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Isabella VEST

Female 1822 - 1856  (34 years)


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  • Name Isabella VEST 
    Birth 30 Jun 1822  Norton, Gloucester, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 30 Jun 1822  Norton, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Aug 1856  Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 13 Aug 1856  Laramie, Albaby, WY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Family group sheet submitted by Mrs. Dora M. Curtis Taylor, 836 West 1st South
      Street, Provo, Utah.

      Family & Church records. Mrs. Effie Robertson--318 East 1st Avenue-Salt Lake
      City, Utah. Cert. birth cert of Mary Ann Race from Somerset House, London,
      England.

      This family crossed the ocean on a ship to America. They crossed the plains
      to Utah by covered wagon. One story says that Isabella Vest, age 34 at the
      time, was shot by the Indians while making up the beds. Another story says
      that she was shot accidentally when a gun fell.

      Family Search/Ancestral File (AFN:2V4X-L7) Record shows death as 12 Aug 1856,
      Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, Wyoming, and death as 13 Aug 1856 Laramie, Albany, Wy.
    Person ID I3720  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2002 

    Father John VEST,   b. 19 Jul 1798, Castle Eden, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1887, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann POTTER,   b. 21 Jul 1799, Durham, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1887, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F1778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Brigham RACE,   b. 24 Dec 1814, Norton, Gloucester, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1879, Springville, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 29 Oct 1842 
    Children 
     1. Joseph RACE,   b. 23 Dec 1845, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1914, Hudson, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. John RACE,   b. 1846   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John RACE,   b. 1847   bur. 24 May 1847 (Age ~ 0 years)
     4. William Vest RACE,   b. 13 Oct 1848, Norton, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1903, Goshen, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     5. Isabell RACE,   b. 23 Mar 1850, Norton, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1884, Payson, Utah, UT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     6. Bartholomew RACE,   b. 15 Jul 1852, Norton, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1897, Goshen, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     7. Mary Ann RACE,   b. 15 Aug 1855, Norton, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1935, Payson, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F1774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2010