Luther J. Vandiver (1833 - 1910)

Born 10 Nov 1833 in Warren Twp., Marion County, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Victoria (Plant) Vandiver — married 28 Aug 1860 in Lewis County, Missouri, United States

Died 5 Jan 1910 at age 76 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, United States

Biography

Name

Name: Luther J. /Vandiver/ ^[1][2]

Name: Martin J. /Vandiver/ ^[3]

Name: Martin L. /Vandiver/ ^[4]

Name: L. J. /Vandiver/ ^[5][6]

Name: Luther /Vanderver/ ^[7]

Name: Hon. L. J. /Vandiver/

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Luther J. /Vandiver/ .

Birth

Birth:

Date: 10 NOV 1833

Place: Warren Twp., Marion County, Missouri

Note: though he is 2 years older in the 1860 census and a year younger in the1900 census^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Death

Death:

Date: 05 JAN 1910

Place: his home, Canton, Lewis County, Missouri^[15]

Event

Event:

Type: Num Child

Note: no children^[16]

Event:

Type: Obituary

Note: in an unknown newspaper:

[LIND:]

Hon. L. J. Vandiver, a pioneer and one of Lewis County's highlyrespected and honored citizens died at his home in Canton Jan. 5, aged77. Luther J. Vandiver was born at Warren, Mo., Nov. 10, 1833, the sonof Jacob and Frances Kennan Vandiver, natives of Virginia. His fatherlocated in Missouri in 1830 and died in Shelby County in 1876. Mr.Vandiver was a resident of Monticello for over a quarter of a century,coming here in the fifties and remaining until 1884 when he moved toCanton where he has resided ever since. He was reared on a farm andreceived a fair education with some knowledge of Latin, Greek and thesciences.

He taught school five years and was principal of the Monticello school from 1859 to 1861. He was afterwards engaged in the mercantile business in this place, being associated for many years with J. D. Million, Sr., deceased. In 1869 he helped to organize the Monticello Savings Bank, and two years later became cashier, continuing until 1884. In August,1860, he married Miss Victoria, daughter of M. W. Plant, deceased, a pioneer merchant of this place. He was a very successful business man and acquired a large compentency being considered one among the wealthiest men in this section of the country. He was a consistantmember of the M.E. church, South.

The remains were interred in Forest Grove cemetery, Thursday, thefuneral being in charge of the Masonic Lodge of Canton.

Note: The Vandiver home was a very large and pretentious one in the north part of Canton. It was destroyed by fire in Dec., 1825, (sic?) and at that time was the home of Judge Frisby Lloyd and family. Later Mr. and Mrs. Travis Boulware built their home on the site.

Note

Note: He was reared on a farm in Shelby county^[17]

Occupation

Occupation: taught school 5 years became principal of Monticello, Missouri school in1859

Date: BET 1854 AND 1859^[18]

Occupation: established a mercantile business

Date: 1861^[19]

Occupation: helped organize Monticello Bank where he was cashier

Date: ABT 1870^[20]

Occupation: was a Republican and represented Missouri in the U.S. Congress^[21]

Census History

1860 United States Census Free Inhabitant Schedule - Monticello, Dickerson Township, Lewis County, Missouri

• M.W. Plant (54/M/Merchant & Plant[er]/$9,000 (value of real estate)/$11,575 (value of personal estate)/Virginia)
• E. Plant (44/F/Virginia)
• Victoria Plant (20/F/Missouri)
• Virginia A. Plant (19/F/Missouri)
• M. Plant Plant (17/F/Missour)
• Mary Plant (15/F/Missouri)
• George Plant (7/M/Missouri)
• Leila Plant (1/F/Missouri)
• Luther Vandiver (29/M/School teacher/$1,000 (value of personal estate)/Kentucky)

1860 United States Census Free Inhabitant Schedule

1870 United States Census Population - Monticello, Lewis County, Missouri

• Vandiver, L.J. (36/M/W/Dry Goods/$1000 (value of real estate)/$1000 (value of personal estate)/Missouri)
• -- Victoria (29/F/W/Keeping House/Missouri)
• Plant E.J. (50/F/W/Keeping House/$1,000/$1,000) Virginia)
• -- Virginia (26/F/W/At Home/$1800 (value of personal estate)/Missouri)
• --Lucy T. (13/F/W/At Home/$1800 (value of personal estate)/Missouri)
• --Lily C. (10/F/W/$2000 (value of personal estate)/Missouri)

