Brief Life History of John Dean
When John Dean Vest was born on 8 July 1814, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, his father, Chesley Lloyd Vest, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Dean, was 20. He married Catharine Fleming on 29 June 1837, in Scott, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Johnson Township, Scott, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 27 March 1884, in Scott, Indiana, United States, at the age of 69.
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- John Vest, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Vest, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Vest in entry for James Chesley Vest, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820
Historical Boundaries 1820: Scott, 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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