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Vanover, David

Vanover, David[1, 2]

Male 1840 - 1914  (74 years)

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  • Name Vanover, David 
    Nickname Long Dave 
    Birth 2 Feb 1840  Phelps, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1860  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Address:
    District 1 
    Military From 13 Aug 1863 to 15 Sep 1865  [5] 
    as a Private in Co. B, 39th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (USA) in the Civil War 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1880  Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Self: David Vanover, M, 40, b. Kentucky, United States
      Wife: Polly Vanover, F, 40, b. Kentucky, United States
      Son: Ira Vanover, M, 13, b. Virginia, United States
    Census 1890  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Pension 16 Nov 1904  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    as a Private in Co. B, 39th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (USA) in the Civil War 
    • He was classified as an invalid due to "varicose veins rt leg w ulcers & dis of urinary organs". When he died in 1914, the pension was continued to his widow, Mary.
    Death 31 Dec 1914  Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Burial Jan 1915  Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I9719  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2021 

    Father Vanover, Daniel,   b. Abt 1799, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Collins, Nancy,   b. Abt 1805, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage 1819  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mullins, Mary,   b. 1841, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1881, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1855  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Vanover, McClelland,   b. 20 Jun 1859, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1939, Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Vanover, Marion,   b. Abt 1860   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F46561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Feb 1840 - Phelps, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1855 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    District 1 - 1860 - Pike, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1890 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPension - as a Private in Co. B, 39th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (USA) in the Civil War - 16 Nov 1904 - United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Dec 1914 - Greenup, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Jan 1915 - Greenup, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S35948] David Vanover in entry for Ira Gilliam Vanover, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917".

    2. [S35949] David Vanover in entry for Mcclelland Vanover, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".

    3. [S35950] David Vanover in household of Daniel Vanover, "United States Census, 1850".

    4. [S853] FamSch1860 Census, /MM9.1.1/MZBJ-543; 10 July 2013; David Vanover, 1860.

    5. [S184248] David Vanover, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    6. [S35953] David Vanover, "United States Census, 1870".

    7. [S35954] David Vanover, "United States Census, 1880".

    8. [S35956] David Vanover, "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933".

    9. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 063, Cert. #31456, Deathvol. 1914, hv.

    10. [S35952] David Vanover, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    11. [S35951] David Vanover, "Find A Grave Index".