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Marianne Palmer^1,2,3

Father	Drury M. Palmer Jr.4,5,3,6 b. 1798, d. b 23 Jul 1863
Mother	Mary Allen Gray3,7,8 b. 1813, d. Jan 1891

Last Edited

22 Jan 2025

Birth*	Marianne, daughter of Drury M. Palmer Jr. and Mary Allen Gray, was born on 1 March 1841 in Henry Co., Missouri. The 1850-1880 Federals plus 1885 Kansas confirm state & year ±1; 1920 census confirms state.9,10,11,12,13,14,3
Census1850	Marianne appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Filo Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of her parents, Drury M. Palmer Jr. and Mary Allen Gray, as 9 yo Mary A Palmer.15
Marriage*	She married Alfred Vandegrift, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, on 16 December 1858 in Henry Co., Missouri. Per the Iola Register, 17 Dec 1908, "Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Vandegrift celebrated their golden anniversary yesterday. A number of relatives were guests at their home and a sumptuous dinner was served at noon". 9 children born with 7 living in the 1910 Census.4,5,2
Census1860	Marianne and Alfred appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Knob Noster, Johnson Co., Missouri, enumerated 21 July 1860, as 30 yo master carpenter Alfred & 19 yo Marianna Vandegrift. Their son Asa Williard was listed as living with them.16
Census1870	Marianne and Alfred appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Germantown, Henry Co., Missouri, enumerated 3 September 1870, as 40 yo farmer Alfred & 29 yo Marermana Vandergrift. Their children Asa Williard, Drury Emmett, Mattie Allen and Herbert Stowe were listed as living with them.17
Residence*	Marianne and Alfred resided at northeast of in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1880. Contrary to Alfred's obit, Welling says they lived one half mile southeast of Hopewell Church Cemetery (which was south of Hwy. 18, west of Clinton) in October 1879. This is clearly in Missouri.2,18
Census1880	Marianne and Alfred appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri, enumerated 15 June 1880, as 50 yo farmer A & 39 yo wife Mary A Vandergrift. Their children Asa Williard, Drury Emmett, Mattie Allen, Herbert Stowe, Ethel, Orvis Earle and Guy Palmer were listed as living with them.19
Church	Alfred and Marianne and Alfred were members of Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Merwin, Bates Co., Missouri, before 10 April 1881.20
Church*	Alfred and Marianne and Alfred were members of Fairview Presbyterian Church in Ozark, Allen Co., Kansas, on 10 April 1881.20,21
CensusNF1	Marianne and Alfred appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 1 March 1885, as 55 yo farmer A & 44 yo M Vandegrift. Their children Herbert Stowe, Ethel, Orvis Earle and Guy Palmer were listed as living with them.11
CensusNF1	Marianne and Alfred appeared on the 1895 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 1895, as 65 yo farmer A & 54 yo M Vandegrift. Their son Guy Palmer was listed as living with them.22
LandDeal*	She purchased a lot in La Harpe for $500 on 12 September 1899, from James Bryant & wife. Lot 7, Block 3, Fox's Addition "free and clear of all incumbrances except the oil and gas lease." Note this is adjacent to lot 6 purchased by Alfred same day from same couple.23
Census1900	Marianne and Alfred appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 13 June 1900, as 70 yo day laborer Alfred & 59 yo Marianne Vandegrif.24
Residence	Marianne and Alfred resided at N. Chestnut St. in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1903. Alfred's occupation is carpenter.25
Event-Misc*	Alfred & Marianne celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary circa 16 December 1908 at Moran, Allen Co., Kansas.26
Census1910	Marianne and Alfred appeared on the 1910 Federal Census Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 15 April 1910, as 80 yo retired Alfred & 69 yo wife Marianne Vandegrift.27
Marr-#Child*	Marianne Palmer and Alfred Vandegrift had nine children, seven of whom were still living at the time of the 1910 Census.28
Death*	Marianne died on 8 February 1927 in Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas, at age 85.29,2,30
Burial	She was buried on 11 February 1927 at La Harpe Cemetery in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas. Find A Grave does NOT provide photo of her headstone.29,30

Children with Alfred Vandegrift:

Asa Williard Vandegrift+31,32,33 b. 11 Feb 1860, d. 8 May 1936 Drury Emmett Vandegrift+34,35 b. 21 Dec 1861, d. 26 Feb 1912 Alfred Luther Vandegrift36,1 b. 18 Mar 1865, d. 1 Jul 1865 Mattie Allen Vandegrift+37,38 b. 26 Jan 1866, d. 16 Oct 1949 Herbert Stowe Vandegrift+39,40 b. 6 Jul 1868, d. 8 Dec 1960 Ethel Vandegrift+41,42 b. 15 Jul 1871, d. 12 Jul 1951 Orvis Earle Vandegrift+43 b. 28 Mar 1874, d. 1941 Guy Palmer Vandegrift+44,45 b. 18 Dec 1876, d. 1945 Leon Vandegrift1 b. 11 Oct 1879, d. Oct 1879

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Isaac Ward Vandegrift¹

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift2,3 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift2,3 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

6 Mar 2023

Birth*	Isaac, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born on 24 March 1832 in Delaware. 1850 census is good for the year, but not month/day.2,1
Census1840	Isaac is probably one of the three males age 5 to 9 listed in the household of his father, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift, in the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.4
Baptism	Isaac was baptized on 31 August 1844 in Delaware. Siblings Alfred, Abram, Isaac Ward, Jacob and William were all baptized the same day.5
Census1850	Isaac appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, as 18 yo Isaac W Vandeyris.6
Estate-Will	Isaac was named an heir in the will of Lewis Vandegrift II, his great uncle, dated 16 April 1857 at New Castle Co., Delaware.7
Census1860*	Isaac appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 28 July 1860, as 27 yo farmer Isaac Vandegrift & 28 yo house keeper Sarah Dickinson. Five farm laborers were enumerated in the household but no issue. Given Sarah's surname it's apparent they were not yet married.8
Census1870	Isaac appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 21 June 1870, as 33 yo farmer Isaac W Vandegrift. Twenty-four yo housekeeper Emily J Dickson was living with him. Others in the household, currently unknown, are 7 yo Lydia Humbert, 21 yo Lydia Thomas, 2 yo George King, 14 yo Nichols Redding and 35 yo George Townsend.9
Marriage*	His first marriage was to Sarah Emily Dickinson from 22 June 1870 to 19 June 1880. They were not married on the earlier date which was the 1870 census. They had probably been married by the latter date when Isaac was living with his brother, Abraham. King says Sarah was Isacc's m1.1
Census1880	Isaac appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, as 48 yo brother to Abram F Van Degrift in the household of his brother Abraham Francis Vandegrift; as 46 yo farmer Abram F Van Degrift.10
Estate-Probate	Isaac Ward Vandegrift was the administrator of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift's estate at New Castle Co., Delaware, on 6 July 1880; Isaac Hyatt died intestate. The date Isaac Ward was appointed administrator of his father's estate is unknown; the date cited is for a release by Alfred to Isaac Ward.11
Marriage*	His second marriage was to Mary May Maxwell on 18 April 1883 at New Castle Co., Delaware.12,1
Estate-Misc*	Isaac's 180 acre farm in St. Georges Hundred was sold at public auction on 27 April 1888, by Sheriff Lambson to Edward Bringhurst Jr. for $7,750.13
Death*	Isaac died on 29 September 1890 at age 58.1
Burial*	He was buried at Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, alongside his wife Mary. Joint headstone photo available at Find A Grave.14,1

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Sarah Emily Dickinson^1,2

Last Edited

6 Mar 2023

Birth*	Sarah was born circa 1837, date estimated.2
Census1860	Sarah appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, as 28 yo house keeper Sarah Dickinson in the household of her future husband Isaac Ward Vandegrift; as 27 yo farmer Isaac Vandegrift & 28 yo house keeper Sarah Dickinson.1
Census1870	Sarah appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, as as 24 yo house keeper Emily J Dickson in the household of her future husband Isaac Ward Vandegrift; as 33 yo farmer Isaac W Vandegrift.3
Marriage*	She married Isaac Ward Vandegrift, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, from 22 June 1870 to 19 June 1880. They were not married on the earlier date which was the 1870 census. They had probably been married by the latter date when Isaac was living with his brother, Abraham. King says Sarah was Isacc's m1.2
Death*	Sarah died before 19 June 1880. Her husband Isaac was living with his brother this date and listed as widowed.4

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Mary May Maxwell^1,2

Last Edited

22 Sep 2022

Birth*	Mary was born in 1840.1
Marriage*	She married Isaac Ward Vandegrift, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, on 18 April 1883 in New Castle Co., Delaware.3,1
Death*	Mary died on 3 December 1927. King says 3 Dec 1917 but her headstone clearly reads 1927.2,1
Burial*	She was buried at Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware. Joint headstone photo available at Find A Grave.2

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Abraham Francis Vandegrift¹

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift2,3 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift2,3 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

