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Family History & Genealogy

The Vest Family

100 documented Vest ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

100Documented ancestors
1870Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Vest

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Vest ancestors in the record

Deceased Vest ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Sdwin S Vest, about 1870 in Harrison County, Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Sdwin S Vest
1870 – 1931
Harrison County, Iowa
Frank Vest
1875 – 1963
Iowa
Clay Vest
1882 – 1971
Iowa
Sarah Vest
1887 – 1967
Iowa
June Vest
1888 – 1980
Iowa
Frank Vest
1888 – 1971
Iowa
Jay Vest
1889 – 1966
Iowa
Anna Vest
1890 – 1987
Iowa
Bessie Vest
1890 – 1980
Iowa
Ross Vest
1891 – 1973
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Ira Vest
1892 – 1971
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Jessie Vest
1893 – 1986
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John Vest
1894 – 1969
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George Vest
1894 – 1982
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Charles Vest
1894 – 1967
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Alma G Vest
1894 – 1999
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Elva Vest
1895 – 1974
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Howard Vest
1896 – 1965
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Lenore Vest
1896 – 1972
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Laura Vest
1897 – 1983
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Blanche Vest
1899 – 1980
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Ruth E Vest
1900 – 1994
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Fred Vest
1901 – 1979
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Pearlie M Vest
1901 – 1988
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Emma Vest
1902 – 1977
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William Vest
1903 – 1979
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Lucy S Vest
1904 – 1990
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George Vest
1904 – 1974
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Sarah Vest
1904 – 1974
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William Vest
1906 – 1980
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Robin Vest
1907 – 1973
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Margaret Vest
1908 – 2001
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Mary L Vest
1908 – 1991
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Glenn Vest
1909 – 1967
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Helen Vest
1909 – 1984
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Paul M Vest
1910 – 2008
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Joe J Vest
1910 – 1989
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F L Vest
1910 – 2002
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Alan Vest
1911 – 2007
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Wilbur Vest
1911 – 1987
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Josephine T Vest
1912 – 1989
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Ralph Vest
1912 – 1986
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Leona A Vest
1912 – 2006
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Margaret Vest
1912 – 1981
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Alice G Vest
1913 – 2011
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Bernard Vest
1913 – 2001
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D Vest
1914 – 1982
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Alberta B Vest
1914 – 2002
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Viola B Vest
1915 – 1999
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Frank V Vest
1916 – 1992
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William T Vest
1916 – 1996
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Kenneth Vest
1917 – 1987
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Ellouise M Vest
1917 – 2003
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Howard Vest
1917 – 1979
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Russell L Vest
1918 – 1992
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Dale R Vest
1919 – 1989
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Betty Vest
1921 – 1986
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Howard Vest
1921 – 1977
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Sara M Vest
1922 – 2006
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Gene M Vest
1922 – 1999
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Eugene Vest
1923 – 1986
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Robert L Vest
1923 – 1999
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Frank Vest
1923 – 1986
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Roy H Vest
1924 – 1990
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Ruth E Vest
1924 – 2005
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Billy D Vest
1924 – 2009
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Inez L Vest
1925 – 1997
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Laverne D Vest
1925 – 1993
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Harold H Vest
1926 – 1996
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Gloria Vest
1926 – 2006
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Max Vest
1926 – 2008
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Ivalee H Vest
1927 – 2007
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Donald E Vest
1928 – 1985
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Lyle Vest
1928 – 1981
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Jack P Vest
1932 – 2007
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Elsie M Vest
1932 – 2003
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Karl R Vest
1932 – 1993
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Howard Vest
1932 – 1979
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Patsy J Vest
1932 – 2000
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Billy D Vest
1933 – 2006
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Merlin Vest
1933 – 1981
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Dorothy A Vest
1933 – 2011
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Rex I Vest
1935 – 2005
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Robert E Vest
1937 – 2009
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Thomas A Vest
1938 – 1997
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Roger L Vest
1938 – 2000
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John Vest
1939 – 1980
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Pauljames Vest
1940 – 2012
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Laverne L Vest
1941 – 2003
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Roberta A Vest
1943 – 2007
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Dennis M Vest
1944 – 1995
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James L Vest
1945 – 2005
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Kirby Vest
1946 – 1981
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Sharon L Vest
1946 – 2005
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Robert Vest
1950 – 1979
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Neil K Vest
1958 – 2011
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Brad Vest
1967 – 1995
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K Vest
1967 – 1990
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Lanny L Vest
1969 – 2003
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James L Vest
1990 – 2009
Iowa
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Common questions

Vest genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Vest surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Vest family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1870. Most Vest lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Vest family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Vest family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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