Born in California, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ellett Newton Hopper
and Grace (Miller) Ross
Sister of
Harold Lee Hopper, Stella (Hopper) Riggs, Bernice (Hopper) Evans, Chandler Hopper, Thelma Hopper, Zona Esther (Ross) Cline [half] and Eugene Fred Ross [half]
Wife of
Rex D Wheeler
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 85
in Lincoln, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2017
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Biography
Vesta was born in 1907. She is the daughter of Ellett Hopper and Grace Miller. [1]
In the 1950 census Vesta (age 43) was the wife of Rex D Wheeler in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States.[2]
Vesta was mentioned on a memorial in Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States with a death date of 1992.[3]
Sources
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon; Roll: 808; Sheet Number: 19; Enumeration District: 20-18
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #24282792 (accessed 27 June 2023)
Vesta E Wheeler (43), wife, in household of Rex D Wheeler (46) in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, USA. Born in California.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Rex D Wheeler M 46 Married Head Clerk Oregon Vesta E Wheeler F 43 Married Wife California Rex D Wheeler Jr M Never married Son Oregon - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #223292802 (accessed 27 June 2023)
Memorial page for Vesta E Wheeler (1907-1992), citing Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Barb H (contributor 49633827).
- Vesta Evangeline Wheeler: "Newspapers.com"
Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) Wed, May 20, 1992, page 16
Newspapers Clip: 144882008 (accessed 6 April 2024)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Vesta by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Vesta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Vesta by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Vesta:
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~1.56%
Lance Martin
:
23andMe, GEDmatch MU8098002 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM3058188 [compare], Ancestry member ruggersf
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HL954410C1 [compare]
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~1.56%
Todd Martin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M360172 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Tracy (Martin) O'Callaghan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A663507 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Morgan (Reid) Cole :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A691815 [compare]
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