Anderson Vest (1815 - 1872)

Born 12 Jun 1815 in Campbell County Virginia

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Died 4 Jun 1872 at age 56 in West Virginia

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Anderson Vest was a son of Charles Vest, originally from Campbell County, VA, and his wife Elizabeth Via (also spelled Vier). He married Rhoda Cochran, daughter of Edward Cockram Jr. and wife Mary Rakes Cockram, in 1838.

Anderson Vest Birth: 12 Jun 1815 Virginia, USA Death: 4 Jun 1872 (aged 56) USA Burial: Anderson Vest CemeterySummers County, West Virginia, USA Memorial #: 44990308 Bio: Anderson Vest was a son of Charles Vest, originally from Campbell County, Va., and Elizabeth Via (also spelled Vier) Vest.Anderson married Rhoda Cochran, daughter of Edward Cockram Jr. and wife Mary Rakes Cockram, in 1838. (Erma C. Sowers, Descendants of Littleberry Vest, Second Printing, July 1983. Page 1.)Children of Anderson and Rachel were: * Nancy A. Vest, (Find A Grave Memorial# 8912248) who married Ballard Preston Mann; * John Tyler Vest, who married Mary A. E. Janney; Edward Anderson Vest, who married Virginia Frances Farley; * Charles Jackson Vest, who married Mary Jane Harvey; * William Vest; * Mary E. Vest, who married Isaac Via; * Arta Angeline Vest, (Find A Grave Memorial# 95062880) who married Michael Cochran and, after Michael’s death, William M. Neely; and * Martha J. Vest (Find A Grave Memorial# 90314112, burial place unknown), who married James Henderson Harvey. According an 08 Feb 1997 letter written by Nina Bennett Worley (daughter of Leonard Vest and wife Emma Stella Gadd), "(Anderson) is the first to be buried in the Vest Cemetery." Family Members Parents Charles Vest 1784-Unknown Spouse Rhoda Cochran Vest 1816-1903 Siblings John Marshall Vest 1818-1899 Jackson Vest 1832-1917 Children Charles Jackson Vest 1838-1904 Nancy A Vest Mann 1845-1928 John Tyler Vest 1849-1910 Mary E. Vest Via 1851-1925 Edward Anderson Vest 1853-1936 Martha Jane Vest Harvey 1856-1897 Artia Angeline Vest Neely 1861-1925

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• FIND A GRAVE - Memorial# 44990308
• Burial: Anderson Vest Cemetery - Summers County West Virginia, USA
• PHOTO: Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44990308/anderson-vest

Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 September 2019), memorial page for Anderson Vest (12 Jun 1815–4 Jun 1872), Find A Grave Memorial no. 44990308, citing Anderson Vest Cemetery, Summers County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by E.M. Smith (contributor 47134804) .