IL IL IL
1910 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 21 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 11, Page 6B, Locust St, Hse #185, Fam #186
Jestes, William J Head M W 42 Married 24 years IL IL IL Rural Carrier (Postal?) Owns
Jestes, Sallie C Wife F W 39 Married 24 years 3 children/3 living IL Unknown Unknown
Jestes, Irma E Dau 21 Single IL IL IL School Teacher
Jestes, Irene L Dau 16 Single IL IL IL
Jestes, Bronta B Dau 10 Single IL IL IL
White, Joseph W Boarder 35 Single IL IL IL School Teacher
1920 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 7 January, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 13, page 4B, Hse #111, Fam #114
Jestes, William J Head Owns Free & Clear M W 51 IL IL IL Carrier, Mail Route
Jestes, Sallie Wife F W 47 married IL IL IL
Jestes, Ireme Dau F W 26 IL IL IL Bank Book Keeper
In the 1930 census WIlliam is a widower and is living with his daughter Irene. He is reported as a Rural Mail Carrier, as in the 1910 census. The same in 1940, except no occupation is reported. But his death record reports his occupation as Rural Mail Carrier.
1930 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 23 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 3-19, page 6B, Hse/Fam #168
Griffiths, Charles F Head M W 39 First married at age 24 [abt 1915] IL IL IL Lumberman, Lumberyard
Griffiths, Irene Wife F W 36 First married at age 27 [abt 1921] IL IL IL
Jestes, William J Father-in-law M W 64 IL IN IL Mailman, Rural Route
The difference in age and age at first marriage indicates that Charles was married before he married Irene. If Irene was 27 when she first married, and born about 1894, she was first married in about 1921. If Charles' age and age atr first marriage are correct here, he was first married in about 1915.
1940 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 10 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 3-20, page 2A, Willow St, Hse #29, Own $4000
Griffiths, Charles F Head M W 50 Married Grade 5 b Illinois Same House in 1935 Retail Hardware Manager [b abt 1890]
Griffiths, Irene Wife F W 46 Married Grade H4 b Illinois Same House in 1935 [b abt 1896]
Jestes, William J Father-in-law M W 74 Widower Grade 8 b Illinois Same House in 1935 No Occup [b abt 1966]
Gravestone of William J and Sallie Jestes, Sunnyside Cemetery Sorento, Bond County, Illinois
Jestes
William J
1866 - 1944
Sallie, His Wife
1870 - 1921
Burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois
Photo on Ancestry.com, Ref Find A Grave Memorial #45369008
WIlliam's death record provides more detail. Only a transcriptoin was avialable in my source. I have not seen the original.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
William J. Jestes, Widowed
Birth 30 Mar 1866 Sorento, Bond, Illinois
Death 2 Oct 1944 Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, Age 78
Burial 5 Oct 1944 Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond, Illinois
Occupation Rural Mail Carrier
Residence Short Creek [should be Shoal Creek], Sorento, Bond, Illinois
Father Daniel Franklin Jestes born Illinois
Mother Martha Ruhemma Rankin born Sorento, Illinois
Spouse Sallie Catherine Jestes
Sources
- 1. Gravestones of Illinois
- 2. 1900 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois
- 5 June, Shoal Creek Township, District 9, page 3A, Hse/Fam #43
- 3. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
- 4. 1910 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois
- 21 April, Shoal Creek Township, District 11, Page 6B, Hse #185, Fam #186
- 5. 1940 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois
- 10 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 3-20, page 2A, Willow St, Hse #29, Own $4000
- 6. 1930 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois
- 23 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 3-19, page 6B, Hse/Fam #168
- 7. 1920 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois
- 7 January, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 13, page 4B, Hse #111, Fam #114
- 8. Illinois Birth Certificate
- 9. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection
- 10. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 11. Email Sources
- 12. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 13. 1930 Federal Census, Marion County, Illinois
- 23 April, Sandoval Village, District 61-36, page 12B, Hse #336, Fam #346
- 14. 1940 Federal Census, Wayne County, Illinois
- 18 April, Fairfield Ward 3, District 96-11, page 9A, 502 West Douglass, Hse #205, Owns $3000
- 15. Alabama Certificate of Death