Hi Ken, Thanks for asking about my dad's name. My father, Kestner Lee Puryear (b.1913/d.1993) had a very unusual first name - the name came from a Mr. Kestner that sold general merchandise to my grandfather, George Lee Puryear. (George Lee Puryear established "Puryear's General Store" in 1909 at Herman Valley, Union Co KY, he moved his store to Poole, KY when the government took his farm and store as part of Camp Breckinridge.) When my dad, Kestner Lee Puryear was born, this Mr. Kestner gave dad a silver drinking cup. Dad's parents must have thought Mr. Kestner was a fine person to name their first child after him. There was a Tapp family near Tilden, Webster Co KY that had a general store and they also named a son after Mr. Kestner, ie. Kestner Tapp. I have no details about this Mr. Kestner other than he sold general merchandise in the Union/Webster county area during the early 1900's. It could possibly be that this Mr. Kestner is part of your family. I will try to find out more about Mr. Kestner when I get the chance to talk to dad's sister, she may remember something more. The family would tease my dad and tell him he was named after a traveling salesman !! Take care, Dot Lauver Collierville, TN