William Jennings Vachon (1906 - 1993)

Born 31 Dec 1906 in Montpelier, Harrison Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Dec 1993 at age 86 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1906. ^[1]He was the son of William Vachon and Christina Nusbaumer.

He married Louise Klug in 1938.^[2]

He died in 1993.^[1][3]

Obituary

News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - December 14, 1993

WILLIAM JENNINGS VACHON, 86, of Fort Wayne died yesterday in Courtland Health Care.

The Montpelier native was a veteran of World War II and retired in 1971 from General Electric Co.

Surviving are his wife, Louise; a daughter, Becky Powers of Fort Wayne; a son, Joseph of Fort Wayne; and a grandchild.

Services are 2 p.m. Thursday in Queen of Angels Catholic Church, with burial in Catholic Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPPZ-JYH : 9 January 2021), William J Vachon, 13 Dec 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXV6-KHS : 31 December 2021), William J Vachon and Louise Ann Klug, 17 May 1938; citing , Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004204539.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 May 2022), memorial page for William Jennings Vachon (31 Dec 1906–16 Dec 1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #71592606, citing Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Natalie (contributor 47463070).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKL5-V72 : accessed 2 May 2022), William Vachon in household of William Vachon, Pleasant, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 7A, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 338; FHL microfilm 1,374,351.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQF-P6X : 1 February 2021), William J Vachon in entry for William H Vachon, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X412-SQW : accessed 2 May 2022), William Vachon in household of William Vachon, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 9B, line 74, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 576; FHL microfilm 2,340,311.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MB-N3HY?cc=2000219&wc=QZXT-3KP%3A790104101%2C790104302%2C790473101%2C790482001 : accessed 2 May 2022), William Vachon, Sheet 7A, household 1011 1/2, line 24, Wayne Township, Fort Wayne, Ward 5, Allen, Indiana, United States > 94-32A Wayne Township, Fort Wayne City Ward 5 (Area B - part) > image 13 of 21; citing 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.