17 Jan 2025

Birth*	Abraham, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born in December 1832 in Delaware. 1850 & '80 censuses suggest ca. 1834.4,5,6,2
Census1840	Abraham is probably one of the three males age 5 to 9 listed in the household of his father, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift, in the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.7
Baptism	Abraham was baptized on 31 August 1844 in Delaware. Siblings Alfred, Abram, Isaac Ward, Jacob and William were all baptized the same day.8
Census1850	Abraham appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, as 16 yo Abraham Vandeyris.9
Census1870	Abraham appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 8 June 1870, as 36 yo farmer Abram H Vandegrift. Housekeeper Hester Roberts is living with him. Brother Jacob is next door. The middle initial, indexed as H, looks more like an F to me.10
Census1880	Abraham appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 19 June 1880, as 46 yo farmer Abram F Van Degrift, His 48 yo brother Isaac was living with him.6
CensusNF1	Abraham appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, in the household of Asa Williard Vandegrift and Eliza Jane Myers, as 50 yo farmer Abram Vandegrift. Abram was Asa's uncle.11
CensusNF1*	Abraham appeared on the 1895 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 1 March 1895, as A F Vandergrift.. His farm was 150 acres with 130 acres under cultivation.12
Census1900*	Abraham appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 14 June 1900, as 67 yo day laborer Abraham Vandergrif.5
Census1910	Abraham appeared on the 1910 Federal Census Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 15 April 1910, as 77 yo retired Abraham Vandegrift.13
Census1920	Abraham appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 6 January 1920, as 86 yo A F Vandegriff.14
Death*	Abraham died after 6 January 1920.15
Burial*	He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Mildred, Allen Co., Kansas.16,15

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Sarah Elizabeth Vandegrift¹

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift2 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift2 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

30 Jun 2021

Birth*	Sarah, daughter of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born in June 1836 in Delaware.1
Death*	Sarah died on 1 October 1836.1

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Jacob Alrich Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift3,4 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift3,4 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

22 Sep 2022

Birth*	Jacob, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born on 30 November 1837 in Delaware. Tombstone shows death at age 35 yrs. 9 mos. 20 days; 1850 census is good for year, but not month/day.5,3,2
Census1840	Jacob is probably the male under age 5 listed in the household of his father, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift, in the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.6
Baptism	Jacob was baptized on 31 August 1844 in Delaware. Siblings Alfred, Abram, Isaac Ward, Jacob and William were all baptized the same day.7
Census1850	Jacob appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, as 12 yo Jacob A Vandeyris.8
Marriage*	He married Matilda Maria Vandegrift, daughter of Ward Sankey Vandegrift and Ann J. Virden, on 15 August 1866. No issue per King.9,5
Census1870*	Jacob and Matilda appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 8 June 1870, as 31 yo Jacob A & 28 yo Matilda M Vandegrift. His brother Abraham is next door, indexed as Abram H. Vandegrift.10
Death*	Jacob died on 20 September 1873 at age 35.5,11,12
Burial*	He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.5,12,2

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Matilda Maria Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Ward Sankey Vandegrift3 b. 4 Jun 1805, d. 18 Feb 1874
Mother	Ann J. Virden3 b. 17 Sep 1813, d. 9 Aug 1867

Last Edited

7 Mar 2023

Birth*	Matilda, daughter of Ward Sankey Vandegrift and Ann J. Virden, was born on 12 December 1839 in Delaware.1,3,4
Census1840	Matilda is probably one of the two females under age 5 listed in the household of her father, Ward Sankey Vandegrift, in the 1840 Federal Census of Red Lion Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.5
Census1850	Matilda appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Div. 3, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of her parents, Ward Sankey Vandegrift and Ann J. Virden, as 11 yo Matilda.6
Marriage*	She married Jacob Alrich Vandegrift, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, on 15 August 1866. No issue per King.7,1
Census1870*	Matilda and Jacob appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 8 June 1870, as 31 yo Jacob A & 28 yo Matilda M Vandegrift. His brother Abraham is next door, indexed as Abram H. Vandegrift.8
Census1880	Matilda appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Pencader Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, as as 40 yo sister Matilda Vandegrift in the household of her brother William Henry "Harry" Vandegrift; as 28 yo farmer Will Vandegrift.9
Death*	Matilda died on 24 November 1886 at age 46.1,3,4
Burial*	She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.1,3,10

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Sgt. Harrison Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift3,4,5 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift4,5 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

7 Mar 2023

Birth*	Harrison, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born on 26 May 1840 in Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware. 1850 & '60 censuses confirm year and state; 1900 month & state. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.6,7,8,4,1
Census1850	Harrison appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, as 10 yo Harrison Vandeyris.9
Census1860	Harrison appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, as 20 yo Harrison Vandegrift.10
Milit-Service*	Sgt. Harrison Vandegrift served as a Sergeant with Co. C, 1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry during the Civil War circa 1863. Find A Grave writes, "Charged JEB Stuart's Cavalry at Westminster, MD June 29, 1863. See his Civil War Diary at Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, Delaware".11,1,6
Marriage*	He married Eugenia Eaton on 10 June 1869 in Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware. They had been married 31 years in the 1900 census; issue: Amelia Eaton, and William Eugene Vandegrift. 2 born with 1 living in the 1910 census. This means son William H. must have been born and died between the 1900 and 1910 censuses.12,13,1
Census1870	Harrison and Eugenia appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 18 June 1870, as 30 yo storekeeper & RR agent Harrison & 23 yo Eugenia Vandegrift. Their daughter Amelia Eaton was listed as living with them.14
Residence*	Harrison resided in Mt. Pleasant, New Castle Co., Delaware, on 21 July 1877.3
Census1880*	Harrison and Eugenia appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of McDonough, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 23 June 1880, as 38 yo Harrison & 30 yo Eugenia Vandegrift. Their daughter Amelia Eaton was listed as living with them, as well as Eugenia's brothers Thomas B. and William H. Eaton.15
Census1900	Harrison and Eugenia appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 1 June 1900, as 60 yo postmaster Harrison & 53 yo wife Eugenia Vandegrift. Their daughter Amelia Eaton was listed as living with them.16
Census1910	Harrison and Eugenia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 12 May 1910, as 69 yo Harrison P & 63 yo Eugenia Vandegrift.17
Census1920	Harrison appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, as as 79 yo father-in-law Harrison Vandegrift in the household of his son-in-law & daughter John Franklin "Frank" Davis and Amelia Eaton Vandegrift; as 54 yo bank teller Frank & 49 yo wife Amelia V Davis.18
Census1930	Harrison appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, as as 89 yo widower father-in-law Harrison Vandegrift in the household of his son-in-law & daughter John Franklin "Frank" Davis and Amelia Eaton Vandegrift; as 64 yo bank teller Frank & 60 yo wife Amelia Davis.19
Death*	Harrison died on 26 June 1931 in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 91.20,1
Burial*	He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, alongside his wife, Eugenia, in plot 184. Colburn provides year only. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.2,1,21
BioNote*	Biography Note: He first operated a general store at Mt. Pleasant, Del. where he also served as postmaster. Later he moved his family to McDonough, Del. where he also operated a general store. Finally he moved to Odessa, Del. where he served as postmaster.1

Children with Eugenia Eaton:

Amelia Eaton Vandegrift+22 b. 2 Apr 1870, d. 5 Apr 1955 William Eugene Vandegrift1 b. 18 Feb 1879, d. 7 Aug 1879

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Eugenia Eaton^1,2

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22 Sep 2022

Birth*	Eugenia was born on 8 October 1846 in Delaware. 1900 census confirms month & state. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.3,4,2
Marriage*	She married Sgt. Harrison Vandegrift, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, on 10 June 1869 in Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware. They had been married 31 years in the 1900 census; issue: Amelia Eaton, and William Eugene Vandegrift. 2 born with 1 living in the 1910 census. This means son William H. must have been born and died between the 1900 and 1910 censuses.5,6,2
Census1870	Eugenia and Harrison appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 18 June 1870, as 30 yo storekeeper & RR agent Harrison & 23 yo Eugenia Vandegrift. Their daughter Amelia Eaton was listed as living with them.7
Census1880*	Eugenia and Harrison appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of McDonough, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 23 June 1880, as 38 yo Harrison & 30 yo Eugenia Vandegrift. Their daughter Amelia Eaton was listed as living with them, as well as Eugenia's brothers Thomas B. and William H. Eaton.8
Census1900	Eugenia and Harrison appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 1 June 1900, as 60 yo postmaster Harrison & 53 yo wife Eugenia Vandegrift. Their daughter Amelia Eaton was listed as living with them.9
Census1910	Eugenia and Harrison appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 12 May 1910, as 69 yo Harrison P & 63 yo Eugenia Vandegrift.10
Census1920	Eugenia appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, as as 73 yo mother-in-law Eugenia Vandegrift in the household of her son-in-law & daughter John Franklin "Frank" Davis and Amelia Eaton Vandegrift; as 54 yo bank teller Frank & 49 yo wife Amelia V Davis.11
Death*	Eugenia died on 24 March 1925 in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 78.2
Burial*	She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Joint headstone with her husband.2,3

Children with Sgt. Harrison Vandegrift:

Amelia Eaton Vandegrift+12 b. 2 Apr 1870, d. 5 Apr 1955 William Eugene Vandegrift2 b. 18 Feb 1879, d. 7 Aug 1879

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William E. Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift3,4,5 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift3,4,5 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

8 Sep 2021

Birth*	William, son of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born on 3 February 1843 in Delaware. Colburn's tombstone extract lists death at 27y 4m 26d which works out to a birthdate of 3 Feb 1836, not 1843 as per King; he is age 7 in his father's 1850 Census enumeration; age 16 in the 23 July enumeration of 1860. Find A Grave's date is 1842.6,1,7,8,2
Baptism	William was baptized on 31 August 1844 in Delaware. Siblings Alfred, Abram, Isaac Ward, Jacob and William were all baptized the same day.9
Census1850	William appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, as 7 yo William Vandoyri [as indexed].10
Census1860	William appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, as 16 yo William Vandegrift.11
Milit-Service*	William E. Vandegrift served as a Corporal with Co. C, 1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry during the Civil War in 1863. He was killed in action charging JEB Stuart's Cavalry. He kept a joint diary with brother Harrison. See Diary at Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, Delaware.12,2,1
Death*	William died on 29 June 1863 at Battle of Westminster in Carroll Co., Maryland, at age 20.4,1,8
Burial*	He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.4,2,1,8

