More About ROBERT VEST:
Burial: Fairview Cemetery
Cause of Death: Senility due to terminal? pneumonia.
Children of ROBERT VEST and MELINDA HENSLEY are:
i. BAXTER2 VEST1,1.
Notes for BAXTER VEST:

Name: VEST, BAXTER
Social Security Number: 415-54-7669 Applied for in Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 1978
Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1885
Residence (2/88 and prior): Tennessee
Last Residence (Zip): 37809 Midway, Greene, TN
Lump Sum Payment Location (Zip):
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Name: VEST, BAXTER
Social Security Number: 244-32-8853 Applied for in North Carolina
Date of Death: Jan 1977
Date of Birth: 27 Jul 1926
Residence (2/88 and prior):
Last Residence (Zip):
Lump Sum Payment Location (Zip): 27376 West End, Moore, NC

2. GEORGE WASHINGTON2 VEST (ROBERT1)2 was born December 27, 1878 in Madison NC/Madison Co., NC, and
died June 22, 1953 in Greeneville TN. He married (1) SARAH MALINDA SHELTON3, daughter of WILLIAM
SHELTON and MARY LAWING. She was born 1892. He met (2) LIZA ELLEN SHELTON4 Abt. 1900, daughter of
EPHRIAM SHELTON and RHODA HENSLEY. She was born October 22, 18824, and died October 08, 19724.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON VEST:
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Although I have added George Vest as the son of Robert Vest and Malinda Hensley, George may have not been
Malinda's son. Robert may have been married previous to Malinda.
1910 Census Madison County, NC, Shelton Laurel:
Vest, George, head, 28, married 7 years, NC NC NC, farmer, (#8)
----?, wife, 25, married 7 years, mother of 3, 2 living, NC NC TN
Oval, son, 6, NC NC NC
----?, son, 3
1920 Census - Greene County, TN, District 1
Vest, George, 38, NC NC NC, farmer (#250)
Malinda, wife, 33, NC NC NC
Oval O., son, 14, NC NC NC
Ollie, son, 13, NC NC NC
Robert, son, 7, TN NC NC
Vada M., daughter, 5, TN NC NC
Raymond, daughter, 2 years, 4 months, TN NC NC (Raymond was a son, census taker made a mistake)
Claude, son, 1 year 7 months, TN NC NC
More About GEORGE WASHINGTON VEST:
Burial: Philadelphia Cemetery Washington County TN
Notes for LIZA ELLEN SHELTON:
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Madison County, NC, Marriage records:
Levi Shelton (21) married Liza Bailey (16) 7-27-1898
George Landers, (20) married Ellen Vest (24), 6-3-1905
1910 Census - Madison County, NC, Shelton Laurel:
Landers, George W., head, 24, married 1 time, married 4 years, NC TN NC, farmer (#32
Ellen, wife, 26, married 2 times, married 4 years, mother of 2, 2 living, NC NC NC
Vest, Vernie, 8, NC TN NC (this name is marked out by the census taker, records indicate Vernie was living with
his grandparents Robert & Malinda Vest - see Greene County census)
Vest, Violet, step-daughter, 6, NC TN NC