Elbert County GaArchives Marriages.....Turnell, Vester Fortson  - Wester, John Lee October 4, 1921
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Atlanta Constitution, 11 Sep 1921 
Miss Vesta Fortson Turnell of Elberton, Georgia, whose marriage to John Lee 
Wester of Henderson, N.C. will be a social event of the fall, centering the 
interest of a host of friends both in Georgia and North Carolina. Miss Turnell 
is the daughter of the late Joseph Turnell of Madison who was one of Georgia's 
leading business men. Her mother was the beautiful Vesta Fortson of Elberton. 
Miss Turnell is an attractive representative of the distinguished Fortson 
family who are noted for the great beauty of their women. She graduated at the 
Lucy Cobb in the class of 1920. Was class president, also receiving a 
certificate in oratory and was a member of the Dramatic club at Lucy Cobb. Mr. 
Wester is one of North Carolina's most prominent and successful business men, 
holding a prominent position with the Citizens bank of Henderson. His family 
is one of the oldest and most aristocratic in the state of North Carolina.

Additional Comments:
Vesta Fortson Turnell was married to John Lee Wester in Elbert Co. on 4 Oct 
1921. Vester was the daughter of Vesta Fortson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson 
Fortson (1825-1881), Lt. in Confederate service, and Susan Rebecca Snellings 
(1830-1908), and Joseph Henry Turnell (died 1914). 

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