By Martin M. Hester 

This is the fascinating account of John Lawrence Hester (Hoerster, in Germany) who was born in Hanover, Germany about 1738. He and his wife Mary and three children emigrated to America in 1771. They sailed from Amsterdam to Philadelphia. Unable to pay for their passage of $300, he and his family were sold into servitude for a term of six years to pay their debt. This was not uncommon. The family was treated with great cruelty by their master. John passed away at the age of 46.By then there were ten children. The widowed mother was strong and kept the family together and reared them honorably. 

• "History and Genealogy of the Descendants of John Lawrence Hester and Godfrey Stough. 1752-1905"  (323p.)
• "Addenda to the Hester and Stough Genealogy Book as Gathered to Perpetuate the Family History to 1908" (43p.)
• "A Brief History and Ministerial Record of Methodism on the Firelands in Huron and Erie Counties in the State of Ohio from 1811 to 1906"  (30p.)

(323+43+30p., Illus, (410p.) 1905-8)