John H. L. Vest (1869 - 1930)

Born 16 Mar 1869 in Mercer Virginia USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ellen (Gadd) Vest — married 1892 in Summers, West Virginia

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1930 at age 61 in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

John Vest was born in March 1869 in West Virginia (U.S. Federal Census. Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 129; FHL microfilm: 1241773), a son of Charles Jackson Vest and wife Mary J. Harvey. John was a grandson of Anderson Vest and wife Rhoda Cochran.

He married Mary Ellen Gadd, daughter of Powell Gadd and wife Emma Martin Gadd, in 1892 in Summers County, W.Va. (W.Va. Vital Research Records Project. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11569953)

Mary Ellen and John had six children: Jane Vest Pack, B.L. Vest, Ordie Jennings Vest, Emma Vest Wilson, Sarah E. Vest and Vergie Vest. Sarah and Vergie died in childhood.

Mary died in 1925. John married his sister-in-law Rosa Gadd George on April 12, 1930, in Allen County, Ind. (John Vest, son of Charles Vest and Mary Jane Harvey, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Page 369, FHL Film Number 002130179.)

John, 62, was working in Kendallville, Ind., on a farm. He went for a swim with several other people to cool off after work. John, an “expert swimmer,” had a heart attack and drowned on Aug. 4, 1930. A brief death notice said his wife was living in Seattle, Washington. Rosa lived in Seattle.

John’s death certificate doesn’t have much detail but it does say he was married to “Rosa Vest.” (Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011).

Parents:

• Charles Jackson Vest (1838 - 1904)
• Mary Jane Harvey Vest (1845 - 1886)

Spouse:

• Mary Ellen Gadd Vest (1875 - 1925)

Children:

• B. Leslie Vest (1896 - 1927)*
• Ordie Jennings Vest (1898 - 1966)*
• Emma Alice Vest Wilson (1900 - 1971)*
• Sarah E. Vest (1904 - 1910)*
• Vergie F. Vest (1913 - 1915)*

Siblings:

• William Robert Vest (1867 - 1939)**
• John H. L. Vest (1869 - 1930)
• Greene Hamilton Vest (1870 - 1951)*
• Loie Belle Vest Pack (1872 - 1966)*
• Roxie Ann Vest Joiner (1875 - 1950)*
• Michael Anderson Vest (1881 - 1927)*
• Sarah Ellen Vest Pack (1882 - 1970)*
• Carl Alfred Vest (1885 - 1965)*
• Ada Florence Vest Lilly (1886 - 1975)*

Sources

John H. L. Vest BIRTH 16 Mar 1869 Mercer County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 4 Aug 1930 (aged 61) Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Unknown, Specifically: Unknown burial location MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #135961299