From: "Michael P. Ivester" <<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IvesterG/post?protectID=029154020084056233050038109248121125067038025008186043152255057171142176173079001">[email protected]</A> Date: Sun Aug 22, 1999 8:26pm Subject: Re: have tried to send this theories deal 3 times... To All:Now that you all have me totally confused!...I will share some of my Jacob'sinfo....to only further our collective confusion.Jacob Ivester was born March 28, 1839 in Rutherford county, NC and died Nov.13, 1910 in Iron county, MO. He married Mary Jane Carnahan, daughter ofJames & Martha Woodward.On Jacob's death certificate (which I have a copy) his father's name waslisted as John Ivester. His mother's name was listed as Cora or Carry. Thefirst record of Jacob in MO. is found on an 1850 census of Wayne Co. MO. Hewas listed as 8 years old (which doesn't match, but many things don't inthis hobby!) He is listed as living with his mother and 2 sisters living inthe household of Wm. C. Eddington (apparently his step-father) He was latermarried to Mary Jane Carnahan by his step-father (who was a minister).He later purchased land from his father-in-law (have copies of deeds) andwas in the Civil War (have Civil War pension papers)I have found Jacob's tombstone in a small unkempt cemetery in the woods nearArcadia MO.I have been fortunate to have found many of tombstones, photos, deeds,wedding certificates, death certificates, etc. of Jacob's children(including my grandfather Charles Polk) and have visited many of these sitesand relatives (still living in the area).I even attended an Ivester reunion in Ironton last year (approximately 75family members whom I had never met before, but have had much contact withsince)Jacob and a couple of his sons' (including my grandfather) went on to becomeBaptist preachers in the Arcadia area.As stated earlier, I have much info. on this line if anyone would like tohave hard copies, I would be happy to send.That's all for now.Mike