Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Moses Sylvanis VanHorn    
         Census name: Sylvanis VanHorn 
                Born: Mar- 4-1853          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,2,3
                Died: Oct- 3-1910           1
              Buried:                      in Newkirk Cemetery, Kay Co, OK  4
              Census: 1910                 in Newkirk, Kay Co, OK  
              Census: 1900                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  5,2,6
          Occupation: Jun-11-1887          appointed Postmaster at Grove, Doddridge County  7
              Father: John Waldo VanHorn   (1824 - 1912) 
              Mother: Adaline Emily Stout   (1828 - 1916) 
                Wife: Margaret E. Snider     
             Married: Dec-14-1876          in Doddridge Co, WV  3
                Born: May- 5-1857          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,2,3
                Died: Jun-26-1914           1
              Buried:                      in Newkirk Cemetery, Kay Co, OK  4
              Census: 1910                 in Newkirk, Kay Co, OK  
              Census: 1900                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Stephen F. Snider   (1831 - 1916) 
              Mother: Sarah Melissa McKinley   (1837 - 1894) 
           M Child 1: Selsey Clyde VanHorn      
         Census name: Clyde VanHorn 
                Born: Mar-23-1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  8,9,5
                Died: Mar-11-1940          in Caddo Parish, LA  10
              Census: 1910                 in Hardin Co, TX   (see note 1)
              Census: 1900                 in Somerset Co, PA  
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  11
          Occupation: 1900                 day laborer  9
           M Child 2: Florent Earnest VanHorn      
                Born: Feb-24-1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  12,13,2,5
                Died: Nov-23-1971           4,13
              Buried:                      in Vivian Cemetery, Caddo Parish, LA  4
             Resided:                      in Vivian, Caddo Parish, LA  14
             Resided: 1918, 1942           in Vivian, Caddo Parish, LA  15,12
              Census: 1900                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1942                 government defense plant  12
           F Child 3: Lulu E. VanHorn      
                Born: Feb-  -1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,1 (see note 2)
                Died: Feb- 5-1910           1
              Buried:                      in Newkirk Cemetery, Kay Co, OK  4
              Census: Jun-13-1900          in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: Jun-12-1900          in Somerset Co, PA   (see note 3)
             Husband: Gilford Arthur Chappell  b. Feb- 2-1878  d. Jan-17-1950  
           M Child 4: Brooks VanHorn      
         Census name: Brookes VanHorn 
                Born: Jan-30-1891          at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV  8,15,12,13,2
                Died: Oct-  -1973           13
              Buried:                      in Gardens of Memory, Minden, Webster Parish, LA  4
             Resided: 1942                 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA  12
             Resided: 1917                 in Vivian, Caddo Parish, LA  15
              Census: 1900                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1917                 oil field laborer for Producers Oil Co.  15
           F Child 5: Melissa Adeline VanHorn      
                Born: Jun- 1-1894          at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV  16,13,2
                Died: May-31-1972           4,13
              Buried:                      in Gardens of Memory, Minden, Webster Parish, LA  4
             Resided:                      in Minden, Webster Parish, LA  13
              Census: 1910                 in Newkirk, Kay Co, OK  
              Census: 1900                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) 
(3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). 
(6) 1910 Census. 
(7) Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records 
Administration. 
(8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(9) 1900 Census. 
(10) Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(11) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). 
(12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(13) Social Security Death Index. 
(14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Louisiana before 1951. 
(15) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(16) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Listed as Clyde VanHorn, 32, b. WVa, laborer in oil fields, widowed.  With
him was his daughter Mildred.  Adjoining household on one side was that of his
brother John I. VanHorn and his family.  On the other side was the household of
Fred Bode and his wife Julia.  All members of the three households were born in
West Virginia.
Note (2) Birth date on headstone is Feb 17 1882, but birth records shows it as Feb 14
1882.
Note (3) Listed as a niece in the househould of Camden VanHorn.   Also present was her
brother Clyde.  Although she was also included in the enumeration of her
parents' household the next day, it is likely that she was still in Pennsylvania
at that time.







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