Leland was married to Charlotte McClure 07 May 1846. There is a theory that they were divorced. Leland married Mary Ann (Johnson) Hink McDonald 11 July 1865 in Lafayette County MO. They moved to Oregon sometime after 1870. Leland & Charlotte were the parents of Sarah, Mary E, Catherine Jane, Nancy E, Florence Caroline and Martha L. Leland & Mary were the parents of William L, Charles Franklin, George Harvey, Joel Hilloch, Minnie T, Rhoda Belle and Noah D. This photo, contributed by Valerie Schomburg, is five generations. Mary Johnson Hink Kesterson bottom right, her daughter Sarah Hink Record Robinson, bottom left - Margaret Robinson Oldham, daughter of Sarah, top right and her daughter Lillian Oldham Flynn top left holding her son Clyde Flynn.

The separate, smaller headstone, standing next to the large double headstone, was the original monument with the name of Leland Kesterson on it.







I suppose after Mary Kesterson died the family must have decided to get the large double stone and just left the small one there to show where Leland is actually buried.

Mary E Kesterson was the daughter of Leland D & Charlotte (McClure) Kesterson. Mary was born in 1851 and died in 1958. Mary was married to Daniel Sims on the 26th day of January 1871, in Lafayette County Missouri.

She & Daniel Sims are the parents of Robert, Mattie, Ernest & Carrie Sims. As of this date Mary seems to be the only child of Charlotte & Leland that moved to Oregon along with them.

Charles Franklin Kesterson
1868 - 21 October 1956 Plot 78
Douglas Co OR Cert. #11568
Son of Leland D & Mary (Johnson) Kesterson

Elva Tryphena (Richey) Kesterson
1868 - 1950
Wife of Charles Franklin Kesterson
Charles and Elva Richey were married 08 Mar 1894

Joel H Kesterson was born 26 February 1872 in Lafayette County Missouri and died 02 June 1946 in Gresham Oregon.

Joel Kesterson was the son of Leland D & Mary Ann (Johnson) Kesterson and the husband of Clara Irene Giese who died 3 March 1941. Joel was married for the 2nd time to a woman named Ina who died 22 April 1950. Joel and Clara were the parents of Raymond Cecil Kesterson who is buried in the Williamette National Cemetery.

Also buried in this cemetery is Emma Kesterson in plot # 134. There are no dates on the headstone.

The Plot # is the same as that of Leland and Mary - so can only guess that she might be a grandaughter.