Woodrow Henry Vestal

Male22 September 1919–27 May 1998

Brief Life History of Woodrow Henry

When Woodrow Henry Vestal was born on 22 September 1919, in Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, his father, William Conley Vestal, was 28 and his mother, Mollie Carter, was 26. He married Lilly Jane Buchanan in 1942, in Logan, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 27 May 1998, at the age of 78, and was buried in Rainelle, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Woodrow Henry Vestal
1919–1998
Lilly Jane Buchanan
1925–2014
Marriage: 1942
Barbra Ann Vestal
1947–1950

Sources (12)

  • Woodrow Vestal, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Woodrow Vestal, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Woodrow Vestal, "West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1942Logan, West Virginia, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1920

    Age 1

    The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

    1920

    Age 1

    Women are given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.

    1941

    Age 22

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English (of French Huguenot origin): altered form of French Vassal, status name for a medieval retainer (see Vassell ).

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

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