[1]Peter Vess (c.1796-) (from Ireland c.1810) m: Catherine "Katie" ? (from Germany)
[2]Josiah Vess (1822-before 1880, NC) m: Zella Earley
[3]John Jefferson Vess (1862-1918) m: Dorce S. "Dovie" Lawter (1869-1918)
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Dorce S. "Dovie" Lawter Vess - John Jefferson Vess Family

Jason Andy (1889-1970), Zella Arminta (1891-1968), Merrell LeRoy "Roy" (1893-1954)
John Jefferson Vess & Dorce "Dovie" Lawter Vess
Harris Coburn (1903-1957), Alice Opal (1906-1957), Matta Adella "Della" (1898-1928)
Probably Not Shown: Sarah Odabell, (1896-1909)
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John Jefferson Vess and Dorce S. "Dovie" Lawter.
The child may be Jason Andy, born 1889.
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Alice Opal Vess (1906-1957), Age 12 - in 1918
Youngest child of John Jefferson and Dovie Vess
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Gentry Nealy Laughter
Nephew of Dorce S. "Dovie" Lawter
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Sam Smith and Zella Vess
Daughter and son-in-law of
John Jefferson Vess and Dovie Lawter Vess
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Lulu Searcy and Jason Andy Vess
Oldest son and daughter-in-law of
John Jefferson Vess and Dovie Lawter Vess
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Coburn, Alice, Roy, and Jason Andy
Sons and daughter of
John Jefferson Vess and Dovie Lawter Vess
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