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John Theodore VANOVER 1899–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 August 1899

Birth Location: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 March 1973

Death Location: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Father: Paris Vanover

Mother: Martha Potter

Spouse(s): Emy Sparks, Alta LOCKHART

Children(s): Hubert VANOVER, John Vanover, Dorothy Meade, Thomas VANOVER, Monette Belcher, Martha Vanover

In 1899, John Theodore VANOVER entered the world in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA, born to Paris Roscoe Vanover And Martha Potter. In 1910, John Theodore VANOVER resided in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky. In 1930, John Theodore VANOVER resided in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky. John Theodore VANOVER married Alta Mae Lockhart, Emy Sparks, and had children including Betty Keel, Dorothy Ann Meade, Hubert Martin Vanover, John Arthur Vanover, Martha Ellen Vanover, Mary Doris Vanover, Monette Belcher, Roger Dale Vanover, Thomas Marshall Vanover, William Vanover. John Theodore VANOVER passed away in 1973 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1899, John Theodore VANOVER entered the world in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA, born to Paris Roscoe Vanover And Martha Potter.
  • In 1910, John Theodore VANOVER resided in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky.
  • In 1930, John Theodore VANOVER resided in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky.
  • John Theodore VANOVER married Alta Mae Lockhart, Emy Sparks, and had children including Betty Keel, Dorothy Ann Meade, Hubert Martin Vanover, John Arthur Vanover, Martha Ellen Vanover, Mary Doris Vanover, Monette Belcher, Roger Dale Vanover, Thomas Marshall Vanover, William Vanover.
  • John Theodore VANOVER passed away in 1973 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paris Vanover
1863–1927
Birth Location: Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA (or Hylton, KY)
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Martha Potter
1869–1938
Birth Location: Hylton, Pike, Kentucky, United States
MP

Spouses(s)

Emy Sparks
1901–
Birth Location: –
ES
Alta LOCKHART
1906–2003
Birth Location: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
AL

Children(s)

Hubert VANOVER
1925–1990
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
HV
John Vanover
1934–2001
Birth Location: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States
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Dorothy Meade
1928–2018
Birth Location: Kentucky
DM
Thomas VANOVER
1920–1988
Birth Location: Pikeville, KY
TV
Monette Belcher
1943–2013
Birth Location: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
MB
Martha Vanover
1937–2001
Birth Location: Pikeville Pi, Kentucky
MV

John VANOVER's Ancestors

Self
John VANOVER
1899–1973
Birth Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Paris Roscoe Vanover
1863–1927
Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA (or Hylton, KY)
Martha Potter
1869–1938
Hylton, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John (H. "Huffy John") Vanover
1818–1900
Ashe County, North Carolina
Keziah Landreth
1819–1892
Allegheny, North Carolina, United States
John (Boone) Potter
1828–1911
Perry, Kentucky, United States
Susannah (Ellen Sookie) Sanders
1831–1892
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius VI
1797–1870
Sarah Hill
1803–1888
Benjamin Landreth
1795–1831
Temperance Lawrence
1792–1862
Isaac Potter
1801–1874
Mary Houston
1809–1887
Thomas Sanders
1801–1865
Elizabeth McBrayer
1802–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius "5th"
1760–1833
Abigail Vanover
1760–1845
William Hill
1755–1840
Elizabeth Waggoner
1772–1850
McKindley Landreth
1770–1814
Catherine Vansell
1773–
Robert Lawrence
1744–1808
Elizabeth Cobb
1744–1803
Abraham Potter
1745–1837
Alice Goodell
1784–1811
Preston Houston
1780–1835
Hannah
1790–1835
Jacob Sanders
1773–1835
Sarah Hancock
1775–1830
Ichabod McBrayer
1780–1837
Mary Stratton
1782–1850

John VANOVER's Descendants

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John (Theodore) VANOVER (9 August 1899–12 March 1973) m. Emy Sparks (abt 1901–) m. Alta (Mae) LOCKHART (28 Jun 1906–30 Sep 2003)
  1. 1. Hubert (Martin) VANOVER 1925–1990
  2. 2. John (Arthur) Vanover 1934–2001
  3. 3. Dorothy (Ann) Meade 1928–2018
    1. 1. Jimmy (Lee Meade) Sr 1944–2015
  4. 4. Thomas (Marshall) VANOVER 1920–1988
  5. 5. Monette Belcher 1943–2013 m. Terry (Foster) Belcher 1939–2021
  6. 6. Martha (Ellen) Vanover 1937–2001

John VANOVER's Timeline

8 Records

1899
9 August 1899
Birth of John Theodore VANOVER in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
John Theodore VANOVER resided here in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 31
John Theodore VANOVER resided here in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 36
John Theodore VANOVER resided here in Rural, Pike, Kentucky
Rural, Pike, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 41
John Theodore VANOVER resided here in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States
1947
1947
Age 48
John Theodore VANOVER resided here in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
John Theodore VANOVER resided here in , Pike, Kentucky, USA
, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1973
12 March 1973
Age 74
Death of John Theodore VANOVER in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 August 1899
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 659
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1350; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 98-3.
    [4] Kentucky Death Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-03-2399; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1901; Birth city: Pikeville; Birth state: KY.
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [9] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [10] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1996 Mar; Certificate Range: 012000 - 013999
    [11] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1350; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 98-3.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1350; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 98-3.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pike, Kentucky; Roll

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pike
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 659

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1973
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-03-2399; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1901; Birth city: Pikeville; Birth state: KY.
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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