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Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes 1903–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1903

Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1997

Death Location: French Creek, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sidney Howes

Mother: Alta Newcome

Spouse(s): Francis Fitzgerald

Children(s):

The story of Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes began in 1903 in Upshur County, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided in Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA. Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes married Francis Lewis Fitzgerald. Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes passed away in 1997 in French Creek, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes began in 1903 in Upshur County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided in Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA.
  • Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes married Francis Lewis Fitzgerald.
  • Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes passed away in 1997 in French Creek, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sidney Howes
1875–1924
Birth Location: Indian, Camp, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
SH
Alta Newcome
1883–1981
Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
AN

Spouses(s)

Francis Fitzgerald
1897–1960
Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
FF

Children(s)

Vesta Howes's Ancestors

Self
Vesta Howes
1903–1997
Birth Place: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Sidney B Howes
1875–1924
Indian, Camp, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Alta (Pearl (Howes) (Reeder)) Newcome
1883–1981
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Philander (Pringle) Howes
1828–1910
Lewis County, Virginia , USA
Cynthia (Ann) Gould
1835–1922
Indian Camp, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Howes
1797–1860
Catherine Pringle
1809–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1771–1857
Lois Shurtleff
1777–
John Pringle
1781–1850
Mary Cutright
1785–1863

Vesta Howes's Timeline

10 Records

1903
19 Aug 1903
Birth of Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes in Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 37
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in Meade Mag District, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade Mag District, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1968
Abt 1968
Age 65
Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes resided here in Buckhannon , W. VA.
Buckhannon , W. VA.
1997
25 Oct 1997
Age 94
Death of Vesta Ellen (Fitzgerald) Howes in Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342290

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04449; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 49-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Meade Mag District, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04449; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 49-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, 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: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: 4759; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 49-4

    Genealogy Event 8
    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 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1968
    Event Place: Buckhannon , W. VA.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Asbury Park Press; Publication Date: 25 Aug 1968; Publication Place: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA; ,0.023346968,0.7718823,0.32028756&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Weston, WESTON
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Gazette, The; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1997
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: French Creek, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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