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Vesta Catherine Blake 1890–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1979

Death Location: Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Paris Blake

Mother: Esther Burns

Spouse(s): James Rogers, Newman Kincaid, Dr. Fawcett, James Sr

Children(s): Hobert Kincaid, Laura Kincaid, Elmer Kincaid, Julian Fawcett, Pearl Fawcett, William Jr., Blake Fawcett, Ruth Fawcett, Ray Fawcett

The story of Vesta Catherine Blake began in 1890 in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA. In 1900, Vesta Catherine Blake resided in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, Vesta Catherine Blake resided in Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. Vesta Catherine Blake married Dr William Penn Fawcett, James Kenneth Rogers, James Kenneth Rogers Sr, Newman Sydenstricker Kincaid, and had children including Blake Fawcett, Elmer Cecil Kincaid, Hobert William Kincaid, Julian F Fawcett, Laura Mae Kincaid, Margaret Ann Fawcett, Pearl A Fawcett, Ray Fawcett, Ruth Fawcett, William Penn Fawcett Jr. Vesta Catherine Blake passed away in 1979 in Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Vesta Catherine Blake began in 1890 in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Vesta Catherine Blake resided in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Vesta Catherine Blake resided in Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.
  • Vesta Catherine Blake married Dr William Penn Fawcett, James Kenneth Rogers, James Kenneth Rogers Sr, Newman Sydenstricker Kincaid, and had children including Blake Fawcett, Elmer Cecil Kincaid, Hobert William Kincaid, Julian F Fawcett, Laura Mae Kincaid, Margaret Ann Fawcett, Pearl A Fawcett, Ray Fawcett, Ruth Fawcett, William Penn Fawcett Jr.
  • Vesta Catherine Blake passed away in 1979 in Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paris Blake
1858–1918
Birth Location: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
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Esther Burns
1859–1897
Birth Location: Greenbrier, VA
EB

Spouses(s)

James Rogers
1889–1953
Birth Location: East Laurenburg Horry County SC
JR
Newman Kincaid
1880–1945
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
NK
Dr. Fawcett
1861–1935
Birth Location: Fawcett Gap, Frederick, Virginia, USA
DF
James Sr
1889–1953
Birth Location: Conway, Horry County, South Carolina, United States of America
JS

Children(s)

Hobert Kincaid
1907–1992
Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
HK
Laura Kincaid
1910–1980
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
LK
Elmer Kincaid
1913–1966
Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
EK
Julian Fawcett
1915–2000
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
JF
Pearl Fawcett
1917–2011
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
PF
William Jr.
1919–1987
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
WJ
Blake Fawcett
1921–1983
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
BF
Ruth Fawcett
1923–2009
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
RF
Ray Fawcett
1925–1991
Birth Location: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
RF

Vesta Blake's Ancestors

Self
Vesta Blake
1890–1979
Birth Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Paris Brooks Blake
1858–1918
Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Esther (Florence) Burns
1859–1897
Greenbrier, VA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vesta Blake's Descendants

1.
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Vesta (Catherine) Blake (27 Aug 1890–27 Nov 1979) m. James (Kenneth) Rogers (15 Jul 1889–1953) m. Newman (Sydenstricker) Kincaid (27 May 1880–15 Dec 1945) m. Dr. (William Penn) Fawcett (9 Jul 1861–4 Sep 1935) m. James (Kenneth Rogers) Sr (15 Jul 1889–Apr 1953)
  1. 1. Hobert (William) Kincaid 1907–1992 m. Dorothy (Grace) Swick 1915–2013
    1. 1. Virginia (Mae) Kincaid 1938–2013
  2. 2. Laura (Mae) Kincaid 1910–1980 m. Kyle (Johnson) Bobbitt 1904–1977
    1. 1. Virginia (Carol) Ballard 1932–1989 m. Ernest (Edwin) Ballard 1926–2014 m. Theodore (Fredrick Schroth) Jr 1929–1994
      1. 1. Jerry (Wayne) Kincaid 1951–2020
  3. 3. Elmer (Cecil) Kincaid 1913–1966 m. Jewell (I) Bledsoe 1913–1989 m. Ve (Elda) Gill 1915–1962
    1. 1. Alice (Kitty) Kincaid 1935–1996 m. Harvey (Daily) Braswell 1930–2021
  4. 4. Julian (F) Fawcett 1915–2000 m. Kathryn (Etta) Adkison 1914–2002
    1. 1. Julian (Price) Fawcett 1936–2009
    2. 2. Victor Fawcett 1940–1990
    3. 3. Diane Fawcett 1939–2022
  5. 5. Pearl (A) Fawcett 1917–2011 m. John (Carl) Betonte 1916–2003
    1. 1. Robert (L) Betonte 1946–2008
  6. 6. William (Penn Fawcett) Jr. 1919–1987 m. Veva (Adele) Cook 1920–2011 m. Letha (Carmen) Mann 1915–1967
  7. 7. Blake Fawcett 1921–1983 m. Barbara (Jean) Allen 1925–2001 m. Mildred (Frances "Monnie") Brammer 1928–2011 m. Benia (LaMerle) Wood 1930–2003
  8. 8. Ruth Fawcett 1923–2009 m. George (Douglas) McHenry 1922–1981
    1. 1. Floyd (Lee) McHenry 1944–1944
  9. 9. Ray Fawcett 1925–1991 m. Nancy (Jean) Payne 1931–2019
    1. 1. William (Ray) Fawcett 1950–1962

Vesta Blake's Timeline

12 Records

1890
27 Aug 1890
Birth of Vesta Catherine Blake in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Alderson, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Alderson, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1931
23 Feb 1931
Age 41
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Hinton, West Virginia, USA
Hinton, West Virginia, USA
1934
Abt 1934
Age 44
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Alderson
Alderson
1935
1935
Age 45
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 50
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Blue Sulphur Dist, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Blue Sulphur Dist, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 61
Vesta Catherine Blake resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1979
27 Nov 1979
Age 89
Death of Vesta Catherine Blake in Dundalk, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dundalk, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04404; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 13-3
    [2] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1953; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342266
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1759; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0034
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1681; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375694
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 6023; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 3-172
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1759; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0034

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1681; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375694

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1953; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Alderson, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342266

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Hinton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Hinton Daily News; Publication Date: 23 Feb 1931; Publication Place: Hinton, West Virginia, USA; &terms=Mrs_Vesta_Fawcett

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1934
    Event Place: Alderson

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04404; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 13-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Blue Sulphur Dist, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04404; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 13-3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1945

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 6023; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 3-172

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alderson
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Leader; Publication Date: 19 May 1949; Publication Place: Hinton, West Virginia, USA; ,0.43722937,0.82406855,0.61054486&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dundalk, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1979; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.5801608,0.33898237,0.68066347&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pico, Camachidat MN
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 6023; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 3-172

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1979
    Event Place: Dundalk, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1979; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.5801608,0.33898237,0.68066347&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1979; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.5801608,0.33898237,0.68066347&xid=3355
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