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Vanover, Wesley Yancey[1]

Male 1837 - 1922  (~ 85 years)


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  • Name Vanover, Wesley Yancey 
    Birth Jun 1837  Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1870  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Walker Magisterial District, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Self: Wesley Y. Vanover, M, 42, b. North Carolina, United States
      Wife: Martha Vanover, F, 37, b.Virginia, United States
      Son: Wm L. Vanover, M, 16, b. Virginia, United States
      Daughter: Charlotte O. Vanover, F, 14, b. Virginia, United States
      Son: Noah L. Vanover, M, 12, b. Virginia, United States
      Daughter: Mary A. Vanover, F, 10, b. Virginia, United States
      Son: Creed M. Vanover, M, 8, b. Virginia, United States
      Son: Cornelius Vanover, M, 5, b. Virginia, United States
      Son: John M Vanover, M, 3, b. Virginia, United States
      Daughter: Clementine L. Vanover, F, 1, b. Virginia, United States
      Son-in-law: Alex Mullins, M, 25, b. Kentucky, United States
      Daughter: Cleracey D. Mullins, F, 19, b. Virginia, United States
      Granddaughter: Ordelia Mullins, F, 85, b. North Carolina, United States
      Other: Walborn Mullins, M, 21, b. Kentucky, United States
      Other: Williams Mullins, M, 23, b. Kentucky, United States
    Census 1900  Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 17 Oct 1922  Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial Wes Vanover Family Cemetery, Georges Fork, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I10267  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2023 

    Father Vanover, Cornelius,   b. 1797, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1870, Wise (Now Dickenson), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Hill, Sarah Cooley,   b. 1797, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1888, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1815  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fleming, Martha Jane,   b. Nov 1842, Holly Creek (Historic), Russell (Now Dickenson), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1925, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jul 1860  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 3-5. MARTHA FLEMING (Dau. of John Jackson Fleming & Mary Jane
      Mullins)
      b. Nov 1842 Russell Co. Va. d. 11 Apr 1925 Dickenson Co. Va.
      m. 29 Jul 1858 Wise Co. Va. to Wesley Y. or D. Vanover. Marriage
      record
      shows initial D. He was born in Ashe Co. N. C. d. 17 Oct 1922 in
      Dickenson Co. Both are buried in the Vanover Cemetery at the mouth of
      Georges Fork Creek of Pound River. His Parents: Cornelius Vanover &
      Sarah. Wesley was a Farmer.
      He was age 23 & single and Martha was 18 & single when married.
      Marriage
      Ref. 138.
      Source of Info: 1850-1860 Russell Co Census, Archives in D. C. ;
      Marriage
      Records - Wise Co. Va. & Vanover Book by Greg Vanover. 9
      Children.

      4-1. CLARINDA DENNIS VANOVER b. 1861 m. Alex Mullins.

      4-2. WILLIAM LLOYD VANOVER b. 1863 m. Vanetta/Inetta Aldridge.

      4-3. CHARLOTTE "LOTTIE" VANOVER b. 1865 m. # 1. Will Mullins. m. #
      2.
      Charlie Reed.

      4-4. NOAH LARKIN VANOVER b. 1867 m. Mary Ellen Belcher.

      4-5. MARY ANN "POLLY" VANOVER b. 1867 m. Noah Mullins.

      4-6. CREED MONROE VANOVER b. 1873 m. H. Izetta Fleming.

      4-7. CORNELIUS J. VANOVER b. 1875/76 m. # 1. Florence Fleming. m. #
      2.
      Maggie ?. m. # 3. Mattie Hunsaker

      4-8. JOHN MILTON VANOVER b. 1877 m. # 1. Fronia Mills m. # 2.
      Estelle
      Newberry.

      4-9. CLEMENTINE T. VANOVER b. 1879 m. # 1. Frank Mann m. # 2. Adam
      O'Dill.
    Children 
    +1. Vanover, Clarinda Denise,   b. 22 Oct 1861, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1938, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +2. Vanover, William Lloyd,   b. 10 Nov 1863, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1935, Logan, Logan, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +3. Vanover, Charlotte O.,   b. 3 Jan 1866, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1954, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +4. Vanover, Noah Larkin,   b. 2 Dec 1867, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1942 (Age 74 years)
    +5. Vanover, Mary Ann,   b. 1869, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1945, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. Vanover, Claudia,   b. 1874, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Vanover, Creed Monroe,   b. 1 Feb 1875, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1958, Lone Mountain, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +8. Vanover, Cornelius Jackson,   b. 23 May 1875, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1957, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     9. Vanover, John Milton,   b. 16 Aug 1877, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1954 (Age 76 years)
     10. Vanover, Clementine T.,   b. 21 Mar 1879, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1964, McClure, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F4350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Jun 1837 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jul 1860 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Oct 1922 - Dickenson, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S18295] Wesly Y. Vanover in entry for Clarany Vanover, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917".

    2. [S18293] Wesley Y Vanover, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S18294] Wesley Y Vanover, "United States Census, 1900".

    4. [S113747] Wessley Y Vanover, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987".

    5. [S17072] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.

    6. [S113746] Wesley Yancey Vanover, "Find A Grave Index".