1900 Census Johnson County Kentuky Dist #2 household 21 Kestner, Merchant (H) July 1846 53M 22 Ky Va va Mahala (W) Sept 1854 46M Ky Ky Ky Thomas (S) Nov 1881 18S Ky Ky Ky Leward (S) Fen 1883 17S Ky Ky Ky Nora (D) May 1885 15S Ky Ky Ky Samuel (S) Feb 1887 13S Ky KY KY Morris (S) Feb 1889 11S Ky Ky Ky Myrtle (D) Feb 1891 9S Ky Ky Ky Carl (S) Mar 1892 8S Ky Ky Ky Oddie (D) Mar 1894 6S Ky Ky Ky Johnson County Marriages 10 Nov 1880 Merchant Kistner 34 2nd marriage to Mahala A Wheeler 26 September 2 1895 Walter Scott Kestner 20 to Ora Eta (Viers) Short adopted by Isaac & Manerva Jane (Cunningham) Short household 77 Butcher, Hiram H May 1877 23M 3 Ky Ky Ky Emma (W) May 1879 21M 3 1 1 Ky Ky Ky Virgie (D) Je 1898 1S Ky Ky Ky Househod 76 Butcher, Lewis (H) Mar 1847 53m 29 Ky Ky Ky Sarah (W) May 1858 42 M 29 6 5 Ky Ky Ky Leona (D) Oct 1884 15S Ky Ky Ky Mary (D) May 1890 10S Ky Ky Ky Laura (D) May 1891 9S KY Ky Ky Johnson Co Vital Statistics 17 May 1875 Hiram B Butcher son of Lewis Butcher and Sarah Hyden. Both parents born in Johnson County. 1880 Census Johnson Co Greasy Creek Precinct # 8 household 174 Kesner, Christopher 60 Va Va Va Louisa 30 wife Ky Va Va Melissa 6 Dau Ky Walter Scott 5 son Ky Samuel JT 3 son Ky Emma 1 dau ky 27 Apr 1872 Christopher C Kestner 51 2d marriage teacher Louisa Short 24 1st marriage Johnson co Vital Statistics 18 Oct Emma Kistner dau of C.C. Kistner and Mandy Short. Father was born in Va 1 Jan 1875 Walter S. Kestner son of Christopher Kestner, bon in Virginia and Louisa Short born in Johson Co Ky 28 Dec1876 Samuel J.T. Kestner son of Christopher Kestner born in Virginia and Louisa Short born in Johnson co Kentucky This was what I was able to find with the records that I have on hand. Hope that it helps Kayleene Lowe