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Sarah Jane Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift1,3,4 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift1,3,4 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

8 Sep 2021

Birth*	Sarah, daughter of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born on 17 September 1845 in Delaware. Tombstone shows she died age 3 yrs. 5 mos.1,4
Baptism	Sarah was baptized on 3 June 1848 at Old Drawyers Church in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.5
Death*	Sarah died on 17 February 1849 in Delaware at age 3.1,4
Burial*	She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, in plot 209, alongside her sister, who died one day earlier.1,4

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Julia Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift1,3,4 b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 17 Jul 1877
Mother	Martha "Patty" Vandegrift1,3,4 b. 23 Dec 1803, d. 31 Jan 1879

Last Edited

8 Sep 2021

Birth*	Julia, daughter of Isaac Hyatt Vandegrift and Martha "Patty" Vandegrift, was born on 29 February 1848 in Delaware. Tombstone shows she died aged 11 mos. 17 days.1,4
Death*	Julia died on 16 February 1849 in Delaware.1,4
Burial*	She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, in plot 209, alongside her sister, who died one day later.1,4

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Asa Williard Vandegrift^1,2,3

Father	Alfred Vandegrift1,2,4,5 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer1,2,4 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

22 Jan 2025

Birth*	Asa, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 11 February 1860 in Henry Co., Missouri. The 1860 Federal census gives his age as 0.4 yo; the 1870 is good for ca. 1860; tombstone provides year only; marriage license says Asa was 22 yo at time of marriage, 7 Feb 1884.6,7,1,2,4,8,9,10,11
Census1860	Asa appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Knob Noster, Johnson Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 0.4 yo Willard Vandegrift.12
Census1870	Asa appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Germantown, Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 10 yo Willard Vandergrift.13
Census1880	Asa appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 20 yo son Willard A Vandergrift.14
Church	Asa was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church in Ozark, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1881.15
LandDeal	He purchased six lots (Block 4, Lots 11-15, and Block 7, Lot 8) in Moran for $60 on 29 October 1881, from John A. & Mary E. Epling.16
Marriage*	He married Eliza Jane Myers, daughter of George Myers and Catherine Andereck, on 7 February 1884 at home of George Myers in Allen Co., Kansas, married by R. B. Rutherford. Te 1900 Federal Census confirms married 16 years. The 1910 Census says 26 years. The marriage license notes the marriage ceremony was at "house of George Myers". Three born with one living in the 1900 & 1910 Federal censuses.17,10,18
CensusNF1*	Asa and Eliza appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated circa June 1885, as 25 yo farmer Acie W & 19 yo Eliza J Vandegrift.. Asa's 50 yo uncle Abraham Francis Vandegrift was listed as living with them as well as unknown person 17 yo Elsajane Myres.19
Occupation*	Asa was a farmer in 1885 at Allen Co., Kansas. Family tradition says Asa worked for the AT&SF railroad out of Iola. In his newspaper obituary, Asa is called "a retired railroad engineer".19,11
Church	Asa and Eliza and Eliza were members of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas, on 17 February 1889.20
Residence*	Asa and Eliza resided in Eldorado, Butler Co., Kansas, on 1 March 1895. They were enumerated in the 1895 KS state census as 35 yo A W & 29 yo E J Vandegrift. Their 6 yo son Leroy was listed as living with them.21
Census1900	Asa and Eliza appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Elm Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 1 June 1900, as 40 yo engineer Aey (Acy) W & 34 yo wife Eliza J Vandergrift. Their son Leroy was listed as living with them.7
Residence	Asa and Eliza resided at N. Birch St. in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1903. Asa's occupation is blacksmith.22
Residence	Asa and Eliza resided in Allen Co., Kansas, in 1905. They were enumerated as 45 yo A W & 39 yo E J Vandergrift. Sixteen yo Leroy Vandergrift was listed as living with them. Eliza Jane's siblings 59 yo Martha A Myers and 52 yo Wm Myers lived next door.23
Residence	Asa resided in Lorena, Oklahoma, on 24 December 1908, as mentioned in his parents's 50th wedding anniversary article in Allen County Journal. Lorena may no longer exist in 2022 as it provides no Google hits.24
LandDeal*	He purchased 160 acres in SE¼, Section 6, T4N R20E of Beaver County for $200 from the U.S. Land Office, Woodward, Olkahoma on 29 December 1909.25
Census1910*	Asa and Eliza appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Nabisco Twp., Beaver Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 15 April 1910, as 50 yo farmer Asa W & 43 yo wife Eliza J Vandegrift.26
Residence	Asa resided in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, on 19 December 1918.5
Census1920*	Asa appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 22 March 1920, as 60 yo widower grocery salesman Asa W Vandergrift. His son Leroy was listed as living with him.27
LandDeal	He sold his 160 acres in Beaver County for $5000 to Ray C. Matkins on 15 June 1927.25
Census1930	Asa appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 10 September 1930, as 70 yo retired widower Asa W Vandegrift.28
Residence*	Asa resided at 306 N. 4th in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1936. It's interesting that in the 1930 census Asa is living at 306 N. Harrison. Perhaps Harrison was renamed 4th sometime between 1930 and 1936.8,29
Church*	Asa was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas, on 8 May 1936.11
Death*	Asa died on 8 May 1936 at St. John's Hospital in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas, at age 76. Tombstone gives only the year.11,8,9,30
Burial*	He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Mildred, Allen Co., Kansas, under joint headstone with his wife Eliza J; row 11, block 6.31,8,9,11,30
Estate-Probate	Asa's will was probated at Iola, Allen Co., Kansas, on 20 October 1937. Iola Probates, 1936 Administration, probate #5679, final discharge of administration this date.32,33

Children with Eliza Jane Myers:

Myrtle Vandegrift18 b. c 1886, d. c 1887 Gracie Vandegrift34,3 b. 18 Apr 1886, d. 23 Feb 1887 Leroy Vandegrift+35,11,36 b. 5 Oct 1888, d. 16 Sep 1944 Fnu Vandegrift37,38 b. b 1 Jun 1900, d. b 1 Jun 1900

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George Myers^1,2,3

Father	Daniel Myers4,5 b. bt 1793 - 1797, d. b 5 Jul 1870
Mother	Mary Wilson4

Last Edited

23 Jan 2025

ResearchNote*	Research Note of 22 July 2012 re George's parents. Showing Daniel & Mary as the parents of 165 George Myers is circumstantial. Sources in support are the Myers-Wilson marriage, the 1830 & 1840 censuses, and brothers as neighbors in the 1870 census. I find no evidence directly linking Daniel & Mary to George.      J Weger's GenForum entry claims that George is son of Joseph Myers and Polly Sefrit, but if you follow those two online it becomes apparent that most people believe their son George was born 1846 and m. Clarissa Hackler. Assertion that it was our George was by Jo Weger who I've been unable to contact by email. Her posting was in 2001 in response to a post by Peter Vandegrift.4,6
Birth*	George, son of Daniel Myers and Mary Wilson, was born on 3 September 1823 in Sumner Co., Tennessee.      Middle name: wife Catherine's Find A Grave entry says George's middle name was Washington as do several Ancestry Trees (Myers-Uhlman, Carsonpj, etc.) I find no primary evidence supporting any middle name.      Birthstate: Kentucky per the 1850 & 1870 censuses, Asa's 1910 Kansas census. Tennessee per Find A Grave, Eliza's death certificate, William's death certificate, the 1880 census, the 1900 censuses of 3 of George's children. Illinois: Martha's death cert per informant brother George.7,8,1,3,2
Census1830	George is probably the male age 5 to 9 listed in the household of his father, Daniel Myers, in the 1830 Federal Census of Allen Co., Kentucky.9
Census1840	George is probably one of the three males age 15 to 19 listed in the household of his father, Daniel Myers, in the 1840 Federal Census of Allen Co., Kentucky.10
Marr-License	George applied for a marriage license to wed Catherine Andereck at Marion Co., Illinois, on 3 December 1844.11
Marriage*	He married Catherine Andereck, daughter of Isaac Andereck and Martha McClelland, on 5 December 1844 in Marion Co., Illinois, recorded in Vol. A, p. 19. Find A Grave lists two unknown children, Permillia E (?-1858), and Sarah C (?-1857), but none of the six that we do show.12,11,13,14
Census1850	George and Catherine appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Dist. 11, Marion Co., Illinois, enumerated 1 June 1850, as 26 yo farmer George & 23 yo Catharine Myers. Their children Martha Ann and Isaac Benjamin were listed as living with them.15
Census1850	George appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Dist. 11, Marion Co., Illinois, as a neighbor of his brother-in-law & sister Matthew W. Wagoner and Anna Myers, enumerated three doors below.16
Census1870*	George and Catherine appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Sandoval Twp., Marion Co., Illinois, enumerated 22 June 1870, as 46 yo farmer George & 43 yo Catharine Myers. Their children Isaac Benjamin, William L., Andrew Jack, George Washington and Eliza Jane were listed as living with them, as well as one domestic servant. The household above is 57 yo James McClelland (relationship unclear) and above that is George's brother 38 yo Daniel Myers with 73 yo Martha Andrick (Catherine's mother) in the home.17
ResearchNote	Research Note of 28 May 2020 re possible m2 Kerilla Watts. The Myers-Uhlmann tree claims George m2 Kerilla Watts in 1873 but provides no source. It's true there's a Kerilla Watts Myers, wife of George Myers, at Find A Grave but there's no indication that this George is the same person or even a close relative. There are a lot of men named George Myers in Illinois around that time.      The Myers-Uhlman link is Charles D Myers (TMG 9914) & Marie Uhlman (TMG 9916.)18
Census1880*	George appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Odin Twp., Marion Co., Illinois, enumerated 7 June 1880, as 56 yo farmer George Myers. His children Martha Ann, William L., Andrew Jack, George Washington and Eliza Jane were listed as living with him, as well as 19 yo helper Maggie Troute. Maggie and AJ were married the same year.19
Move	George moved his residence from Marion Co., Illinois to Allen Co., Kansas circa September 1880, accompanied by his children Martha, Will, Jack, George and Eliza Jane. Eliza's obit says 'fall of 1890' but it's clearly a typo based on later info and other sources. It should have said 'fall of 1880'. Her brother Will's obit, directly below Martha's, does says 1880.20,21
Residence*	George resided in Allen Co., Kansas, on 7 February 1884.22
CensusNF1*	George appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Ozark Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 1 March 1885, as 61 yo widower Geo Myers. His children William L. and Andrew Jack were listed as living with him, along with Andrew's 23 yo wife M A and 4 yo daughter D M Myers.23
CensusNF1	George appeared on the 1895 Kansas state census of Osage Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, in the household of Andrew Jack Myers and Maggie Troute, as 65 yo Geo Myers.24
Census1900	George appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Osage Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, as as 76 yo widower father George Myer in the household of his son & daughter-in-law Andrew Jack Myers and Maggie Troute; as 41 yo farmer A J & 39 yo wife Mag Myers.25
Death*	George died on 10 August 1903 at age 79. Wrote to Allen County clerk on 26 Nov 1989 for death certificate; response: "none located".7,8
Burial*	He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Mildred, Allen Co., Kansas. Headstone photo is available at Find A Grave.7,8

