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James Gibson Vestal 1788–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jan 1788

Birth Location: WAYNE COUNTY Kentucky

Death Date: 1847

Death Location: Macon,Macon,Missouri,USA

Father: John Vestal

Mother: Elizabeth Wade

Spouse(s): Jemima Wright

Children(s): Nancy Vestal, Jacob Vestal, James Vestal, David Vestal, Jesse Vestal, William Vestal, Edward Vestal, Amy Vestal, Lavina Vestal, Claiborne Vestal, John Vestal, Sarah Vestal, Polly Vestal, Emsley Vestal, Clairborne Vestal, Eliza Vestal

The story of James Gibson Vestal began in 1788 in WAYNE COUNTY Kentucky. James Gibson Vestal married Jemima Mina Wright, and had children including Amy Jane Vestal, Claiborne Vestal, Clairborne Vestal, David Vestal, Edward Johnson Vestal, Eliza Vestal, Emsley Vestal, Jacob James Vestal, James Emerson Vestal, Jesse Vestal, John Erwin Vestal, Lavina Vestal, Nancy Vestal, Polly Vestal, Sarah Vestal, William S Vestal. James Gibson Vestal passed away in 1847 in Macon,Macon,Missouri,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gibson Vestal began in 1788 in WAYNE COUNTY Kentucky.
  • James Gibson Vestal married Jemima Mina Wright, and had children including Amy Jane Vestal, Claiborne Vestal, Clairborne Vestal, David Vestal, Edward Johnson Vestal, Eliza Vestal, Emsley Vestal, Jacob James Vestal, James Emerson Vestal, Jesse Vestal, John Erwin Vestal, Lavina Vestal, Nancy Vestal, Polly Vestal, Sarah Vestal, William S Vestal.
  • James Gibson Vestal passed away in 1847 in Macon,Macon,Missouri,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Vestal
1771–1830
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Wade
1767–1843
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Jemima Wright
1793–1860
Birth Location: Rowan Co, NC
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Children(s)

Nancy Vestal
1820–1898
Birth Location: Wayne,,Kentucky,USA
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Jacob Vestal
1828–1891
Birth Location: ,Wayne, Kentucky,USA
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James Vestal
1815–1897
Birth Location: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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David Vestal
1817–1880
Birth Location: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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Jesse Vestal
1820–1848
Birth Location: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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William Vestal
1824–1889
Birth Location: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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Edward Vestal
1824–1916
Birth Location: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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Amy Vestal
1831–1916
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Lavina Vestal
1831–1854
Birth Location: Randolph, Missouri, United States
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Claiborne Vestal
1832–1903
Birth Location: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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John Vestal
1835–1902
Birth Location: Randolph County, Missouri
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Sarah Vestal
1822–1900
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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Polly Vestal
1820–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Emsley Vestal
1835–1874
Birth Location: Randolph County, Missouri
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Clairborne Vestal
1826–
Birth Location: Missouri
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Eliza Vestal
1838–
Birth Location: –
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James Vestal's Ancestors

Self
James Vestal
1788–1847
Birth Place: WAYNE COUNTY Kentucky
Parents
John Vestal
1771–1830
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Libby) Wade
1767–1843
London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Vestal's Descendants

