James Van Dyke was the son of Quentin and Susannah (Hacker) Van Dyke. He married Melissa Jane Lindsey in 1878 in Macon, Missouri. They were the parents of Lidy Myrtle (1879-1883), Mary Lee (1881-1949), Annie Sophia (1883-1960), Effie Susan (1886-1912), James Leroy (1888-1936), Martha Matilda (1890-1967), Arthur John Cleveland (1892-1979), and Elsie (1893-1956). The family lived in Missouri. James died in Iowa in 1902 and is buried in Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport, Iowa.
Fact: Occupation (1860) Farmer
Fact: Residence (1860) West Dis Liberty Township, Macon, Missouri, United States
Fact: Residence (1870) Liberty, Macon, Missouri, United States
Fact: Residence (1880) Bevier, Macon, Missouri, United States
Fact: Occupation (1880) Teamster
Fact: Residence (1900) Nineveh Township, Adair, Missouri, United States
Fact: Occupation (1900) Coal Mining
Sources
1860 Census:"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHZC-26R : accessed 6 January 2015), James Vandike in household of Quinton Vandike, West Dis Liberty Tp, Macon, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 27, household ID 199, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,631.
1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46L-PHT : 12 April 2016), James A Vandike in household of Q Vandike, Missouri, United States; citing p. 2, family 12, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,289.
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6XL-RLD : accessed 6 January 2015), James Van Dyke, Bevier, Macon, Missouri, United States, 131; citing sheet 461B, film number 0701, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,254,701.
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3HX-QXD : accessed 6 January 2015), James A Vandyke, Nineveh Township (west half), Adair, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,836.
Death:"Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-5Q5Y : accessed 12 July 2015), James Van Dyke, 06 Jul 1902; citing Death, United States, page , county archives, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,004,412.
Marriage: "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28G-D4C : 6 December 2014), James A. Vandike and Melissa J. Lindsey, 03 Mar 1878; citing Macon,Missouri; FHL microfilm 986,960.
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