Sarah Liston

( - February 00, 1846)

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Born:	In 1784 at Maryland	Certified	Father:	Edmund Liston
Died:	February 00, 1846	Certified	Mother:	Elizabeth Kester (1763 - 1840)
Children:	Henry Drake (December 27, 1804 - November 14, 1843) Charlotte Drake (March 11, 1808 - October 03, 1861) Joseph Liston Drake (December 20, 1814 - February 03, 1877) Martha Drake (June 02, 1818 - March 01, 1845) William C. Drake (November 22, 1822 - October 23, 1862)		Siblings:	Joseph Liston (January 23, 1782 - September 12, 1875) Elizabeth Liston (January 11, 1787 - March 08, 1832) William Liston (1789 - 1864) Delilah Liston (May 02, 1791 - March 22, 1851) George Washington Liston (July 04, 1796 - May 18, 1847) Edmund Liston (Born 1799) Athel Liston (February 10, 1802 - May 10, 1879)

Married:

William Drake on at Butler County, Ohio

Certified

Notes

Born about 1784 (one source says 1786). Moved from Indiana to Edgar County, Illinois about 1824, and died in February 1846 - probably in Bloomfield, Illinois. Married William DRAKE (son of John Drake, who died at Galena, Illinois about 1840) in 1803-4 in Butler County, Ohio. // *** // *** // *** // *** // *Siblings include: (1) Joseph LISTON (p.396), born 23 Jan. 1782 near Cumberland, Maryland, died 12 Sept. 1875 and is buried at Brown's Cemetery, near Pimento, Indiana, married Nancy THOMAS 7 Jan. 1802 (she died 10 Mar. 1846 / daughter of William and Margaret (Marshall) Thomas) and Louisiana (GRABEL) LLOYD 11 July 1846 (she was born 28 Oct. 1805 in Nelson County, Kentucky, died April 1899 / daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Miller) Grabel & widow of William T. Lloyd); (2) Elizabeth LISTON (p.431), born 11 Jan. 1787 in Kentucky, died 8 Mar. 1832 and is buried near Waynetown, Indiana, married Reuben MOORE 27 Oct. 1808 (he was born 14 Jan. 1784, died 5 Oct. 1840 in Newton County, Missouri / son of Gershom and Annie MOORE); (3) William LISTON (p.446), born about 1789 in Kentucky, died fall of 1864 and is buried in Little Flock Cemetery in Sullivan County, Indiana, married Nancy PATTON in 1811 (she was born 27 Feb. 1792 and died in June 1844 / daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wadsworth?) Patton) and Nancy (GRUNDY) PIERSON in (she was born 23 Oct 1797 and died in Feb. 1886 / daughter of Gardem Grundy & widow of Isaac Pierson); (4) Delilah LISTON (p.456), born 2 May 1791 in Kentucky, died 22 Mar. 1851 and is buried in Friendship Church Cemetery near Farmersburg, Indiana, married William JULIAN (born 8 Aug. 1778, died 8 Aug. 1863); (5) George Washington LISTON (p.458), born 4 July 1796 - probably in Spencer County, Kentucky, died 18 May 1847 and is buried at Prairie Creek, Indiana, married Elizabeth DRAKE in March 1820 (she was born 28 Feb. 1799 in Butler County, Ohio, died 12 May 1847 / daughter of James and Sarah (Paddock) Drake); (6) Edmund LISTON (p.473-474), born about 1799, date of death unknown (last known residence near Indianapolis / no known marriage); (7) Athel LISTON (p. 474), born 10 Feb 1802 in Ohio, died 10 May 1879 and is buried in Friendship Church Cemetery in Sullivan County, Indiana, married Keziah McGLONE 2 May 1826 (date of license / born 23 Mar. 1807, died 18 Nov. 1884 / daughter of William McGlone). // *** // *** // *** // *** // *Sarah LISTON was the daughter of Elizabeth (KESTER) and Edmund LISTON. Elizabeth KESTER, daughter of William and Elizabeth (LACOCK) KESTER, was probably born about 1763 in New Jersey. She died in 1840 and is buried at Prairie Creek, Indiana. After her marriage to Edmund LISTON in 1781, she "settled under the Laurel Hills on George's Creek" - Southwest of Cumberland, Maryland. In 1786, the family moved to Kentucky, traveling by flat boat on the Ohio River and arriving in Louisville, Kentucky in April 1786. They lived in Nelson County, Kentucky, moved to Jefferson County in 1789, and to Spencer County in 1791. In 1801, they moved to Butler county, Ohio. In 1808, they moved to Knox County, Indiana, near Vincennes, and from there to Vigo County in 1814, near Prairie Creek, where Elizabeth KESTER remained until her death in 1840. Elizabeth KESTER was known for her skill as a "doctor woman" and a nurse. Edmund LISTON, the son of Joseph LISTON, was a Revolutionary soldier, who was born in Delaware and died sometime before his wife (Elizabeth Kester) died. // *** // *Info on Parents and Siblings from pages 395-474 of The Pound and Kester Families by John Eddy Hunt, found online at Google Books (http://books.google.com/).