Individual Details
John VANDEVANTER
(9 Mar 1819 - 13 May 1883)
1 Jun 1850, Census District 21, Vermilion Co., IL., page 312, stamped pg 31:
Dwelling 46
Joseph Frazier, 57 (1792-93) born VA, farmer, real estate valued at $5, 000. Can't read or write
Sarah Frazier, 57 (1792-93), born VA, can't read or write
Mary Frazier, 17 (1832-33), born IL
James Frazier, 14 (1835-36), born IL
Zibbe Leonard, 25 (1824-25), born Ohio, Cooper
Matilda Leonard, 20 (1829-30), born IL, can't read or write
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John Vandeventer, 25 (1824-25), born Ohio, Carpenter, no real estate owned
Emily Vandeventer, 23 (1826-27), born IL, can't read or write
Peter Vandeventer, 4/12 (Abt Feb 1850), born IL
Sherwood Vandeventer, 22 (1827-28), born Ohio, Laborer.
1 Jun 1870, Panora, Cass Twp., Guthrie Co., IA, Pg. 32;
John Vandeventer, 57 (1812-1813), born IN, Farmer, real estate of $1600, personal estate of $800
Emily Vandeventer, 44 (1825-26), born IL
Peter Vandeventer, 20 (1949-50), born IL
Emily Strait, 10 (1859-60), born Iowa.
Same page as Emily's parents and her brother Thomas and his family.
History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa
Springfield, Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884.
John Vandevanter
Another of the early settlers was John Vandevanter, who was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, on the 9th of March, 1819. He was the son of Cornelius and Sarah (Hestewood) Vandevanter. In early life his parents took him with them to Vermillion county, Illinois, where the father died. John came to Victory township, in this county, and located upon section 23, but in the following December, removed to section 22. He was a carpenter as well as a farmer, and followed the double trade for some years. He was a married man, having been united in matrimony May 7, 1846, with Miss Emily, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Myers) Frazier, by whom he had one child--Peter. John Vandevanter died at his residence on section 22, on the 13th of May 1883. His widow resides on the old homestead. She was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, April 10, 1828, and came to Jackson township, Guthrie county, in July, 1853. Her mother died August 13, 1871; her father, November 5 1874. Peter the son of John and Emily Vandevanter, was married December 7, 1871, to Miss Julia A., daughter of Abram and Mary J. (Younger) Straight, and they have been blessed with five children--Mary E., Mahalia J., Marinda E., John W., and Peoria Viola.
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Joseph Frazier, 57 (1792-93) born VA, farmer, real estate valued at $5, 000. Can't read or write
Sarah Frazier, 57 (1792-93), born VA, can't read or write
Mary Frazier, 17 (1832-33), born IL
James Frazier, 14 (1835-36), born IL
Zibbe Leonard, 25 (1824-25), born Ohio, Cooper
Matilda Leonard, 20 (1829-30), born IL, can't read or write
Dwelling 47
John Vandeventer, 25 (1824-25), born Ohio, Carpenter, no real estate owned
Emily Vandeventer, 23 (1826-27), born IL, can't read or write
Peter Vandeventer, 4/12 (Abt Feb 1850), born IL
Sherwood Vandeventer, 22 (1827-28), born Ohio, Laborer.
1 Jun 1870, Panora, Cass Twp., Guthrie Co., IA, Pg. 32;
John Vandeventer, 57 (1812-1813), born IN, Farmer, real estate of $1600, personal estate of $800
Emily Vandeventer, 44 (1825-26), born IL
Peter Vandeventer, 20 (1949-50), born IL
Emily Strait, 10 (1859-60), born Iowa.
Same page as Emily's parents and her brother Thomas and his family.
History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa
Springfield, Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884.
John Vandevanter
Another of the early settlers was John Vandevanter, who was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, on the 9th of March, 1819. He was the son of Cornelius and Sarah (Hestewood) Vandevanter. In early life his parents took him with them to Vermillion county, Illinois, where the father died. John came to Victory township, in this county, and located upon section 23, but in the following December, removed to section 22. He was a carpenter as well as a farmer, and followed the double trade for some years. He was a married man, having been united in matrimony May 7, 1846, with Miss Emily, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Myers) Frazier, by whom he had one child--Peter. John Vandevanter died at his residence on section 22, on the 13th of May 1883. His widow resides on the old homestead. She was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, April 10, 1828, and came to Jackson township, Guthrie county, in July, 1853. Her mother died August 13, 1871; her father, November 5 1874. Peter the son of John and Emily Vandevanter, was married December 7, 1871, to Miss Julia A., daughter of Abram and Mary J. (Younger) Straight, and they have been blessed with five children--Mary E., Mahalia J., Marinda E., John W., and Peoria Viola.
Events
| Birth | 9 Mar 1819 | Guernsey Co., Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 7 May 1846 | Vermilion Co., Illinois - Emily FRAZIER |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Vermilion Co., Illinois | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Guthrie Co., Iowa | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Victory Twp., Guthrie Co., IA, printed pg 87D; John, 61 (1818-19) born OH father born PA mother born VA. In son Peter's home. Under "health" states paralysis. | |||
| Death | 13 May 1883 | Guthrie Co., IA | |||
| Reference No | 3587 |
Families
| Spouse | Emily FRAZIER (1828 - 1884) |
| Child | Peter VANDEVANTER (1849 - 1931) |
Endnotes
1. Illinois Marriages to 1850 - search at Ancestry.com.