John Harold "Jack" Jester

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Mary Frances Reynolds married John Harold Jester 12 JUNE 1965
Her First Marriage
Divorced 1982

John Harold Jester enlisted in the Army and was discharged honorably after serving 4 years. He was trained as a medical technologist and was stationed in San Francisco, California. He married Donna Jean Bono in the early 1960's and was divorced from her prior to 1965 when he married Mary Frances Reynolds. He planned to go to veterinary school and practice with Harold Tinsley, who was his mentor, but was not accepted to Georgia Tech, which was the only veterinary program who accepted students from Virginia, at that time. He worked as a medical technologist in Danville, Virginia and in Martinsville, Virginia. Jack lived with his son, Harold Thomas Jester, II until his death in 2010.

John married *Mary Frances Reynolds 12 Jun 1965, Chatham, Virginia; divorced 1983, Henry County, Virginia. *Mary (daughter of Samuel Lovelace 'Sam' Reynolds and Frances Hughes Carter) was born 5 May 1947, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

1. Living
2. Ashley Elizabeth Jester was born 29 Jul 1974, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia ; died 9 Jun 2018, St. Augustine, Florida.
3. Living
4. Living

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Harold died at age 30. He had contracted what was later determined to be the flu, and his local doctor treated him with a new 'wonder drug' called Sulphathysol. He reacted to it and the doctor doubled the dose instead of taking him off of the drug. His kidneys collapsed and he died. Harold was a Baptist Minister, as was his father. When Harold died, his wife, Sara Hughey was 6 weeks pregnant with their second child.

Harold married Sara Rowland Hughey 8 Sep 1936, Greenville, South Carolina U.S.A.. Sara (daughter of John Duncan 'Jack' Hughey and Nannie Gillette 'Nan Nan' Rowland) was born 8 Sep 1913, Greenville, South Carolina ; died 26 Oct 1998, Greensboro, North Carolina ; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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Sara was a nurse. After her husband's death, she relocated
to Danville Virginia where she was a bookkeeper and nurse
for a veterinary practice in Danville, Virginia. For more than 30 years Harold Tinsley employed Sara and became surrogate to her two orphaned sons.

John married Anne 'Annie' Allen Perry 1895. Anne (daughter of Joshua Wiley M. Perry and Sarah Mannering 'Sallie' Allen) was born 1 Aug 1878, Petersburg, Virginia; died 10 Nov 1970, Greenville, South Carolina; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park, Richland County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

John married Nannie Gillette 'Nan Nan' Rowland. Nannie (daughter of Beattie Hamlin Rowland and 'Sadie' Sarah Nancy Goldsmith) was born 22 Sep 1881, Greenville, South Carolina; died 31 Aug 1964, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia,. [Group Sheet]

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Thomas Peter Jester was a teacher and was a key figure in the Cotton Hill Seminary. The civil war dealt it a blow from which it never recovered. [John Roberts Jester was also a Minister, as was his Son, Harold Thomas Jester]

Thomas married Martha Frances Roberts 30 Aug 1860, Randolph, Georgia. Martha was born 18 Nov 1840, Georgia; died 20 Oct 1889, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

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Third wife of Thomas Peter Jester

Joshua married Sarah Mannering 'Sallie' Allen. Sarah (daughter of Woodward Allen and Harriett Wells) was born 28 Oct 1848, South Carolina; died 13 Apr 1927, Richmond Co., Columbia, S. Carolina; was buried , Greenville City Cemetery, Greenville, Meriwether Co., Georgia. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married 'Sallie' Sarah Frances Duncan. 'Sallie' was born 30 Sep 1840, Greenwood, South Carolina; died 8 Jun 1884, Greenwood, South Carolina; was buried , Greenwood Cemetary on East Cambridge Ave, Greenwood, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Beattie married 'Sadie' Sarah Nancy Goldsmith. 'Sadie' (daughter of William Goldsmith and Nancy Clary Hair) was born 9 Oct 1859, Greenville, South Carolina; died 9 Jun 1938, Greenville, South Carolina; was buried , Springwood Cemetery Greenville, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]