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Vera May Sanders 1900–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1900

Birth Location: Mound, Rock, Minnesota

Death Date: 19 Apr 1988

Death Location: Ventura, Ventura, California

Father: Ira Sanders

Mother: Adelia Swift

Spouse(s): Ralph Markland, Gordon LaVanway

Children(s): Michael LaVanway

Vera May Sanders was born in 1900 in Mound, Rock, Minnesota, the child of Ira Merrit Sanders And Adelia Della J Swift. In 1910, Vera May Sanders resided in Bishop, Beaverhead, Montana. In 1938, Vera May Sanders resided in Santa Monica; Ocean Park; Venice; West Los Angeles. Vera May Sanders married Gordon Royal Lavanway, Ralph P Markland, and had children including Michael Joseph Lavanway. Vera May Sanders passed away in 1988 in Ventura, Ventura, California.

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Biography

  • Vera May Sanders was born in 1900 in Mound, Rock, Minnesota, the child of Ira Merrit Sanders And Adelia Della J Swift.
  • In 1910, Vera May Sanders resided in Bishop, Beaverhead, Montana.
  • In 1938, Vera May Sanders resided in Santa Monica; Ocean Park; Venice; West Los Angeles.
  • Vera May Sanders married Gordon Royal Lavanway, Ralph P Markland, and had children including Michael Joseph Lavanway.
  • Vera May Sanders passed away in 1988 in Ventura, Ventura, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vera Sanders's Ancestors

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Vera Sanders
1900–1988
Birth Place: Mound, Rock, Minnesota
Parents
Ira Merrit Sanders
1873–1923
Scott County, Iowa
Adelia ('Della' J.) Swift
1880–
Wisconsin
Grandparents
John (Ramey) Sanders
1827–1919
Green County, Indiana
Mahala Dunn
1835–1888
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vera Sanders's Descendants

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Vera (May) Sanders (6 Oct 1900–19 Apr 1988) m. Ralph (P.) Markland (5 Jun 1899–12 Nov 1954) m. Gordon (Royal) LaVanway (2 Mar 1894–20 Nov 1965)
  1. 1. Michael (Joseph) LaVanway 1939–1988 m. Joan (Valerie) Durand 1935–2012

Vera Sanders's Timeline

8 Records

1900
6 Oct 1900
Birth of Vera May Sanders in Mound, Rock, Minnesota
Mound, Rock, Minnesota
1910
1910
Age 10
Vera May Sanders resided here in Bishop, Beaverhead, Montana
Bishop, Beaverhead, Montana
1938
1938
Age 38
Vera May Sanders resided here in Santa Monica; Ocean Park; Venice; West Los Angeles; Brentwood Heights, California, USA
Santa Monica; Ocean Park; Venice; West Los Angeles; Brentwood Heights, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Vera May Sanders resided here in Santa Monica, California, USA
Santa Monica, California, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 40
Vera May Sanders resided here in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
1953
1953
Age 53
Vera May Sanders resided here in Burbank, California, USA
Burbank, California, USA
1985
1985
Age 85
Vera May Sanders resided here in Ventura, CA
Ventura, CA
1988
19 Apr 1988
Age 88
Death of Vera May Sanders in Ventura, Ventura, California
Ventura, Ventura, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Mound, Rock, Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 565-68-2664; Issue State: California; Issue Date: 1963.
    [5] California Death Index
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bishop, Beaverhead, Montana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Santa Monica; Ocean Park; Venice; West Los Angeles; Brentwood Heights, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Santa Monica, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Burbank, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Ventura, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1988
    Event Place: Ventura, Ventura, California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 565-68-2664; Issue State: California; Issue Date: 1963.
    [2] California Death Index

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