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John Will Vest[1]

Male 1838 - 1908  (69 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 24 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name John Will Vest  [1
    Birth 29 Aug 1838  Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Aug 1908  Grant, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 27 Aug 1908  Pond Creek, Grant, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Siblings 11 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William Vest Sr,   b. 1734   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Jerusha Alexander,   b. 18 Dec 1807, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1908, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I3041  Vest Families
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

    Father George W. Vest,   b. 1806, Verona, Boone County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Jerusha Alexander,   b. 18 Dec 1807, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1908, Greene County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Marriage 1834  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Elizabeth Miller,   b. 24 Dec 1839, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1914 (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1861  Daviess Co, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William T. VEST,   b. 8 Apr 1866, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1952 (Age 86 years)
     2. Robert W Vest,   b. 1868, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1944, Reno, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Lena HEDDEN  m. 1896
     3. Harry John Vest,   b. 28 Sep 1873, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1965, Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Maud Edna Kelly  m. 6 Apr 1898
     4. Cecelia Elizabeth Vest,   b. 18 Oct 1876, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1966, Custer, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Pearl H. Groves  m. 30 Nov 1897
     5. Mabel Vest,   b. 1879, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Aug 1838 - Boone County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Dec 1861 - Daviess Co, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Aug 1908 - Grant, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 27 Aug 1908 - Pond Creek, Grant, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Reference  Your Name Here. "John Will Vest". Vest Family Trees. https://www.vestfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I3041&tree=Vest (accessed July 4, 2026).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0 , accessed 4 Sep 2017), entry for John Will Vest, person ID KHK6-VVN..