Cella Vesta Maddox

1910 – ?

Generation 9

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From the Record

As of 8 March 2001, Vesta is the child of this lineage that is still living.

From the Family Manuscript

Cella Vesta Maddox 9 John Amos Maddox 8 George C. Maddox 7 William Oscar Maddox 6 Matthew Maddox, Jr. 5 Matthew Maddox, Sr. 4 John Maddox 3 Notley Maddox 2 Samuel Maddox 1 And Gussie B. Pickens
Maddox Family History, transcript lines 1878–1880.
On the 18th of June 1907/1908, John Amos Maddox 8 and Bertha A. Smith were married in Jackson County, West Virginia. The children that followed were Holly A. Maddox and Cella Vesta Maddox.
Maddox Family History, transcript line 1928.

Sources for this Record

biography · Jackson County Maddox Marriage Abstracts, 1903–1929, marriage entry dated 17 May 1929; license names Ofa Roy Enoch and Vesta Clella Maddox and identifies him as her first husband.
parentage · Jackson County Maddox Marriage Abstracts, 1903–1929, 17 May 1929 entry expressly names John Amos and Bertha A. (Smith) Maddox as Vesta's parents.

Historical Images

Color photograph of Cella Vesta Maddox seated, wearing glasses and a red vest over a light floral blouse. — Color portrait attributed in the archive to Cella Vesta Maddox, dated 10 July 2001 by the original filename.
Date
10 July 2001
Subjects
Cella Vesta Maddox
Source
Portrait attributed to Cella Vesta Maddox
Archive file
vesta maddox 7-10-01.jpg
Private Maddox family archive; photographer and rights holder unidentified.

Color photograph of Cella Vesta Maddox seated, wearing glasses and a red vest over a light floral blouse. — Color portrait attributed in the archive to Cella Vesta Maddox, dated 10 July 2001 by the original filename.
Date
10 July 2001
Subjects
Cella Vesta Maddox
Source
Portrait attributed to Cella Vesta Maddox
Archive file
vesta maddox 7-10-01.jpg
Private Maddox family archive; photographer and rights holder unidentified.

Color photograph of Gussie Pickens and Cella Vesta Maddox Pickens standing together outdoors beside flowering plants. — Outdoor portrait attributed in the archive to Gussie Byran Pickens and Cella Vesta Maddox Pickens.
Date
date unknown; before 8 October 1987
Subjects
Gussie Byran Pickens, Cella Vesta Maddox
Source
Gussie Pickens and Cella Vesta Maddox
Archive file
Maddox Genealogy/SCANNED PICS/gussie and vesta pickens.mix
Private Maddox family archive; photographer and rights holder unidentified. Recovered from a Microsoft Picture It! project.

Color photograph of Gussie Pickens and Cella Vesta Maddox Pickens standing together outdoors beside flowering plants. — Outdoor portrait attributed in the archive to Gussie Byran Pickens and Cella Vesta Maddox Pickens.
Date
date unknown; before 8 October 1987
Subjects
Gussie Byran Pickens, Cella Vesta Maddox
Source
Gussie Pickens and Cella Vesta Maddox
Archive file
Maddox Genealogy/SCANNED PICS/gussie and vesta pickens.mix
Private Maddox family archive; photographer and rights holder unidentified. Recovered from a Microsoft Picture It! project.

Color winter photograph of Gussie and Vesta Pickens's two-story family home under snow-covered trees. — Snow-covered house identified in the archive as the home of Gussie and Vesta Pickens.
Date
photograph date unknown
Subjects
Gussie Byran Pickens, Cella Vesta Maddox
Source
Home attributed to Gussie and Vesta Pickens
Archive file
Maddox Genealogy/SCANNED PICS/gussie and vesta pickens house.mix
Private Maddox family archive; photographer and rights holder unidentified. Recovered from a Microsoft Picture It! project.

Color winter photograph of Gussie and Vesta Pickens's two-story family home under snow-covered trees. — Snow-covered house identified in the archive as the home of Gussie and Vesta Pickens.
Date
photograph date unknown
Subjects
Gussie Byran Pickens, Cella Vesta Maddox
Source
Home attributed to Gussie and Vesta Pickens
Archive file
Maddox Genealogy/SCANNED PICS/gussie and vesta pickens house.mix
Private Maddox family archive; photographer and rights holder unidentified. Recovered from a Microsoft Picture It! project.

Archival scan crop showing maddox family reunion at Barlow Fairgrounds in July 1961. Front row: George William, Bertha Smith, Pearl, Martha, Marie, and Flora Mae Maddox; back row: Vesta Maddox Enoch Pickens, Holly Maddox, and Harry Maddox. — Maddox family reunion at Barlow Fairgrounds in July 1961. Front row: George William, Bertha Smith, Pearl, Martha, Marie, and Flora Mae Maddox; back row: Vesta Maddox Enoch Pickens, Holly Maddox, and Harry Maddox.
Date
July 1961
Subjects
George William Maddox, Bertha A. Smith, Cella Vesta Maddox
Place
Ohio; precise photograph location as stated in the caption
Source
Scanned document: George Maddox and family photo
Archive file
Maddox/Maddox Genealogy book 3/George Maddox and family photo.pdf
Private Maddox family archive; publication authorized by the family archive owner on 10 August 2026. Original photographer and any other rights holder are unidentified.

Archival scan crop showing maddox family reunion at Barlow Fairgrounds in July 1961. Front row: George William, Bertha Smith, Pearl, Martha, Marie, and Flora Mae Maddox; back row: Vesta Maddox Enoch Pickens, Holly Maddox, and Harry Maddox. — Maddox family reunion at Barlow Fairgrounds in July 1961. Front row: George William, Bertha Smith, Pearl, Martha, Marie, and Flora Mae Maddox; back row: Vesta Maddox Enoch Pickens, Holly Maddox, and Harry Maddox.
Date
July 1961
Subjects
George William Maddox, Bertha A. Smith, Cella Vesta Maddox
Place
Ohio; precise photograph location as stated in the caption
Source
Scanned document: George Maddox and family photo
Archive file
Maddox/Maddox Genealogy book 3/George Maddox and family photo.pdf
Private Maddox family archive; publication authorized by the family archive owner on 10 August 2026. Original photographer and any other rights holder are unidentified.

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