Joseph Vander Sullivan (1894 - 1981)

Born 21 Mar 1894 in Smith, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruby L. (Griffith) Sullivan — married [date unknown] in Smith County, Mississippi

Descendants

Died 13 May 1981 at age 87 in Smith, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Joseph Vander Sullivan was born 21 Mar 1894^[1] at the homeplace a half mile down the road from New Sardis Baptist Church in Smith County, Mississippi^[2] to Jefferson Davis Sullivan and Frances Jane Harvey.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

He was a PFC in the US Army during WWI^[1] and in 1918 at the time of the draft he was described as being of medium height and build with blue eyes and light brown hair. He was single and working on the family farm.^[4]

He married Ruby^[6] and the couple had the following known children:

1. Roland Sullivan was born about 1223 in Mississippi.^[6]
2. Roy Sullivan was born about 1925 in Mississippi.^[6]
3. Cory Sullivan was born about 1926 in Mississippi.^[6]
4. Guy Sullivan was born about 1929 in Mississippi.^[6]
5. Pat Sullivan was born about 1930 in Mississippi.^[6]

Vander died 13 May 1981 and is buried in New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt Olive, Smith County, Mississippi.^{[1][8][9][10]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Tombstone
2. ↑ Family knowledge of his grandchildren, who stated he was both born and died in this house, which was the original log home (later expanded) of Joseph A. Sullivan and Harriett (Wilson) Sullivan.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-PMH : 14 December 2015), Jeff D Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 15B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8M-MW5 : 13 March 2018), Vander Joseph Sullivan, 1917-1918; citing Smith County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-GB4 : accessed 27 September 2018), Joseph V Sullivan in household of Jeff D Sullivan, Beat 3 (west of Oschay Creek), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGH-J16 : 14 March 2018), Vander Sullivan, Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-11, sheet 10B, line 42, family 162, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2019.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-28S : accessed 27 September 2018), Vander Sullivan in household of Jeff D Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 18A, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772.
8. ↑ Smith County Genealogical Society. Smith County, Mississippi Cemeteries. (1999)
9. ↑ Tombstone photograph of Joseph Vander and Ruby F. Sullivan at FindAGrave.
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRYC-VZ9 : 20 May 2014), J Sullivan, May 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).