1870 United States Census

1880 United States Census - Monticello, Lewis County, Missouri

• Vandiver, L.J. (W/M/46/Banker/Missouri (Virginia/Virginia))
• -- Victoria (W/F/39/Wife/Housekeeping/Missouri (Virginia/Virginia))
• Plant, E.J. (W/F/61/Mother-in-Law/At Home/Virginia (Virginia/Virginia)
• -- Virginia E. (W/F/37/Sister-in-Law/At Home/Missouri (VIrginia/Virginia))
• Walker Thomas (Mulatto/M/10/Servant/Missouri (Missouri/Missouri))

1880 United States Census

1900 United States Census - Canton, Lewis County, Missouri

• Vandiver, Luther (Head/W/M/November 1834/65/Married 39 Years/Missouri (Virginia/Virginia)/Capitalist)
• -- Victoria A (Wife/W/F/December 1840/59/Married 39 Years/No Children/Missouri (Virginia/Virginia))
• Plant Virginia E. (sister-in-law)/W/F/1846/54/Single/Missouri (Virginia/Virginia))

1900 United States Census

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 1884

Place: Canton, Lewis County, Missouri

Note: where owned and managed two farms, was a prominent citizen, stockholderin Canton Bank Democrat and member of Methodist Episcopal Church. TheLuther J. Vandiver house was at the west end of Henderson St. in Canton.The spacious lawn was filled with lovely trees. A Capt. White may havehad the house built. There were wide verandas on the south and east andthere were two stairways a winding stairway in the front hall and a backstairs. In the downstairs of the brick house there was a parlor librarydinig room bedroom kitchen and milk room. The upstairs contained alarge hall living room and 5 bedrooms. Back of the house were theformer slave quarters. The house burned in the 1920's or 30's Mrs.Thelma Ball of Ewing, Mo. furnished a picture and a description of thehouse.^[22]

Marriage

Husband: Luther J. Vandiver

Wife: Victoria A. Plant

Marriage:

Date: 28 AUG 1860

Place: Lewis County, Missouri^{[23][24][25][26]}

Note: Luther and Victoria raised her niece Carrie Asbury as their own, probablyfollowing the death of Carrie's mother^[27]

Husband: Jacob Vandiver

Wife: Frances M. Kennon

Child: Mary Frances Rebecca Vandiver

Child: William Archibald Vandiver

Child: Luther J. Vandiver

Child: Adam Clark Vandiver

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1827

Note: though Some Vandivers says c.1830^{[28][29][30][31][32][33]}

Sources

Some Vandivers of the Show-Me State and Elsewhere

• Source: S11230 Title: Shelby County Historical Society Cemetery Census Survey, Format: 3 vols. Abbreviation: Shelby Co Hist. Soc. Cem. Census Survey Author: Shelby County Historical Society Publication: Shelby County Recorders Office, Shelbyville, Mo., 1966 Note: These volumes on the Shelby County Cemetery Survey are the results ofthree years of work of locating, recording, and filing the names from215 burial locations. These locations are from one grave to thethousands in the city cemeteries. They represent the early familyburial plots, brush cemeteries, abandoned church or community burialplaces and plots that have been bulldozed off the face of the earth,epidemic plots where people died of smallpox or diphtheria, buried atnight and graves marked with river rock. CONT CONT Shelby County was established in 1835, site of oldest settler is 1832,and oldest tombstone marker is 1838, although there are earlier unmarkedgraves. The names recorded in these volumes are recorded on 3 x 5cards, alphabetically (on a county wide basis), and are in the CountyRecorders Office at Shelbyville, Mo. CONT CONT vol. 1, Taylor and Salt River Twps. CONT vol. 2, Clay, Black Creek, Jefferson and North River Twps. CONT vol. 3, Tiger Fork, Lentner, Jackson and Bethel Twps. Repository: #R48
• Repository: R48 Name: The State Historical Society of Missouri Address: 1020 Lowry Street City: Columbia State: Missouri Postal Code: 65201 Country: -United States Phone Number: (800) 747-6366
• Source: S162 Title: Some Vandivers of the Show-Me State and Elsewhere: Family of WilliamVandiver and Elizabeth Lewis of Virginia Abbreviation: Some Vandivers Author: Wallace, Doris Davis Publication: the author (by Stevens Publishing of Astoria, Ill.), Clarence, Mo.,[1985]
• Source: S1913 Title: Chariton County, Missouri 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Edition: PopulationSchedule, Format: ? microfilm reels Abbreviation: Chariton Co. 1870 Census (Pop. Schedule) Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.
• Source: S1915 Title: Shelby County, Missouri 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Edition: Free Schedule,Format: ? microfilm reels Abbreviation: Shelby Co. 1850 Census (Free Sched.) Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.
• Source: S1917 Title: Shelby County, Missouri 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Edition: Free Schedule,Format: ? microfilm reels Abbreviation: Shelby Co. 1860 Census (Free Sched.) Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.
• Source: S1924 Title: Shelby County, Missouri 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Format: ? microfilmreels Abbreviation: Shelby Co. 1840 Census Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.
• Source: S4422 Title: Lewis County, Missouri 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Edition: PopulationSchedule, Format: ? microfilm reels Abbreviation: Lewis Co. 1880 Census (Pop. Sched.) Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.
• Source: S9094 Title: Lewis County, Missouri 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Edition: PopulationSchedule, Format: ? microfilm reels Abbreviation: Lewis Co. 1900 Census (Pop. Sched.) Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.

1. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 136, 163
2. ↑ Source: #S9094 Page: SD 142, ED 47, 22/35A (Canton Twp., Canton 5th Ward), dwelling 504,family 536, Luther J. Vandiver household
3. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
4. ↑ Source: #S1915 Page: 227B (District 94), dwelling 267, family 281, Jacob Vandiver household
5. ↑ Source: #S4422 Page: SD 5, ED 29, 20/99B (Monticello, Dickerson Twp.), dwelling 168, family174, L. J. Vandiver household
6. ↑ Source: #S10996 Page: 1/713A (Monticello, Monticello P.O.), dwelling 6, family 6, L. J.Vandiver household
7. ↑ Source: #S10997 Page: 7/43 (Monticello, Dickerson Twp., Monticello P.O.), dwelling 42, family42, M. M. Plant household
8. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
9. ↑ Source: #S1915 Page: 227B (District 94), dwelling 267, family 281, Jacob Vandiver household
10. ↑ Source: #S1924 Page: 34 (unidentified Twp.), Jacob Vandiver household
11. ↑ Source: #S4422 Page: SD 5, ED 29, 20/99B (Monticello, Dickerson Twp.), dwelling 168, family174, L. J. Vandiver household
12. ↑ Source: #S9094 Page: SD 142, ED 47, 22/35A (Canton Twp., Canton 5th Ward), dwelling 504,family 536, Luther J. Vandiver household
13. ↑ Source: #S10996 Page: 1/713A (Monticello, Monticello P.O.), dwelling 6, family 6, L. J.Vandiver household
14. ↑ Source: #S10997 Page: 7/43 (Monticello, Dickerson Twp., Monticello P.O.), dwelling 42, family42, M. M. Plant household
15. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
16. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
17. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
18. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
19. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
20. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
21. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
22. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
23. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
24. ↑ Source: #S4422 Page: SD 5, ED 29, 20/99B (Monticello, Dickerson Twp.), dwelling 168, family174, L. J. Vandiver household
25. ↑ Source: #S9094 Page: SD 142, ED 47, 22/35A (Canton Twp., Canton 5th Ward), dwelling 504,family 536, Luther J. Vandiver household
26. ↑ Source: #S10996 Page: 1/713A (Monticello, Monticello P.O.), dwelling 6, family 6, L. J.Vandiver household
27. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 163
28. ↑ Source: #S162 Page: 109-110
29. ↑ Source: #S1917 Page: 327 (Black Creek Twp.), dwelling 973, family 989, Jacob Vandiverhousehold
30. ↑ Source: #S1915 Page: 227B (District 94), dwelling 267, family 281, Jacob Vandiver household
31. ↑ Source: #S1913 Page: 247B (Prairie Twp., Keytesville P.O.), dwelling 213, family 221, Adam C.Vandiver household
32. ↑ Source: #S11230 Page: 2:212, Shelbyville I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Jacob Vandiver
33. ↑ Source: #S11230 Page: 2:212, Shelbyville I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Frances W. Vandiver