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Vesta Alice Davis Catteau

6 Feb 1896 – 28 May 1988

Birth	6 Feb 1896
Death	28 May 1988
Cemetery	Keller Cemetery Lovington , Moultrie County , Illinois , USA
Added by	Graveyard Buzzards on 26 Nov 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48202015

Bio

Vesta was born on February 6, 1896 in Lovington, IL. She married Emmanual Catteau on July 19, 1916. Vesta was a homemaker and election judge throughout her life. She enjoyed cooking and crocheting. She made delicious fried chicken and french fries. She was well known for her pies, coconut cream, pineapple cream, lemon and her meringue topping was delicious! The secret has to do with how you add the sugar! She crocheted beautiful afghan's in many bright colors. She helped Emmanuel plant, weed and harvest their acre garden each year. They had one son, Eugene. Vesta had 4 sisters, Clara Davis, May 7, 1880, Lydia Florence Davis, Sept. 23, 1881, Nancy Ethel Davis, Feb. 7, 1883, Stella Edith Davis, June 29, 1885, and 3 brothers, John Riley Davis, March 31, 1887, Leonidas Harlon Davis, Aug. 19, 1893, Oral Edwin Davis, July 15, 1889. She passed away in Peoria, IL in May, 1988.

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Family

Parents

• Rachel Jane Dixon Davis 1852–1939
• Frank Oral Davis 1855–1903

Spouse

• Emmanuel Catteau 1892–1977 FaG

Siblings

• Clara May Davis Devine 1880–1961
• Lydia Florence Davis 1881–1983
• Lydia Florence Davis Smith 1881–1983
• Nancy Ethel Davis Wallace 1883–1910
• Stella Edith Davis Rhodes 1885–1968
• John Riley Davis 1887–1968
• Oral Edwin Davis 1889–1963
• Leonidas Harlon "Leon" Davis 1893–1976

Children

• Eugene Catteau 1917–2013 FaG

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