1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1897); Page 504; WV Archives Web Site.
John R. Vest; age 27; born in Giles Co, VA; single; timberman; son of William and Mary Jane; married
on 2 Sep 1897 at Gordon, WV; Fanny D. Meadows; age 17; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter
of T.J. and Alice J.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War and Susannah; taken on 26 May 1920;
Page 183B; Family #148/154.
Listed as John R. Vest; age 46; born in VA; married once for 15 yrs; coal miner; head of household.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek; Susannah; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 35A;
Family #256/265.
Listed as John Vest; age 50; born in VA; married; coal miner/ timberman; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Yukon; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 60A; Family #42/44.
Listed as John R. Vest; age 65; born in VA; married at 30; farmer; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6054; WV Archives Web Site.
John Robert Vest; age 78; born at White Gate, VA; married; husband of Fanny West, age 64; retired
miner; son of William and Mary (Watson) Vest; living in Middletown, WV; died on 4 Mar 1943 at War,
McDowell Co, WV from a brain hemorrhage; buried on 6 Mar 1943 in Lomax Cemeterey; Lomax, WV;
informant, Charles W. Vest, War, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1897); Page 504; WV Archives Web Site.
John R. Vest; age 27; born in Giles Co, VA; single; timberman; son of William and Mary Jane; married
on 2 Sep 1897 at Gordon, WV; Fanny D. Meadows; age 17; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter
of T.J. and Alice J.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War and Susannah; taken on 26 May 1920;
Page 183B; Family #148/154.
Listed as Fanny Vest; age 29; born in WV; married once for 15 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of husband, John R. Vest.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek; Susannah; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 35A;
Family #256/265.
Listed as Fannie Vest; age 40; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John R. Vest.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Yukon; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 60A; Family #42/44.
Listed as Fannie Vest; age 52; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, John R. Vest.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1970; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Fannie Vest; age 63 yrs, 8 mons, 18 days; born on 1 Jun 1880 at Spainishburg, WV; widow;
living at War, WV; daughter of Jordan and Alice (Crawford) Meadows; died on 19 Feb 1944 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV; from a ruptured appendix; buried on 21 Feb 1944 at Lomax, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Malinda Frances (Vest) Garner"; Article; Page 148;
submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake Point Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124.
2. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Calvin Vest
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1815
Spouse Name: Mary Jane Walters
Spouse
Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1825
Marriage
Year: 1845
Marriage State: VA
Number Pages: 1"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by James E. Snyder; 12 Dec 2009.
" William Calvin Vest
Birth Mar 1826
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Apr 1912 (aged 86)
Willowton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Elgood Cemetery
Elgood, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 45355451"Additional Information Posted:
"Children: FLOYD, JAMES, CALVIN, SARAH (MUNSEY), MARGARET, MARTHA (JOHNSTON), ELIZABETH, GEORGE, MALINDA (GARNER), JOHN, CHARLES, and SUSAN (NEELY)."("The remains of WILLIAM and wife MARY WALTERS were originally buried in Kellysville, WVa area,
were moved to Elgood Cemetery due to road construction. MARY's grave is unmarked.")
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Malinda Frances (Vest) Garner"; Article; Page 148;
submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake Point Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124.
2. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Calvin Vest
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1815
Spouse Name: Mary Jane Walters
Spouse
Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1825
Marriage
Year: 1845
Marriage State: VA
Number Pages: 1"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by James E. Snyder; 12 Dec 2009.
"Mary Jane Walters Vest
Birth 1825
Virginia, USA
Death 1900 (aged 74–75)
Burial
Elgood Cemetery
Elgood, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 45355488"Additional Information Posted:
"The remains of WILLIAM and wife MARY WALTERS were originally buried in Kellysville, WVa area,
were moved to Elgood Cemetery due to road construction. MARY's grave is unmarked."Children: FLOYD, JAMES, CALVIN, SARAH (MUNSEY), MARGARET, MARTHA (JOHNSTON), ELIZABETH, GEORGE, MALINDA (GARNER), JOHN, CHARLES, and SUSAN (NEELY)."
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War and Susannah; taken on 26 May 1920;
Page 184A; Family #148/154.
Listed as Charles W. Vest; age 1 yr, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John R. Vest.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek; Susannah; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 35A;
Family #256/265.
Listed as Charles Vest; age 16 (sic, 11); born in VA; in household of father, John R. Vest.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Yukon; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 60A; Family #42/44.
Listed as Charlie Vest; age 21; born in WV; in household of father, John R. Vest.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 88; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Vest; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; tipple Man living at Yukon, WV; son of John
and Fannie; married on 22 Mar 1933 at Welch, WV; Gladys Vandike; age 18; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of Henry and Eva.
5. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Charles Vest; born on 9 Feb 1909; died in Oct 1987; living at Mountain View, Pulaski Co, VA at death.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 88; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Vest; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; tipple Man living at Yukon, WV; son of John
and Fannie; married on 22 Mar 1933 at Welch, WV; Gladys Vandike; age 18; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of Henry and Eva.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Woodrow E. Lowdy; age 30; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Yukon, WV; married on 18 Dec
1954 at Welch, WV; Patty Lou Spence; age 19; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Bartley, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Woodrow E. Lowdy; age 30; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Yukon, WV; married on 18 Dec
1954 at Welch, WV; Patty Lou Spence; age 19; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Bartley, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 53; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Sargent; age 19; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Cedar Bluff (Tazewell Co, VA);
son of ___ and Julia; married on 12 Feb 1923 at Welch, WV; Dovie Strouth; age 19; born in Tazewell
Co, VA; single; daughter of Joe and Mollie.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 104B;
Family #67/65.
Listed as Joe E. Sargent; age 26; born in VA; married at 19; caol miner; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 53; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Sargent; age 19; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Cedar Bluff (Tazewell Co, VA);
son of ___ and Julia; married on 12 Feb 1923 at Welch, WV; Dovie Strouth; age 19; born in Tazewell
Co, VA; single; daughter of Joe and Mollie.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 104B;
Family #67/65.
Listed as Dovie Sargent; age 26; born in VA; married at 19; in household of husband, Joseph E.
Sargent.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 104B;
Family #67/65.
Listed as Henry Sargent; age 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph E. Sargent.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 82A;
Family #166/166.
Listed as George H. Lowdy; age 1; born in Apr 1899 in WV; in household of father, George Lowdy.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on __May 1920; Page 184A;
Family #148/155.
Listed as Henry Lowdy; age 11; born in WV; lodger; in household of Sheridan J. Meadows.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2064; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry Meadows; age 18; born in 1900, "Don't Know"; living at Yukon, McDowell Co, WV; coal miner
for Buchanan Coal Co, Yukon, WV; nearest relative, Jordan Meadows, guardian, Yukon, WV;
medium height; no diabilities.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 349; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Lowdy; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of George
and Ellen; married on 30 Nov 1919 at Lomax, WV; Emily Short; age 18; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
single; daughter of Perry and Sarah.
5. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 35A;
Family #260/269.
Listed as Henry Meadows; age 20; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12782; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Meadows; age 55; born on 1 Jan 1900 at Caretta; married; living at Yukon, WV; son of
unknown parents; miner; died on 28 Oct 1955 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from
chronic glomerulonephritis; buried on 31 Oct 1955 in Mapelwood Cemetery.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 99B; Family #160/160.
Listed as Delia A. Ward; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, Bert Ward.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 20B; Family #317/317.
Listed as Della A. Ward; age 24; born in VA; married, written over, single; in household of father, Bert
Ward.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1968); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Della Meadows; age 72; born on 26 Jan 1896 in VA; widow; living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Bert and
Alice (White) Ward; died on 19 Dec 1968 in Doctor's Memorial Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV;
buried in Mapelwood Cemetery, Tazewell, VA.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16610; WV Archives Web Site.
John Henry Lowdy; age 2 yrs, 12 mons; born on 21 Aug 1931 at Yukon, WV; son of Henry and Della
(Ward) Lowdy; died on 2 Nov 1931 at Yukon, McDowell Co, WV from jaundice; no burial information;
informant, John Vest, Yukon, WV; Henry Lowdy born in McDowell Co, WV; Della Ward, born in
Buchanan Co, VA.
1. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; Grundy PO; taken on 3 Sep 1870; Page 178B;
Family #74/72.
Listed as Simon B. Ward; age 3 mons; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Ward.
2. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 14 Jun 1880; Page 340B; Family #146/146.
Listed as Simon B. Ward; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Ward.
3. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 99B; Family #160/160.
Listed as Simon B. Ward; age 39; born in VA; married once for 18 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 20B; Family #317/317.
Listed as Bert Ward; age 48; born in VA; married; farm laborer; head of household.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 99B; Family #160/160.
Listed as Ailsey Ward; age 38; born in VA; married once for 18 yrs; 7 children, all living; in household
of husband, Bert Ward.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 20B; Family #317/317.
Listed as Alcie Ward; age 48; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Bert Ward.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 99B; Family #160/160.
Listed as Berlie L. Ward; age 4; born in VA; single; in household of father, Bert Ward.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 20B; Family #317/317.
Listed as Berley Ward; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Bert Ward.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 20B; Family #317/317.
Listed as Samuel Ward; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Bert Ward.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.