Children with Catherine Andereck:

Martha Ann Myers2,26,27 b. 5 Nov 1845, d. 3 Jun 1932 Isaac Benjamin Myers+28,27 b. 28 Nov 1847, d. 11 Dec 1937 Mary E. Myers21,29 b. 3 Sep 1850, d. 29 Nov 1909 William L. Myers3,30,31 b. 14 Nov 1852, d. 19 Nov 1918 Sarah C. Myers32 b. 16 Dec 1854, d. 11 Oct 1857 Permelia E. Myers33 b. 3 Oct 1857, d. 25 Sep 1858 Andrew Jack Myers+14,34,35 b. 1858, d. 8 Apr 1930 George Washington Myers+36,37,5 b. Aug 1859, d. 1938 Eliza Jane Myers+38,20,39,40 b. 8 Aug 1865, d. 30 Nov 1918

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Eliza Jane Myers^1,2

Father	George Myers3,4,5,6 b. 3 Sep 1823, d. 10 Aug 1903
Mother	Catherine Andereck3,4,6 b. Feb 1829, d. 25 Jan 1873

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17 Jan 2025

Birth*	Eliza, daughter of George Myers and Catherine Andereck, was born on 8 August 1865 in Marion Co., Illinois. The 1870 & 1885 censuses confirm year± and state only; the 1880 suggests ca. 1862; the 1920 census confirms state.7,4,1,8
Census1870	Eliza appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Sandoval Twp., Marion Co., Illinois in the household of her parents, George Myers and Catherine Andereck, as 5 yo Eliza Myers.9
Census1880	Eliza appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Odin Twp., Marion Co., Illinois in the household of her father, George Myers, as 18 yo daughter Eliza J Myers.10
Move	Martha, William, Andrew, George and Eliza joined the move of her father from Marion Co., Illinois to Allen Co., Kansas circa September 1880.4,11
Marriage*	She married Asa Williard Vandegrift, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, on 7 February 1884 at home of George Myers in Allen Co., Kansas, married by R. B. Rutherford. Te 1900 Federal Census confirms married 16 years. The 1910 Census says 26 years. The marriage license notes the marriage ceremony was at "house of George Myers". Three born with one living in the 1900 & 1910 Federal censuses.12,13,4
CensusNF1	Eliza and Asa appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated circa June 1885, as 25 yo farmer Acie W & 19 yo Eliza J Vandegrift.. Asa's 50 yo uncle Abraham Francis Vandegrift was listed as living with them as well as unknown person 17 yo Elsajane Myres.14
Baptism	Eliza was baptized on 30 May 1886 at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Ozark, Allen Co., Kansas.15
Church	Asa and Eliza and Asa were members of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas, on 17 February 1889.16
Residence*	Eliza and Asa resided in Eldorado, Butler Co., Kansas, on 1 March 1895. They were enumerated in the 1895 KS state census as 35 yo A W & 29 yo E J Vandegrift. Their 6 yo son Leroy was listed as living with them.17
Census1900	Eliza and Asa appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Elm Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 1 June 1900, as 40 yo engineer Aey (Acy) W & 34 yo wife Eliza J Vandergrift. Their son Leroy was listed as living with them.18
Residence	Eliza and Asa resided at N. Birch St. in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1903. Asa's occupation is blacksmith.19
Residence	Eliza and Asa resided in Allen Co., Kansas, in 1905. They were enumerated as 45 yo A W & 39 yo E J Vandergrift. Sixteen yo Leroy Vandergrift was listed as living with them. Eliza Jane's siblings 59 yo Martha A Myers and 52 yo Wm Myers lived next door.20
Census1910*	Eliza and Asa appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Nabisco Twp., Beaver Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 15 April 1910, as 50 yo farmer Asa W & 43 yo wife Eliza J Vandegrift.21
Residence*	Eliza resided in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, on 29 November 1918.4
Death*	Eliza died on 30 November 1918 in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, at age 53. Death certificate says 29th. Obit, which claims 30th, seems more reliable saying, "died Saturday morning at the home of her sister".1,4,8
Burial*	She was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Mildred, Allen Co., Kansas, under joint headstone with her husband Asa W.22,1,4

Children with Asa Williard Vandegrift:

Myrtle Vandegrift4 b. c 1886, d. c 1887 Gracie Vandegrift23,2,24 b. 18 Apr 1886, d. 23 Feb 1887 Leroy Vandegrift+25,4,26 b. 5 Oct 1888, d. 16 Sep 1944 Fnu Vandegrift27,2 b. b 1 Jun 1900, d. b 1 Jun 1900

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Drury Emmett Vandegrift^1,2,3

Father	Alfred Vandegrift1,2 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer1,2 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

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17 Jan 2025

Birth*	Drury, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 21 December 1861 in Henry Co., Missouri. The 1870 & 1880 Federal censuses good for 1861/2; the 1900 confirms Dec 1861.4,5,2,3
Census1870	Drury appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Germantown, Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 8 yo Durey E Vandergrift.6
Census1880	Drury appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 18 yo son Emmet D Vandergrift.7
Church*	Drury was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church in Ozark, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1881.8
Marriage*	He married Mattie Lethilia Adams on 19 October 1886 in Allen Co., Kansas, ref. County records, book B374, married by J. L. Longston. The 1900 census says they'd been married 13 years with 4 born & 3 living. In 1910 married for 23 years with 5 born & 4 living.9,10,11,3
Census1900*	Drury and Mattie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Richland Village, Vernon Co., Missouri, enumerated 20 June 1900, as 38 yo real estate agent Vernon & 35 yo wife Mathi Vandegrift. Their children Zelma Ethel, Dona and Ogle Emmett were listed as living with them.12
Event-Misc	Drury attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Alfred & Marianne Vandegrift circa 16 December 1908 at Moran, Allen Co., Kansas.13
Residence*	Drury and Mattie resided in Hobart, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma, on 24 December 1908.14
Census1910	Drury and Mattie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Hobart, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 22 April 1910, as 48 yo self-employed real estate agent Drury E & 45 yo wife Mattie L Vandegrift. Their children Dona, Ogle Emmett, Alton R. and Wilbur Roland were listed as living with them.15
Death*	Drury died on 26 February 1912 at age 50.16
Burial*	He was buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.16

Children with Mattie Lethilia Adams:

Zelma Ethel Vandegrift+17 b. 20 Aug 1887, d. Nov 1961 Dona Vandegrift18,19 b. 22 Aug 1889, d. 15 Feb 1980 Laura Vandegrift4 b. 22 Mar 1891, d. b 20 Jun 1900 Cpl. Ogle Emmett Vandegrift20,21 b. 16 Feb 1895, d. 19 Sep 1984 Alton R. Vandegrift22 b. c 1901 Wilbur Roland Vandegrift23 b. 31 Oct 1905, d. 13 Mar 1979

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Mattie Lethilia Adams^1,2,3

Last Edited

17 Jan 2025

Birth*	Mattie was born on 19 October 1864 in Meade Co., Kentucky. Month & year from the 1900 census.1,4,5,3
Marriage*	She married Drury Emmett Vandegrift, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, on 19 October 1886 in Allen Co., Kansas, ref. County records, book B374, married by J. L. Longston. The 1900 census says they'd been married 13 years with 4 born & 3 living. In 1910 married for 23 years with 5 born & 4 living.2,6,7,3
Census1900	Mattie and Drury appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Richland Village, Vernon Co., Missouri, enumerated 20 June 1900, as 38 yo real estate agent Vernon & 35 yo wife Mathi Vandegrift. Their children Zelma Ethel, Dona and Ogle Emmett were listed as living with them.8
Event-Misc	Mattie attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Alfred & Marianne Vandegrift circa 16 December 1908 at Moran, Allen Co., Kansas.9
Residence*	Mattie and Drury resided in Hobart, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma, on 24 December 1908.10
Census1910*	Mattie and Drury appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Hobart, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 22 April 1910, as 48 yo self-employed real estate agent Drury E & 45 yo wife Mattie L Vandegrift. Their children Dona, Ogle Emmett, Alton R. and Wilbur Roland were listed as living with them.11
Census1920*	Mattie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 7 January 1920, as 55 yo widow Mattie Vandegrift. Her children Dona, Alton R. and Wilbur Roland were listed as living with her.12
Census1930	Mattie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, at 1421 Eighth Street, enumerated 2 April 1930, as 65 yo widow Mattie L Vandegrift. Her children Dona and Wilbur Roland were listed as living with her.13
Death*	Mattie died in January 1940 at age 75.14
Burial*	She was buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.14

