Lucy Vest

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Vest was born on 1 January 1816, in Boone, Kentucky, United States, her father, Squire Vest, was 33 and her mother, Mary Polly O'Neal, was 34. She married John David Alexander on 20 February 1834, in Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Perry Township, Martin, Indiana, United States in 1870 and McCameron Township, Martin, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 30 August 1888, in Martin, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Crane, Perry Township, Martin, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John David Alexander
1812–1903
Lucy Vest
1816–1888
Marriage: 20 February 1834
Joseph M. Alexander
1833–1880
William M Alexander
1836–1920
Jerusha E. Alexander
1837–1919
Mary Margaret Alexander
1840–
Ruth Jane Alexander
1842–1926
Columbus Washington Alexander
1843–1927
Sarah E Alexander
1845–1926
Nancy Ann Alexander
1850–1860
John George Alexander
1853–1937
Julia F. Alexander
1855–
Robert Lewis Alexander
1856–1930

Sources (12)

  • Lucy Alexander in household of John Alexander, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lucy Vest, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Lucy Vest Alexander, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1820

Historic Boundaries 1820: Martin, Indiana, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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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