Renny Vest

Brief Life History of Renny

When Renny Vest was born on 1 August 1828, in Boone, Kentucky, United States, his father, Squire Vest, was 45 and his mother, Mary Polly O'Neal, was 46. He married Elizabeth Loomis on 7 September 1848, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pettis Township, Platte, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Mount Pleasant Township, Van Buren, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died on 26 October 1911, in Peculiar Township, Van Buren, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville, Van Buren, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Renny Vest
1828–1911
Elizabeth Loomis
1833–1885
Marriage: 7 September 1848
Mary Evaline Vest
1849–1850
Pleasant Merideth Vest
1850–1851
Laura Emaline Vest
1852–1928
Isadora Annaline Vest
1855–1917
John Osborne Vest
1857–1930
Thomas Loomis Vest
1861–1935
Simeon Willhoit Vest
1862–1939
Merit Wright Vest
1866–1905
Eliza Jane Vest
1868–
Lillian May Vest
1874–

Sources (14)

  • Renney Vest, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Renny Vest - Government record: birth-name: Rice Vest
  • Renny Vest, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1841

Historical Boundaries 1841: Gentry County created from Non-county Area 12

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Fest .

English (Durham and Northumberland): possibly a variant of West .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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