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John VANNORT

John VANNORT

Male 1845 - 1914  (~ 69 years)

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  • Name John VANNORT 
    Born Apr 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 28 Jul 1863 to 9 Mar 1864  [3, 4, 5] 
    Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    • He was one of ten Doddridge County Civil War veterans who traveled to Gettysburg in June 1913 to attend the 50th Anniversary observance of the Battle of Gettysburg.
    Residence 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Along with his son William, listed as a boarder, occupation sawmill worker, in the household of his sister & brother-in-law Mary & Marmaduke Cowan. His marital status was married, but his wife was not present.
    Occupation 1880  [6] 
    sawmill worker 
    Residence 1890  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1900  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as a boarder, occupation farmer, in the household of John W. Spurr and family. Marital status married, but wife was not present with him.
    Census 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living alone, marital status single.
    Occupation laborer  [7] 
    Occupation 1870, 1900, 1910  [8] 
    farmer 
    Died 9 Nov 1914  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9] 
    Cause: struck by train 
    Buried Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I43341  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 May 2016 

    Father Samuel VANNORT,   b. CA 1802,   d. Bef Jun 1860  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Mother Mary J. "Polly" BUMGARDNER,   b. CA 1812 
    Family ID F11070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosanna MACKIE,   b. CA 1849, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 8 Jan 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. William E. VANNORT,   b. CA 1869
     2. Clarence Elsworth VANNORT,   b. 15 Sep 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1917, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F21275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    43341_VANORT_John_1845-1914_Obit.jpg    		43341_VANORT_John_1845-1914_Obit.jpg
    43341_VANNORT_John_DoddridgeCoRepublican_12Nov1914.jpg    		43341_VANNORT_John_DoddridgeCoRepublican_12Nov1914.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2182] 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    8. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    9. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 11/12/1914.

    10. [S14] Obituary.