Mary Ann Vest

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Vest was born in September 1826, in Verona, Boone, Kentucky, United States, her father, Squire Vest, was 43 and her mother, Mary Polly O'Neal, was 44. She married Valentine Johns on 23 January 1843, in Boone, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Magisterial District 2, Boone, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Grant, Kenton, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died on 11 May 1893, in Boone, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Valentine Johns
1824–1914
Mary Ann Vest
1826–1893
Marriage: 23 January 1843
Sarah Jane Johns
1844–1924

Sources (12)

  • Mary Alexander, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nancy Ann Vest, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990; Will of Squire Vest

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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.

1831

Historical Boundaries: 1831: Boone, Kentucky, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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