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James (Gibson) Vestal (02 Jan 1788–1847) m. Jemima ("Mina") Wright (1793–1860)
  1. 1. Nancy Vestal 1820–1898
  2. 2. Jacob (James) Vestal 1828–1891 m. Elizabeth (Betty) Jackson 1831–1918
    1. 1. Emma (Jane) Vestal 1854–1938 m. Daniel Sparks 1810–1889 m. John (Elkanah) Moore 1864–1930
      1. 1. Ellen (Cordelia) Sparks 1877–1960
      2. 2. Ira (Otto) Sparks 1883–1953
      3. 3. Dora (Viola) Sparks 1876–1962 m. Fred (O.) Thomas 1884–1965 m. George (Robert Barrett) Wilson 1870–1912
        1. 1. Hughie (Robert) Wilson 1900–1944
        2. 2. Leo (Harry) Wilson 1898–1965
        3. 3. Mabel (Sabrena) Wilson 1903–1995
        4. 4. May Wilson 1905–
        5. 5. Clara (J.) Wilson 1907–1977
        6. 6. Clyde (Edgar) Wilson 1908–1963
        7. 7. Zalva (Walter) Wilson 1908–1964
        8. 8. Johnny Wilson 1896–
        9. 9. Georgie Wilson 1897–
        10. 10. James (D) Wilson 1901–1919
        11. 11. Nellie (May) Wilson 1904–1981
        12. 12. Jessie (Arvola) Wilson 1910–
        13. 13. Violet (Mary) Wilson 1913–1972
      4. 4. Ester (Cordelia) Sparks 1880–1960
      5. 5. Nellie (Elizabeth) Moore 1891–1975
      6. 6. William (Alvin) Moore 1901–1983
    2. 2. Sarah (F) Vestal 1863–1937
    3. 3. Missouri (A) Vestal 1859–1933
    4. 4. James (Sherman) Vestal 1866–1936
    5. 5. Mary (J.) Vestel 1861–1945
    6. 6. John (William) Vestal 1854–1940
    7. 7. Margaret Vestal 1856–1859
    8. 8. George (Andrew) Vestal 1873–1940
    9. 9. Amanda ("Manda" Ellen) Vestal 1869–1944
  3. 3. James (Emerson) Vestal 1815–1897
  4. 4. David Vestal 1817–1880
  5. 5. Jesse Vestal 1820–1848
  6. 6. William (S.) Vestal 1824–1889 m. Charlotte (Rebecca) Branscomb 1831–1880
    1. 1. Joseph Vestal 1853–1880
    2. 2. Rebecca (C.) Vestal 1856–1896
    3. 3. William Vestal 1858–1880
    4. 4. Elijah ("Lige") Vestal 1862–1957
    5. 5. Sylvia (Elizabeth) Vestal 1864–1957
    6. 6. Noah Vestal 1866–1960
    7. 7. Permelia (Wood) Vestal 1869–1961 m. Albert (Mooty) Newman 1863–1940
      1. 1. Edward Newman 1887–1889
      2. 2. Effie (Blanche) Newman 1889–1983 m. Warren ("Warnie" Grey) Cowan 1884–1945
        1. 1. Golda (Irene) Cowan 1918–1960 m. Gerald (Eugene*) Lewis 1915–1995
        2. 2. Ernest (Edward) Cowan 1912–1977
        3. 3. Alma (Gladys) Cowan 1910–1961
        4. 4. Forest (Edwin) Cowan 1914–1914
      3. 3. Cora (Gladys) Newman 1891–1989
      4. 4. Noah (Everett) Newman 1903–1940
      5. 5. Holly (Edwin) Newman 1908–1964
    8. 8. Sarah (Frances) Vestal 1849–1927
    9. 9. Peter (C.) Vestal 1875–1952
    10. 10. Matilda ("Tillie") Vestal 1871–1951
    11. 11. John (Henry “Buck”) Vestal 1845–1938
  7. 7. Edward (Johnson) Vestal 1824–1916
  8. 8. Amy (Jane) Vestal 1831–1916
  9. 9. Lavina Vestal 1831–1854
  10. 10. Claiborne Vestal 1832–1903
  11. 11. John (Erwin) Vestal 1835–1902 m. Lucinda (J.) Miller 1842–1888
    1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Vestal 1865–1952
    2. 2. Alice Vestal 1879–1881
    3. 3. Mary (Malinda) Vestal 1868–1917 m. Stockton Summers 1869–1940
      1. 1. Myrtle Summers 1910–1987
      2. 2. Cora (Ethel) Summers 1904–1919
      3. 3. Bessie (Oscel) Summers 1899–1930
      4. 4. Vernie (Opal) Summers 1892–1985 m. Andrew (Ransom) Smith 1889–1959
        1. 1. Emily (Marie) Smith 1912–1999 m. John (Howard) Mckinley 1911–1979
        2. 2. Mildred (Irene) Smith 1915–1982
        3. 3. Leo (Christopher) Smith 1919–1987
        4. 4. Clifford (Wesley) Smith 1921–2006
        5. 5. Robert (Louis) Smith 1924–1999
        6. 6. Andrew (Raymond) Smith 1926–2009
        7. 7. Thelma (Jean) Smith –2013
        8. 8. William (Henry) Smith 1914–1914
      5. 5. Eamanda (Ellen) Summers 1887–1893
    4. 4. Susan (Olivine "Ollie") Vestal 1887–1967
    5. 5. Permelia (F,) Vestal 1882–1935
  12. 12. Sarah Vestal 1822–1900
  13. 13. Polly Vestal 1820–
  14. 14. Emsley Vestal 1835–1874 m. Frances (Laer) Summers 1843–1922
    1. 1. Selah (F.) Vestal 1867–1925 m. James (A.) Karnes 1861–1941
      1. 1. Orville Karnes 1897–1989 m. Elsie (Inez) Gilliland 1900–1989
        1. 1. Eleanor (Maxine) Karnes 1931–2022
        2. 2. Kay (Janice) Karnes 1936–2018 m. Robert (Lee) Rabe 1934–2012
      2. 2. William (E) Karnes 1890–
      3. 3. Pearl Karnes 1889–
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Vestal 1863–
    3. 3. Josephine Vestal 1865–1945
    4. 4. William (Nelson) Vestle 1870–1949
  15. 15. Clairborne Vestal 1826–
  16. 16. Eliza Vestal 1838–

James Vestal's Timeline

2 Records

1788
02 Jan 1788
Birth of James Gibson Vestal in WAYNE COUNTY Kentucky
WAYNE COUNTY Kentucky
1847
1847
Age 59
Death of James Gibson Vestal in Macon,Macon,Missouri,USA
Macon,Macon,Missouri,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1788
    Event Place: WAYNE COUNTY Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Macon,Macon,Missouri,USA
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