Children with Drury Emmett Vandegrift:

Zelma Ethel Vandegrift+15 b. 20 Aug 1887, d. Nov 1961 Dona Vandegrift16,17,18 b. 22 Aug 1889, d. 15 Feb 1980 Laura Vandegrift1 b. 22 Mar 1891, d. b 20 Jun 1900 Cpl. Ogle Emmett Vandegrift19,20 b. 16 Feb 1895, d. 19 Sep 1984 Alton R. Vandegrift21,22 b. c 1901 Wilbur Roland Vandegrift23,24 b. 31 Oct 1905, d. 13 Mar 1979

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Alfred Luther Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Alfred Vandegrift1 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer1,2 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

8 Sep 2021

Birth*	Alfred, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 18 March 1865 in Missouri. Colburn writes, "died July 1, 1865, aged 3 mos., 13 days"; King gives year of 1864.3,1,2
Death*	Alfred died on 1 July 1865.3,1,2
Burial*	He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.3,1,2

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Mattie Allen Vandegrift^1,2,3

Father	Alfred Vandegrift1,2,4 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer1,2 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

17 Jan 2025

Birth*	Mattie, daughter of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 26 January 1866 in Henry Co., Missouri. 1900 census confirms Jan 1866.5,6,3
Census1870	Mattie appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Germantown, Henry Co., Missouri in the household of her parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 4 yo Mattie Vandergrift.7
Census1880	Mattie appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of her parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 14 yo daughter Mattie A Vandergrift.8
Church*	Mattie was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church in Ozark, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1881.9
Marriage*	She married William Dobson "Wiley" Mathews on 2 December 1883 in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas. Five born w/ five living in 1900. Married 26 years with 7 and 7 in the 1910 census. Alfred vdG's bit refers to her as "Mrs. Mattie Matthews".10,4
Census1900	Mattie and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mound City, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 4 June 1900, as 39 yo farm laborer Wiley D & 34 yo wife Mattie A Mathews. Their children Orville Alfred, William Chesley, Ray Emmett, Albert Eldin and Effie Laura were listed as living with them.11
Residence	Mattie resided in Goodrich, Linn Co., Kansas, on 24 December 1908, as mentioned in her parents's 50th wedding anniversary article in Allen County Journal.12
Census1910*	Mattie and William appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Centerville, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 6 May 1910, as 49 yo farmer W D & 44 yo wife M A Mathews. Their children Orville Alfred, William Chesley, Ray Emmett, Albert Eldin, Effie Laura, Bessie and Millard Wiley were listed as living with them.13
Residence*	Mattie resided in Parker, Linn Co., Kansas, on 19 December 1918.4
Census1920	Mattie and William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Mound City Twp., Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 27 January 1920, as 58 yo farmer Wiley D & 51 yo wife Mattie A Mathews. Their children William Chesley, Albert Eldin, Effie Laura, Bessie, Millard Wiley and Wilton Doyle were listed as living with them.14
Census1930	Mattie and William appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Centerville, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 8 April 1930, as 69 yo farmer Wiley B & 64 yo wife Mattie A Mathews. Their children Millard Wiley and Wilton Doyle were listed as living with them. Millard & Doyle are on the next census page, lines 54-55, and are not included in HQO's index.15
Census1940	Mattie and William appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Centerville, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 10 April 1940, as 79 yo W D & 74 yo wife Mattie A Mathews, along with a servant, Ida Amur.16
Death*	Mattie died on 16 October 1949 in Prescott, Linn Co., Kansas, at age 83.6
Burial*	She was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Mound City, Linn Co., Kansas. Joint headstone photo w/ husband Wiley D Mathews is available at Find A Grave.6

Children with William Dobson "Wiley" Mathews:

Orville Alfred Mathews+17,18 b. 11 Jul 1888, d. 1958 William Chesley Mathews+19,20 b. 23 Apr 1891, d. 1959 Ray Emmett Mathews21,22 b. 30 Mar 1894, d. Mar 1973 Albert Eldin Mathews23 b. 17 Apr 1897, d. 1967 Effie Laura Mathews24,25 b. 27 Jun 1899 Bessie Mathews26 b. c 1905 Millard Wiley Mathews+27,28 b. 2 Mar 1908, d. 26 Aug 1985 Wilton Doyle Mathews+29,30 b. 31 Jan 1912, d. 29 Oct 1982

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William Dobson "Wiley" Mathews^1,2,3,4

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17 Jan 2025

Birth*	William was born on 16 July 1860 in Yadkin Co., North Carolina, s/o Wm. D. and Martha Ann Lewis Mathews. 1860 per Vandegrift, other sources say 1861.5,1,2,3
Marriage*	He married Mattie Allen Vandegrift, daughter of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, on 2 December 1883 in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas. Five born w/ five living in 1900. Married 26 years with 7 and 7 in the 1910 census. Alfred vdG's bit refers to her as "Mrs. Mattie Matthews".6,4
Census1900	William and Mattie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mound City, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 4 June 1900, as 39 yo farm laborer Wiley D & 34 yo wife Mattie A Mathews. Their children Orville Alfred, William Chesley, Ray Emmett, Albert Eldin and Effie Laura were listed as living with them.2
Census1910*	William and Mattie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Centerville, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 6 May 1910, as 49 yo farmer W D & 44 yo wife M A Mathews. Their children Orville Alfred, William Chesley, Ray Emmett, Albert Eldin, Effie Laura, Bessie and Millard Wiley were listed as living with them.1
Census1920	William and Mattie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Mound City Twp., Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 27 January 1920, as 58 yo farmer Wiley D & 51 yo wife Mattie A Mathews. Their children William Chesley, Albert Eldin, Effie Laura, Bessie, Millard Wiley and Wilton Doyle were listed as living with them.7
Census1930	William and Mattie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Centerville, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 8 April 1930, as 69 yo farmer Wiley B & 64 yo wife Mattie A Mathews. Their children Millard Wiley and Wilton Doyle were listed as living with them. Millard & Doyle are on the next census page, lines 54-55, and are not included in HQO's index.8
Census1940	William and Mattie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Centerville, Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 10 April 1940, as 79 yo W D & 74 yo wife Mattie A Mathews, along with a servant, Ida Amur.9
Death*	William died in 1942.10
Burial*	He was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Mound City, Linn Co., Kansas. Joint headstone photo w/ wife Mattie A Mathews is available at Find A Grave.10

Children with Mattie Allen Vandegrift:

Orville Alfred Mathews+11,12 b. 11 Jul 1888, d. 1958 William Chesley Mathews+13,14 b. 23 Apr 1891, d. 1959 Ray Emmett Mathews15,16 b. 30 Mar 1894, d. Mar 1973 Albert Eldin Mathews17 b. 17 Apr 1897, d. 1967 Effie Laura Mathews18,19 b. 27 Jun 1899 Bessie Mathews20 b. c 1905 Millard Wiley Mathews+21,22 b. 2 Mar 1908, d. 26 Aug 1985 Wilton Doyle Mathews+23,24 b. 31 Jan 1912, d. 29 Oct 1982

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Herbert Stowe Vandegrift^1,2,3,4

Father	Alfred Vandegrift1,2,4 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer1,2 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

17 Jan 2025

Birth*	Herbert, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 6 July 1868 in Henry Co., Missouri. Vandegrift writes 1860 but this is clearly wrong. She agrees on 6 July. The 1870 Federal census good for 1867/8, the 1880 indicates 1868/9; both show Missouri.5,6,7
Census1870	Herbert appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Germantown, Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 2 yo Herbert Vandergrift.8
Census1880	Herbert appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 11 yo son Herbert S Vandergrift.9
CensusNF1	Herbert appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 16 yo H S Vandegrift.10
Marriage*	He married Margaret May "Maggie" Johnson on 21 September 1890 in Allen Co., Kansas. Moran records, book C193, married by Wesley Emerson; year confirmed by the 1910 census which shows they had been married 20 years.11,12,13
Census1900*	Herbert and Margaret appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Stanton Twp., Linn Co., Kansas, enumerated 5 June 1900, as 32 yo farmer H S & 31 yo Maggie Vandegrift. Their children Floyd S. and John Clifford were listed as living with them.14
Residence	Herbert resided in Keysor, Colorado, on 24 December 1908, as mentioned in his parents's 50th wedding anniversary article in Allen County Journal.15
Census1910	Herbert and Margaret appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Matheson, Elbert Co., Colorado, enumerated 30 April 1910, as 43 yo farmer Hubert & 42 yo wife Maggie Vandegrift. Their children Floyd S., John Clifford, Neta and Glenn W. were listed as living with them.16
Residence*	Herbert resided in Matheson, Elbert Co., Colorado, on 19 December 1918.4
Census1920	Herbert and Margaret appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Matheson Pct., Elbert Co., Colorado, enumerated 28 January 1920, as 51 yo farmer Herbert F & 50 yo wife Maggie Vandegrift. Their son Glenn W. was listed as living with them.17
Move	Herbert and Margaret moved their residence from Colorado to Tulare County in 1920.7
Census1930	Herbert and Margaret appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Tulare Twp., Tulare Co., California, enumerated 18 April 1930, as 61 yo poultryman Herbert S & 60 yo wife Maggie M Vandegrift. Their son Glenn W. was listed as living with them.18
Census1940*	Herbert and Margaret appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Tulare Twp., Tulare Co., California, enumerated 6 April 1940, as 71 yo farmer Herbert S & 71 yo wife Maggie Vandegrift.19
Death*	Herbert died on 8 December 1960 in Tulare, Tulare Co., California, at age 92.6,20
Burial*	He was buried at Tulare Cemetery in Tulare, Tulare Co., California. Herbert's obit says he was to be buried in Tulare Cemetery, though I find no memorial at either Find A Grave nor BillionGraves. Find A Grave does have entries for some of his children.20

