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William Louis Vest[1]

Male 1821 - 1885  (64 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 49 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Louis Vest  [1] 
    Birth 10 Jan 1821  Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Nov 1885  [1] 
    Burial 13 Nov 1885  Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William Vest Sr,   b. 1734   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandfather) 
    Elizabeth Betsy Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1789, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1859, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I2948  Vest Families
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

    Father Thomas Richard Vest,   b. 31 Dec 1796, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1885, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Other Partners: Rachel Lavescue  m. 22 May 1862  
    Mother Elizabeth Betsy Alexander,   b. 10 Nov 1789, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1859, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1829 
    Family ID F1263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Tabitha "Bitha" KAY,   b. 9 Apr 1817, Verona, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1882, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1844 
    Children 
     1. Julia A. Vest,   b. 1844, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    ▻ Edward C. Osborn  m. 2 Nov 1865
     2. James Thomas Vest,   b. 20 Mar 1846, Walton, Boone, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1889, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    ▻ Telitha Johnson  m. 12 Feb 1868
     3. William VEST,   b. 1848   d. 1849, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     4. John Richard Vest,   b. 28 Oct 1850, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1938, Springville, Perry Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    ▻ Helen C. Holder  m. 27 Oct 1870;   Mary Jane Gossett  m. 30 Oct 1903
     5. William E. Vest,   b. 13 Oct 1853, Verona, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    ▻ Hallie ???  m. 1878
     6. Elizabeth Frances Vest,   b. 15 Nov 1859, Verona, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1899 (Age 39 years)
    ▻ John Richard Johnson  m. 28 May 1877
    Family ID F1296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

    Family 2 Ann E. King,   b. 1847, Gallatin, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 9 Jan 1883  Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jan 1821 - Boone County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Jan 1883 - Boone County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 13 Nov 1885 - Boone County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Reference  Your Name Here. "William Louis Vest". Vest Family Trees. https://www.vestfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I2948&tree=Vest (accessed August 21, 2026).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0 , accessed 4 Sep 2017), entry for William Louis Vest, person ID KF5W-Z1M..


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