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Rev James Jackson Vest, Jr[1]

Male 1821 - 1908  (86 years)    Has 14 ancestors and 25 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name James Jackson Vest  [1] 
    Prefix Rev 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 22 Aug 1821  Winston County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Jun 1908  Boswell, Izard County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Vest Cemetery, Izard County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Find A Grave Memorial - James Jackson Vest 1821 - 1908    		 Find A Grave Memorial - James Jackson Vest 1821 - 1908
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Samuel Vest,   b. 1620, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1705, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah Sallie Harvey,   b. 2 Mar 1791, Hancock, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1829, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I545  Vest Families
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2017 

    Father James Jackson Vest, Sr,   b. 1791, Hancock County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1868, Breman, Cullman County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Other Partners: Margaret Kennedy  m. 30 Nov 1829  
    Mother Sarah Sallie Harvey,   b. 2 Mar 1791, Hancock, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1829, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 1811  Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Delaney Kent,   b. 8 Nov 1823, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1905, Boswell, Izard County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1842  Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Melvina Vest,   b. 1842, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865, Independence, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    +2. Albert Harvey Vest,   b. 5 Jan 1844, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1904, Boswell, Izard County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    ▻ Nancy Jane Shirley  m. 24 Jan 1867
     3. William Hensley Vest,   b. 3 Jul 1848, Walker, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1932, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    ▻ Margaret Safronia Sipe  m. 6 Oct 1868
     4. John Wesley Vest,   b. Aug 1849, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1855, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     5. Sarah E. Vest,   b. 1851, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860-1870 (Age 19 years)
     6. Martha Ann Vest,   b. 23 Oct 1853, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1900, Carden Bottoms, Yell, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     7. Janie J. Vest,   b. 1855, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. James Henry Buchanan Vest,   b. 24 Dec 1857, Winston County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1932, Norfork, Baxter County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    ▻ Virginia Elizabeth Goodwin Huff  m. 29 Sep 1877
     9. Mary Adeline Vest,   b. 23 Feb 1861, Izard, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1952, Elgin, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    ▻ James Riley Wood  m. 31 Mar 1877
    Family ID F244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Aug 1821 - Winston County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1842 - Morgan County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jun 1908 - Boswell, Izard County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Rev James Jackson Vest, Jr". Vest Family Trees. https://www.vestfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I545&tree=Vest (accessed November 13, 2026).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0 , accessed 4 Sep 2017), entry for James Jackson Vest, person ID LC5G-MCD..

    2. [S51] findagrave.com - James Jackson Vest, Jr..


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