Individual Details

McCurtain Gazette, McCurtain, OK, Sat. 28 Jul 1934, p.1
Marriage Licenses Issued Sincel July 24
Included: Ranzy Howard, 26, Bethel and Miss Pearlie B. McKeever, 18, Bethel. [Pearlie was 15! - I wonder if this marriage actually took place]

Married 2 Nov 1939, Sevier Co, AR, to Sherrill Vess. He was age 22 at the time; she was 20. Both were of McCurtain Co, OK.


1940 Census. Eagle Twp, McCurtain Co, OK, Hh 3
Sherrell Vess, 23, Wood Cutter
Pearlie B., wife, 20

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Sherrill Rufus Vess of Broken Bow, McCurtain Co, OK was age 23, b. 25 Mar 1917 in Holly Creek, OK. Pearlie B. Vess, wife, will always know his address. Self employed. 5' 7 1/2", 123 lb. Blue eyes, blonde hair.

1950 Census. Broken Bow, McCurtain Co, OK, Hh 32
Sherrill Vess, 33, b. OK, Truck driver for laundry
Pearley B., wife, 30, b. OK
Douglas, son, 9, b. OK
Pearl S., dau, 7, b. OK
Francis M., son, 4, b. OK

Record Searchlight, Redding, CA, 8 Jun 2000, p.10
Pearly Vess
ANDERSON - Graveside services for Pearly B. Vess, 80, of Anderson will be at 11 am Friday at Cottonwood District Cemetery.
Mrs. Vess died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Shasta Healthcare in Redding
Born Nov. 19, 1919 in Oklahoma, she moved to Shasta County in 1951 from Oklahoma
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include son Monroe; daughter Shirley Turner of Anderson; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

Birth	19 Nov 1919	Eagle Twp, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Marriage	2 Dec 1939	Sevier County, Arkansas - Sherrill Rufus Vess
Death	7 Jun 2000	Redding, Shasta County, California

Spouse	Sherrill Rufus Vess (1917 - 1986)
Child	Francis Monroe Vess (1945 - 2025)

Father	Thomas Monroe McKeever (1877 - 1957)
Mother	Sarah Frances Bryant (1883 - 1950)
Sibling	William Henry "Willie" McKeever (1902 - 1976)
Sibling	Claude Curtis McKeever (1914 - 1991)
Sibling	Mary C McKeever (1916 - 1982)