Children with Margaret May "Maggie" Johnson:

Floyd S. Vandegrift21 b. 10 Nov 1891, d. 2 May 1974 John Clifford Vandegrift+22 b. 22 Dec 1893, d. 24 Jun 1958 Gale Vandegrift5 b. 16 Feb 1897, d. 1 Aug 1899 Neta Vandegrift23 b. 1900, d. 1919 Glenn W. Vandegrift+24 b. c 1909, d. a 8 Dec 1960

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Ethel Vandegrift^1,2,3

Father	Alfred Vandegrift4,1,3 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer4,1 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

28 Jan 2022

Birth*	Ethel, daughter of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 15 July 1871 in Missouri. The 1880 census good for 1871/2; 1900 confirms month & year.5,1,2
Census1880	Ethel appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of her parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 8 yo daughter Ethel Vandergrift.6
CensusNF1	Ethel appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 13 yo E Vandegrift.7
Marriage*	She married Quessnal Custer on 3 April 1893 in Mound City Twp., Allen Co., Kansas. Married 7 years in 1900 w/ 2 born & none living. Married 14 years in 1910. Married at age 21 in the 1930.8,3,9
Census1900	Ethel and Quessnal appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Homer, Champaign Co., Illinois, enumerated 7 June 1900, as 27 yo dry goods salesman Quess & 29 yo wife Ethel Custer.10
Residence	Ethel resided in Jamaica, Vermilion Co., Illinois, on 24 December 1908, as mentioned in her parents's 50th wedding anniversary article in Allen County Journal.11
Census1910*	Ethel and Quessnal appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, enumerated 27 May 1910, as 37 yo self-employed grocer Quess & 39 yo Ethel Custer. Their son Quessnal Stewart was listed as living with them. We knew from her father Alfred's 1918 obituary that Ethel was living in Chicago; note there is also a widow Ethel Custer living in a boarding house in Chicago at this time. He is enumerated as Guess Custer by HeritageQuest Online.12
Residence*	Ethel resided in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, on 19 December 1918.3
Census1920	Ethel and Quessnal appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, enumerated 3 January 1920, as 47 yo grocer store proprietor Quessnal & 38 yo wife Ethel Custer. Their son Quessnal Stewart was listed as living with them.13
Census1930	Ethel and Quessnal appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Satanta, Haskell Co., Kansas, enumerated 5 April 1930, as 56 yo grocer Quess & 57 yo wife Ethel Custer. Son Q Stewart is definitely missing in this census.14
Census1940	Ethel and Quessnal appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Homer, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 701 South Main, enumerated 19 April 1940, as 67 yo grocery store proprietor Quess & 68 yo wife Ethel Custer. Their son Quessnal Stewart was listed as living with them.15
Death*	Ethel died on 12 July 1951 in Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, at age 79.16,3,9
Burial*	She was buried at Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Homer, Champaign Co., Illinois. Joint headstone photo available at Find A Grave.17

Children with Quessnal Custer:

Floyd E. Custer18 b. 1894, d. 1896 infant Custer19 b. 10 Jun 1898, d. 31 Oct 1898 Quessnal Stewart Custer+20,21,9 b. 23 Dec 1902, d. 26 Aug 1990

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Orvis Earle Vandegrift^1,2,3

Father	Alfred Vandegrift4,3 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer4 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

7 Oct 2022

Birth*	Orvis, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 28 March 1874 in Henry Co., Missouri. The 1885 Kansas & 1880 Federal censuses confirm 1874. Day of month by Find A Grave & his draft card.5,6,7
Census1880	Orvis appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 6 yo son Earl O Vandergrift.8
CensusNF1	Orvis appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 11 yo O E Vandegrift.1
Marriage*	He married Ina May Trout on 20 September 1896 in Allen Co., Kansas. They had been married 5 years with 4 born and 3 living in the 1900 census.9,10
Census1900*	Orvis and Ina appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, enumerated 1 June 1900, as 26 yo smelter laborer Orvis E & 23 yo wife Ina M Vandegrift. Their children Floy Verle and J. Richard were listed as living with them. OE's brother Asa and family live two doors above.11
Residence*	Orvis and Ina resided at N. Birch St. in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1903.12
Event-Misc	Orvis attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Alfred & Marianne Vandegrift circa 16 December 1908 at Moran, Allen Co., Kansas.13
Residence	Orvis resided in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, on 24 December 1908.14
Census1910	Orvis and Ina appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 2 May 1910, as 35 yo dry goods salesman Orvis E & 32 yo wife Ina M Vandegrift. Their children Floy Verle, J. Richard and Lolita A. were listed as living with them.15
Residence*	Orvis resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, on 19 December 1918.3
Census1920	Orvis and Ina appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 12 January 1920, as 45 yo travelling dry goods salesman O E & 42 yo wife Ina May Vandegrift. Their children Floy Verle, J. Richard and Lolita A. were listed as living with them, as well as five lodgers.16
Marr-Separate*	Orvis was separated from his wife, Ina May Trout from 12 January 1920 to 24 June 1923. Presumably this was a divorce but I've found no record of same. Orvis Earle is listed single in the 1940 census.17,16
Census1940*	Orvis appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, at 609 NW Fourth, enumerated 15 April 1940, as 66 yo laborer Orvis E Vandegrift.18
Death*	Orvis died in 1941.7,16
Burial*	He was buried at Rose Hill Burial Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.7

Children with Ina May Trout:

Floy Verle Vandegrift19,20,21 b. 6 Mar 1897, d. fr 20 Jul 1960 - 22 Dec 1972 Gay Angelo Vandegrift22 b. 26 Sep 1898, d. 13 Jan 1900 Cpl. J. Richard Vandegrift+23,24,25 b. 28 Mar 1900, d. 18 Jul 1960 Lolita A. Vandegrift+26,27 b. c 1904, d. a 20 Jul 1960

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Guy Palmer Vandegrift^1,2,3

Father	Alfred Vandegrift4,3 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer4,2 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

2 Apr 2023

Birth*	Guy, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 18 December 1876 in Henry Co., Missouri. Our 1880 census extract has a "3" in the "Month of birth if born in census year" column; this is apparently either an extraction mistake or error by enumerator; assuming the date is correct in King, Guy would have been 3 years old at time of the 1880.5,6,7,8,2
Census1880	Guy appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Walker Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 3 yo son Guy E Vandergrift.9
CensusNF1	Guy appeared on the 1885 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 8 yo G P Vandegrift.1
CensusNF1	Guy appeared on the 1895 Kansas State Census of Deer Creek Twp., Allen Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents, Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, as 18 yo G P Vandegrift.8
Marriage*	He married Emma Frances Shirck on 1 August 1902 in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas. Five children born with 5 living in the 1910 census.10,5
Residence	Guy and Emma resided at N. Chestnut St. in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, in 1903. Guy's occupation is smelterman.11
Event-Misc	Guy attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Alfred & Marianne Vandegrift circa 16 December 1908 at Moran, Allen Co., Kansas.12
Residence*	Guy and Emma resided in La Harpe, Allen Co., Kansas, on 24 December 1908.13
Census1910*	Guy and Emma appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 27 April 1910, as 33 yo zinc smelter charger Guy E & 31 yo wife Emma Vandegrift. Their children Bertha M., Myron C., Ione F., Lois and Eva M. were listed as living with them.7
Occupation*	Guy was an auto repairman on 5 September 1918 at Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.5
Residence*	Guy resided in Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas, on 19 December 1918.3
Census1920	Guy and Emma appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas, at 1012 S. Sands Ave., enumerated 7 January 1920, as 43 yo teamster Guy & 40 yo wife Emma Vandegrift. Their children Bertha M., Myron C., Ione F., Lois, Eva M., Alfred D. and Glenn Eugene were listed as living with them.14
Census1930	Guy and Emma appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas, enumerated 2 April 1930, as 52 yo salesman Guy P & 50 yo wife Emma Vandergrif. Their children Bertha M., Ione F., Eva M., Alfred D. and Glenn Eugene were listed as living with them. Myron is in Tulsa, Lois is missing.15
Census1940	Guy and Emma appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas, at 1302 S. Front, enumerated 4 April 1940, as 63 yo Guy P & 61 yo Emma Vandegrift. Their children Bertha M., Myron C., Glenn Eugene and Lois were listed as living with them.16
Death*	Guy died in 1945. Obit confirms only after 19 Dec 1918.3
Burial*	He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas. Joint headstone photo available at Find A Grave.17

Children with Emma Frances Shirck:

Bertha M. Vandegrift18,19,20 b. c 1904 Myron C. Vandegrift21,22 b. 12 Feb 1905, d. 15 Mar 1980 Ione F. Vandegrift23,24,25 b. c 1907 Lois Vandegrift+26,27 b. c 1908 Eva M. Vandegrift28,29,30 b. c Jul 1909 Alfred D. Vandegrift+31,32 b. 16 Nov 1911, d. 5 Nov 1991 SSgt. Glenn Eugene Vandegrift33,34 b. 17 Dec 1913, d. 21 Apr 1975 Junior F. Vandegrift35

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Leon Vandegrift¹

Father	Alfred Vandegrift1 b. 17 Jan 1830, d. 13 Dec 1918
Mother	Marianne Palmer1 b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 8 Feb 1927

