Cabell County West Virginia Biographies

George E. Kesterson
George E. Kesterson, Huntington, WV Among those prominently known in the profession of law at Huntington and equally recognized as leaders in the coal industry is George E. Kesterson. During the twenty-seven years that he had been identified with affairs in this state he has made numerous important connections and entrenched himself firmly in the confidence of his associates. He was born at Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, October 7,1867, and is a son of William Franklin and Melissa (Treadway) Kesterson. The Kesterson family originated in Germany, whence came the great-grandfather of George E. Kesterson, who first located in Baltimore, Maryland, where upon the advent of the War of the Revolution, he joined General Washington's army and fought bravely during the winning of American independence. His son, Willis Kesterson, the grandfather of George E. Kesterson, was born at Waynesboro, Virginia, where he lived practically his whole life, being a well-known and prosperous planter of his community. He maintained the family's military record by fighting with the American troops during the Mexican war. Late in life he was sent to Lubeck, West Virginia, where he died prior to the death of his grandson.
[Source: "The History of West Virginia, Old and New" Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume 11, Page 249 Submitted by Christine Walters]