The provided text is an extract from Wikipedia detailing the etymology and various notable individuals with the surname or given name Kester. It does not contain information about W. A. Sherrill.
The Wikipedia extract provided primarily concerns the surname and given name Kester. It explains that Kester is typically a given name, often a shortened form of Christopher. Alternatively, the surname may originate from the place name Caistor in Lincolnshire, England, with its roots in Old English "ceaster" (town) or Latin "castrum" (camp).
The article then lists several individuals named Kester, categorized by whether Kester is their surname or given name. Those with the surname Kester include artists, preachers, politicians, a scriptwriter, a playwright, an attorney, a baseball player, a musician, an accounting scholar, a soccer player, and an economist. Individuals with Kester as a given name mentioned are an actor, footballers, musicians, an educator, a cricketer, and an author. The extract does not provide biographical details beyond names, birth/death years, and professions or notable achievements for these individuals. It also lacks any information pertaining to an author named W. A. Sherrill.