Last Edited

8 Sep 2021

Birth*	Leon, son of Alfred Vandegrift and Marianne Palmer, was born on 11 October 1879.1
Death*	Leon died in October 1879. Not enumerated with his family in the 1880 Federal census; he's not in the 1885 KS either.2,3,4
Burial*	He was buried at Hopewell Cemetery in Montrose, Henry Co., Missouri.2

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Gracie Vandegrift¹

Father	Asa Williard Vandegrift2,3 b. 11 Feb 1860, d. 8 May 1936
Mother	Eliza Jane Myers2,4,3 b. 8 Aug 1865, d. 30 Nov 1918

Last Edited

7 Oct 2022

Birth*	Gracie, daughter of Asa Williard Vandegrift and Eliza Jane Myers, was born on 18 April 1886. Year only on the headstone. Censuses support her existence with "3 born, 1 living".5,3
Death*	Gracie died on 23 February 1887.5,3
Burial*	She was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Mildred, Allen Co., Kansas, next to her parents.6
BioNote*	Biography Note: Gracie was completely unknown to us prior to research in King. There she is listed as Asa & Eliza's only child. If Leroy knew of his sister he never told Zella or Pete. Her grave was found in 1988 in the Fairview Cemetery. Her headstone is just below those of Asa and Eliza and is inscribed 'Gracie Vandegrift 1886-1887.7'

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Leroy Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Asa Williard Vandegrift1,3,4 b. 11 Feb 1860, d. 8 May 1936
Mother	Eliza Jane Myers1,5,2 b. 8 Aug 1865, d. 30 Nov 1918

Last Edited

27 Apr 2024

Birth*	Leroy, son of Asa Williard Vandegrift and Eliza Jane Myers, was born on 5 October 1888 in Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas.6,1,7,8,9
Residence	Leroy lived with Asa Williard Vandegrift and Eliza Jane Myers on 1 March 1895 in Eldorado, Butler Co., Kansas.10
Census1900	Leroy appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Elm Twp., Allen Co., Kansas in the household of his parents, Asa Williard Vandegrift and Eliza Jane Myers, as 11 yo son Leroy Vandegrift.11
Residence	Leroy lived with Asa Williard Vandegrift and Eliza Jane Myers in 1905 in Allen Co., Kansas.12
Census1910	Leroy appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Allen Co., Kansas, as 21 yo boarder Lee Vandegrift in the household of 43 yo smelter furnaceman Joshua, his 42 yo wife Almeda Rhea, and their five children.13
Occupation*	Leroy was a laborer in a smelter in 1917 at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.8
Name-Sign	Leroy Vandegrift signed his name as "Le Roy Vandegrift". This is how he signed his name on both his draft registration (1916) and driver's license (1936). His Social Security application (1937) is signed "L. R. Vandegrift".1,8,6
Description	Leroy was medium height, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair (1916). 5'-7½", gray hair, blue eyes, 140 lbs. (1938) in 1917 at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.8
Milit-Service*	Leroy Vandegrift served during World War I , being inducted on 27 June 1918. He was discharged at Camp Travis on 5 July 1918 due to hernia.14
Census1920	Leroy appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma in the household of his father, Asa Williard Vandegrift, as 31 yo son & oil company agent Leroy Vandergrift.15
Education*	He was a student in the electric meter repair school at University of Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma, circa 1922.16
Marriage*	He married Zella Marie Downey, daughter of Charles Downey and Anna Bell Pence, on 15 September 1923 at First Baptist Church in Nowata, Nowata Co., Oklahoma. Service by Pastor E. F. Hallock.17,18
Occupation	Leroy was an electricial engineer working in the oil & gas industry on 12 July 1924 at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.19
Residence*	Leroy and Zella resided at Comanche St. in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, circa 1927.20
Marr-Divorce*	Leroy was divorced from Zella Marie Downey at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, on 15 March 1928. Divorce papers filed 17 March 1928. The 1930 census confirms she was already divorced.21
Census1930*	Leroy appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 10 April 1930, as single 42 yo meter tester Lee Vandegrift. The house he was renting went for $22.50 per month.22
Occupation	Leroy was an electric power meter repairman for the Public Service company on 10 April 1930 at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.22,20
Death	Leroy was mentioned in the obituary of Asa Williard Vandegrift, dated 8 May 1936.3,23,24,25
SSN*	On 15 December 1936 his Social Security Number was 441-10-4794.1
Description*	Leroy was 140 pounds, 5'-7" tall with gray hair and blue eyes in 1938.6
CensusLead*	The 1940 census listed a a 53 yo, who may be this person, as head of household at County Poor Farm, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida. LeRoy Vandegrift.26
Residence*	Leroy resided at 102½ W. 2nd in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, in September 1944.7
Death*	Leroy died on 16 September 1944 in Odessa, Ector Co., Texas, at age 55.7,27,28,9
Burial*	He was buried at Nowata Memorial Cemetery in Nowata, Nowata Co., Oklahoma. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.28,9,29
BioNote*	Biography Note: Leroy went to high school in Kansas, at either Iola or Gas City, and graduated. After his divorce from Zella he moved into a large apartment in downtown Bartlesville. Pete would visit him there. Later he moved to smaller quarters. Leroy was an avid sportsman and a trophy winning bowler. He also fished. His favorite sport was waterfowl hunting. Leroy raised bird dogs, liver and white short hair pointers. He had a two story dog house in the back yard. Asa lived with Lee and Zella for a while.30

Child with Zella Marie Downey:

2nd Lt. Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" Vandegrift+19,20 b. 12 Jul 1924, d. 6 Dec 2012

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Zella Marie Downey¹

Father	Charles Downey2,3,4,5 b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 18 May 1918
Mother	Anna Bell Pence2,6,4,5,7,8 b. 12 May 1867, d. 13 Jul 1945

Last Edited

13 Dec 2024

Birth*	Zella, daughter of Charles Downey and Anna Bell Pence, was born on 22 February 1903 in Nowata, Cherokee Nation (now Nowata Co.), Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).4,3,1,9
Census1910	Zella appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Nowata Twp., Nowata Co., Oklahoma in the household of her parents, Charles Downey and Anna Bell Pence, as 7 yo daughter J Zella Downey.10
Residence*	Zella resided in Dewey, Washington Co., Oklahoma, in 1911, with her grandmother Martha (Garmon) Gibbens.11
Event-Misc	Zella attended a party hosted by brother Bert at their parents' home on 31 May 1917.12
Residence	Zella resided in Nowata, Nowata Co., Oklahoma, in 1923.13
Marriage*	Her first marriage was to Leroy Vandegrift, son of Asa Williard Vandegrift and Eliza Jane Myers, on 15 September 1923 at First Baptist Church, Nowata, Nowata Co., Oklahoma. Service by Pastor E. F. Hallock.13,14
Residence*	Zella and Leroy resided at Comanche St. in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, circa 1927.8
Marr-Divorce*	Zella was divorced from Leroy Vandegrift at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, on 15 March 1928. Divorce papers filed 17 March 1928. The 1930 census confirms she was already divorced.15
Occupation*	Zella was a self-employed beauty shop operator on 9 April 1930 at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.8,16,17
Census1930*	Zella appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 9 April 1930, as 26 yo beauty shop operator Zella Vandegrift. Her son Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" was listed as living with her, as well as her 61 yo widowed mother Anna Downey. Zella's house was renting for $27.50 per month.18
Residence	Zella resided at 302½ S. Dewey in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, in 1933, as beauty shop operator.19
Census1940	Zella appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, at 302½ South Dewey Ave, enumerated 11 May 1940, as 35 yo beauty shop operator Zalla M. Vandegrift. Her son Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" was listed as living with her, along with her mother, Anna B. Downey.17
Name-Sign	Zella Marie Downey signed her name as "Zella Vandegrift". The cited documents both have her signature on them. The donation is dated 1980.20,4
Burial	Zella attended the funeral of Leroy Vandegrift at Nowata Memorial Cemetery, Nowata, Nowata Co., OklahomaG.20,21,22
Marriage*	Her second marriage was to Cliff Gibson circa 1950.23
Marr-Divorce*	Zella was divorced from Cliff Gibson circa 1950.23
Estate-Will*	Zella Marie Downey left a will dated 22 September 1980 at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, naming son Peter her sole executor and heir. Should Peter predecease her then his wife Claree Vandegrift was to be executrix and sole heir. Should Claree also predecease her then her estate was to be divided equally between her three grandchildren Eric K, Lee B and Kirk A Vandegrift.24
Move	Zella moved her residence from Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Langley, Washington in 1984.16
Death*	Zella died on 28 November 1989 at Brookhaven #25 in Langley, Island Co., Washington, at age 86. There are four factual errors in the original Death Certificate, namely 1) Zella was born in Indian Territory, not Oklahoma; 2) she was divorced, not widowed; 3) she did not leave a surviving spouse; 4) she had smoked within the last fifteen years. Cause of death was cardiac arrest due to atherosclerosis. Certificate amended by affadavit 25 October 1994, no. 384, item 8, 13-15.1,25,16,26
Burial*	She was buried at Nowata Memorial Cemetery in Nowata, Nowata Co., Oklahoma. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.1,9,27
BioNote*	Biography Note: The following anecdote is from a conversation between Zella and grandson Eric Vandegrift.      Circa 1918 Zella's sister Mae was a supervisor at the phone company in Nowata. Zella lied about her age and got a job working there as a switchboard operator. She got into frequent trouble, shooting off her mouth at customers, but because she was fast and her sister was a supervisor she didn't get fired. Later she became a licensed hairdresser. She ran her own shop until the 1970s.      Zella and Cliff Gibson went to New York City to welcome June and Harry back to the states after one of their tours in Europe. When they got back to Oklahoma they informed everyone that they had been married in NYC. They were divorced a couple of weeks later.      Zella died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 28, 1989. She was at home in Langley, Washington. She had been to a birthday party for Blair on Saturday the 11th. She was well and had a fine time. She had plans for next year's garden. As usual, she had a quilt in progress and was nearing completion of the latest one. Zella missed Thanksgiving dinner at the farm. She was ill with the flu. Dad said she had been pretty sick for a couple of days. The morning of the 28th she waved to a neighbor on the road and appeared in good health and spirits.      Marie Eicher wrote me shortly after Zella's death saying, Thank you for calling to tell me of your grandmother's death. It's sad. I called my sister, Mary, who also had corresponded with her through the years. As we talked, we both felt a real sense of loss. Although we rarely saw her, she was always there and we heard from her throughout the years - and always at Christmas. We remembered her visits to us when we were children. Mary said, 'I'll always remember her as the most elegant lady I ever knew' - and she really was. She was always impeccably dressed in clothes from wonderful shops (that we were far too poor in those days to even think of entering!). We thought there was something really magic about all that! When my father was killed she really brought some comfort to us when she came to the funeral. We had expected Aunt June to be the 'strong one', but she was as shocked & overcome as we were & it was Aunt Zella who stepped in to really encourage us thru that time. I'm really thankful for the memories we have of her.      Zella was cremated and her ashes flown to Nowata, OK. Immediate cause of death, according to her death certificate, was cardiac arrest due to atherosclerosis. Zella smoked cigarettes her entire life.28
SSN*	On 15 December 1936 her Social Security Number was 441-10-9539.29,30,31

