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Family of Henry C VESEY and Fanny REIST

Henry C VESEY b. 1848 Jun 224633 at Goshen, IN1523. d. 1929 May 184633 at 802 Main St., Goshen, IN4633. bd. Oak Ridge Cem., Goshen, IN4633.
Fanny REIST b. 1862 Jun 102072 at Goshen, IN1523.

Married1523 1906 Nov 291523 at St Joseph, Berrien Co., MI1523.

This marriage record lists Henry's father as William and mother's maiden name as Harper.

Henry does not seem to appear in the 1860 or 1870 census records. It may be he is the Henry Vesey of the 11th Regiment of the Indiana Cavalry, serving during the Civil War.

In 1880, Henry, wife Mary and children Florence, Melvin, Ina and Myrtle, resided in Elkhart, IN, where he was a laborer. In 1900, Henry, a day laborer, resided with his son Melvin and Melvin's family. In 1910, Henry, then a retired farmer, had married Fanny and they resided in Goshen Twp, Elkhart Co., IN, with several of Fanny's children by her former marriage. In 1920, he, no occupation listed, and Fannie still resided in Goshen.

Henry C Vesey, a retired farmer, died4633 in 1929 at the age of 80y 10m 26d, of arterio sclerosis.

Fanny married first, in 1882, Edgar J Vesey. Fannie filed suit4599 for divorce from Edgar, on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment, and violation of marriage vows. Fannie and Edgar had separated on Nov 1, and, on Nov 11, 1904, Fannie was granted a divorce4598 from Edgar. She married second1523, in 1906, Edgar's brother Henry C Vesey. In Oct, 1915, Edgar Vesey filed a petition4598 for the release from divorce payments to Fannie, on the grounds that their oldest child was then 16 years of age, and his only source of income was as "city marshal," which term would expire on Jan 1.

In 1910, Fannie is listed2090 as the mother of 10, 6 now living. Only eight of those ten can be identified.

Interestingly, a marriage listing2072 has Fannie Vesey (fath John E Reist, moth Sophia Wagner) married 26 Nov 1922 in Elkhart Co., Indiana, Simon W Cripe, b 2 Dec 1861, the son of David B Cripe and Barbara Weaver. However, in 1930 is listed2093 Fanny Vesey, correct birth and parentage, a widow, living at 617 Fifth St in Goshen, IN, the same address at which she and Henry were living in 1920.


1455. Michigan Births 1867-1902, Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995; familysearch.org
1523. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 1822-1995, 1811-1959; familysearch.org
2042. 1850 Fed Census IN, Elkhart Co., Jefferson; www.ancestry.com
2044. 1870 Fed Census IN, Elkhart Co., Elkhart; www.ancestry.com
2072. Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959; Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Indiana Select Marriages Index 1748-1993, Indiana Marriages 1811-2007, Indiana Marriages 1810-2001; 1,2,5) familysearch.org, 3,4,5) ancestry.com
2087. 1880 Fed Census IN, Elkhart Co., Elkhart; www.ancestry.com
2088. 1900 Fed Census IN, Elkhart Co., Elkhart; www.ancestry.com
2090. 1910 Fed Census IN, Elkhart Co., Elkhart Twp (Goshen City); www.ancestry.com
2091. 1920 Fed Census IN, Elkhart Co., Elkhart Twp (Goshen); www.ancestry.com
2093. 1930 Fed Census IN, Elkhart Co., Goshen; www.ancestry.com
4598. Vesey, Edgar, files for release from , Goshen (IN) Weekly News Times, Oct 15, 1915; newspaperarchive.com
4599. Vesey Divorce Suit, Fannie Vesey vs Edgar J Veazie, Goshen (IN) Mid Week News Times, Nov 15, 1904; newspaperarchive.com
4633. Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011; www.ancestry.com