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Vanover, Benjamin Harrison

Male 1892 - 1939  (46 years)


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  • Name Vanover, Benjamin Harrison 
    Birth 5 Nov 1892  Myra, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Head: Wilbern Vanover, M, 40, b. Virginia
      Wife: America Vanover, F, 39, b. Kentucky
      Son: Willie Vanover, M, 16, b. Kentucky
      Son: Creed M Vanover, M, 12, b. Virginia
      Daughter: Elvira Vanover, F, 11, b. Kentucky
      Daughter: Susan H Vanover, F, 9, b. Kentucky
      Son: Benjamin H Vanover, M, 8, b. Kentucky
      Daughter: Rosy Vanover, F, 5, b. Kentucky
      Son: Henry Mc Vanover, M, 4, b. Kentucky
      Son: Dewey Vanover, M, 1, b. Kentucky
    • Role: Family member
    Death 13 Jul 1939  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I124181  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2022 

    Father Vanover, Wilburn M,   b. Apr 1860, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1936, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Ratliff, America,   b. 25 Dec 1861, Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1950, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1882  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F41080  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Johnson, Delaware,   b. 23 Dec 1890, Myra, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1925 (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 12 Mar 1911  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F136985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 O'Quinn, Martha Elizabeth,   b. 9 Jun 1914, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 5 Mar 1931  Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F155411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Nov 1892 - Myra, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Mar 1911 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Mar 1931 - Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1939 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S835] FamSch1900 Census, /MM9.1.1/M9HF-45M; 10 July 2013; Wilbern Vanover, 1900.

    2. [S257637] Benjamin H Vanover, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    3. [S257636] Ben Vanover, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".