Child with Leroy Vandegrift:

2nd Lt. Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" Vandegrift+32,24,33,8 b. 12 Jul 1924, d. 6 Dec 2012

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2nd Lt. Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Leroy Vandegrift3,2 b. 5 Oct 1888, d. 16 Sep 1944
Mother	Zella Marie Downey3,4,5,2 b. 22 Feb 1903, d. 28 Nov 1989

Last Edited

9 Mar 2025

Birth*	Alfred, son of Leroy Vandegrift and Zella Marie Downey, was born on 12 July 1924 at Memorial Hospital in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.3,6
Residence	Alfred lived with Leroy Vandegrift and Zella Marie Downey circa 1927 at Comanche St. in Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.2
Census1930	Alfred appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma in the household of his mother, Zella Marie Downey, as 5 yo son Pete Vandegrift.7
Education	He was a student at St. John's Parochial School at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, from 1934 to 1934.8,9
Census1940	Alfred appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma in the household of his mother, Zella Marie Downey, as 15 yo son Alfred E Vandegrift.10
Graduation*	Alfred graduated from Bartlesville Senior High School at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma, in June 1942.2
Education	He was a student at NYA Radio School at Tonkawa, Oklahoma, circa July 1942. He graduated about six months later with an FCC 3rd class Radiotelephone license and an amateur radio operator's license.11,2
Milit-Service*	2nd Lt. Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" Vandegrift served as a High Speed Fixed Station Radio Operator with the 3119th Signal Service Battalion during World War II , enlisting from 19 April 1943 to 11 February 1946. Peter entered active service on 26 April 1943. He received the Philippine Liberation Ribbon for service in the Luzon campaign. He left service with an honorable discharge as Technician Fourth Grade on 11 Feb 1946.12,13,14,15
BioNote*	Biography Note of from July 1945 to January 1946: Vandegrift's letter to Downey, in part, re his experiences in the last months of WWII:      I arrived on Luzon by air from New Caledonia in July just before the campaign there ended. Our outfit was to stay there to prepare for the coming invasion of Japan. I worked pretty hard installing radioteletype transmitters in trucks for mobile work. Then came V-J Day, and we had to work 24 hours a day to finish preparing for a 'peacetime' invasion of Honshu. I left Luzon Sept 14th on one of the 500 ships in the convoy. The advance echelon of my outfilt landed Sept 25 at Wakayama behind the infantry divisions of the Sixth Army. I operated a radio station at Wakayama for a couple of days, then moved into Kobe immediately after the infantry point. Then the real work began...      I wish I could tell you more of the landing at Wakayama because it is something I'll remember until my dying day. It was just like any invasion you have read about, only lacking the firepower. We had to land at Wakayama instead of Osaka and Kobe as planned because of the mines in the harbor. The beach at Wakayama was about a mile and a half long, very sandy, and it was lined with LSTs unloading troops and supplies. The sand on the beach was pretty deep, and lots of the vehicles were getting stuck, and there were bulldozers by the dozens doing nothing but pulling them out of the sand. As soon as one LST finished unloading, another would beach itself, the huge doors would open, the ramp would come down, and men and vehicles would spew out on the beach, and disappear in all directions. There were thousands of cases of food and ammunition, and every imaginable item stacked along the beach. Out in the harbor as far as the eye could reach, ships were anchored, up anchoring, lowering the anchor, and moving about in an orderly manner. To a layman it would seem that confusion was rampant, but every ship had a certain minute to hit the beach, so long to unload, and move out again. There were a few mishaps, which was only natural in an undertaking as large as that, but as far as I know no serious accidents. We saw very few Japanese those first few days because most of them had taken off for the hills out of fear of the 'invaders'. Slowly the people realized that the American troops weren't there to hurt them, or molest the women, and slowly they began their trek down out of the mountains...      All those stories of the devastation here are true. Dozens of city blocks are flat, and I do mean flat. The rubble was still in the streets where the Japs hadn't yet had time to clean it up. Several times as we passed the burnt and demolished buildings we were almost nauseated from the sweet sickening odor of bodies which no one had taken the time or troupble to dig out and bury.      Among Pete's artifacts are his military service ribbons and badges. They consist of WWII Victory Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Phillipine Liberation Medal, Asia-Pacific Campaign WWII medal, and American Campaign Medal.16,15
Education*	Vandegrift's bio sketch for Boeing, under "Educational Background Beyond High School", lists Stanford University (Engineering ASTP), Univ. of San Francisco (Engineering ASTP), Oklahoma A&M College, and Univ. of Wichita. He graduated with a BSEE in communications, then an MSEE degree from Oklahoma A&M.2,17,18
Residence	Alfred resided at 312 Maple in Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma, from August 1948 to June 1950.19
Baptism	Alfred was baptized on 17 April 1949 at First Presbyterian Church in Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma.2
Graduation	Alfred graduated from Oklahoma A&M College at Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma, in June 1949. He graduated with an MSEE (Master of Science, Electrical Engineering) degree.2
Milit-Service	2nd Lt. Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" Vandegrift served as Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve Signal Corps from 22 November 1949 to 12 March 1952.20,21,15,22,23
Residence	Alfred resided at 4740 Mt. Vernon in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, from June 1950 to November 1950.19
Event-Misc*	Peter was granted authority to practice engineering as a licensed professional engineer by the Kansas State Board of Engineering Examiners on 11 October 1950 at Wichita, Kansas.24
Residence	Alfred resided at 3017 Range Rd. in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, from August 1951 to April 1954.19
Occupation*	Alfred was an electrical engineer on 16 May 1953 at Boeing Aircraft, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.25
Residence	Alfred resided at 1938 Elpyco in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, from April 1954 to June 1958.19
Residence	Alfred resided at 5409 Plaza Lane in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, from June 1958 to October 1958.19
Residence	Alfred resided at 6706 E. 10th St. in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, on 4 October 1958.19
Move	Alfred moved his residence from Wichita to Mercer Island, Washington in June 1963, His wife and three sons, unnamed because they are still living in 2021, moved with him.26
Residence*	Alfred resided at 3620 76th Ave. SE in Mercer Island, King Co., Washington, in February 1970.26
BioNote	Biography Note of 1974: Vandegrift was awarded Scouting's Silver Beaver Award in 1974. His bio in the awards ceremony booklet reads, "After one year in Scouting in Wichita, Kansas, this man moved into Cascade District and helped organize Troop 624. He was Assistant Scoutmaster for eight years, Scoutmaster three, Assistant District Commissioner last fall and is now District Commissioner. While filling these offices he also completed Wood Badge training, was on the District training committee for five years, spent seven summers at Camp Parsons receiving the Baden-Powell Silver Acorn in 1965 and was Advisor to a mountain patrol Post three years. He is a Brotherhood Order of the arrow man and wa a Lodge Advisor one year."27
Estate-Will	Alfred was named executor and an heir in the will of Zella Marie Downey, his mother, dated 22 September 1980 at Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma.4
Description*	Alfred was 200 pounds, 5'-11" with hazel eyes on 24 August 1996.28
Religion*	Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" was Episcopal.29
Residence*	Alfred resided at 4948 Wheel Drive in Langley, Island Co., Washington, on 23 March 2000, with his wife who is unnamed because she's still living in 2021.30
Description	Alfred was 295 lbs., 5'-10" with white hair on 19 August 2006.
Estate-Will*	2nd Lt. Alfred Eugene Peter "Pete" Vandegrift left a will dated 11 June 2012 at Island Co., Washington, naming son Lee B. Vandegrift his personal representative. His sole heir was his wife Claree Vandegrift, with sons Eric, Lee B and Kirk being equal heirs should Claree die before or within 20 days of Peter.31
Death*	Alfred died on 6 December 2012 at Careage of Whidbey in Coupeville, Island Co., Washington, at age 88, at 6:50 PM, in his bed of congestive heart failure. Other "significant conditions contributing to death" listed as dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, oxygen dependant.32
Burial*	His body was cremated with the ashes interred at St. Augustine's-In-The-Woods Church columbarium in Freeland, Island Co., Washington.33,17,34

Children with Clara Ann "Claree" Bartlett:

Eric Kevin Vandegrift1,35 Lee Bartlett "Bart" Vandegrift+25,35 Kirk Alan Vandegrift+35 b. 12 Nov 1957, d. 22 Feb 2022

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