Person:Abraham Vest (2)

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Abraham Vest
b.14 Jun 1829 Franklin Co., VA
d. the Civil War, unknown location
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Jan 1817
  1. Isaac Vest1827 -
  2. Abraham Vest1829 -
  3. William Calvin Vest1831 - 1910
  4. Elizabeth Vest1832 -
  5. Peter Robert Vest1834 - 1917
  6. Jacob Vest1836 -
  7. George Washington Vest1840 - 1929
  8. Mary Vest1842 -
  9. Rachel Vest1844 -
  10. Frank Vest1846 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Apr 1852
  1. Edgar Floyd Vest1853 - 1937
  2. Isaac Vest1857 - Aft 1920
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Facts and Events
Name Abraham Vest
Gender Male
Birth[1] 14 Jun 1829 Franklin Co., VA
Marriage 17 Apr 1852 Floyd Co., VAto Lydia Wilson
Death[2] the Civil War, unknown location
Other? Floyd Co., VA, pg. 381, "Abraham, 21, single"Census 1850 - free

Abraham was killed during the Civil War and the family knew nothing about where he was buried. He had two sons by his marriage, Floyd and Isaac. They lived near the arsenic mines. The land was homesteaded and after Abraham's death, the land was divided between the sons. Isaac's portion was later owned by the Poff's. Until recently, Floyd's son, William Vest, lived at the old home place. Floyd, being the strongest, physically, was kept home to farm, while Isaac was sent to school near Abingdon and was a teacher. His first school was in an old Ferguson house near Roscoe Willis' store. This was told by Wanda Vest, his daughter-in-law. Later the one-room school was built, known as the Vest school and probably named for its first teacher, Isaac Vest; better known as "Little Ike".

References
  1. ↑ Jomartin1@@worldnet.att.net. Research by Mary Jo Martin. (Dec. 2005).
  2. ↑ Jomartin1@@worldnet.att.net. Research by Mary Jo Martin. (Dec. 2005).
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