John (VanderGrift) Vandergrift (1845 - 1920)

Born 4 Apr 1845 in West Virginia, United States

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Died 13 Aug 1920 at age 75 in Bradford, Miami, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John Vandegrift was born in in 1845 in West Virginia.^[1] He was the son of Thomas Vandegrift and Devora (Powncell) Vandegrift .^[2]

He served as a Private in the infantry, 6 Regiment Company C from West Virginia, on August 4, 1864.^[3]

He Married Elizabeth Miller in September 19, 1867. They had 3 children 2 still living in 1900.^[4]

1. Lydia "Liddie" C Vandegrift (1870-)
2. William Abraham Vandergrift (1873-1950)

In 1900, He and Elizabeth made their home in Newbery Twp., Miami County, Ohio, where he was farming. Their daughter Lydia C Vandergrift-29, was also in the home.^[4]

HIs wife Elizabeth passed away in 1906, in newberry Twp, Miami County, Ohio.

In 1910, widowed, at age 65 he was living in Adams, Drake County, Ohio, on his farm. His daughter Liddie Vandegrift-39 was living with him.^[5]

He died at the age of 75, on August 13, 1920 in Bradeford, Darke County, Ohio and was buried on August 15, 1920 in the Harris Creek Cemetery^[2] in Bradford, Miami County, Ohio.^[1]

Death: Myocarditis

Place: Adams, Ohio, United States^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for John VanDeGrift (1845–1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #18061516, citing Harris Creek Cemetery, Bradford, Miami County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Pam Holeton Estes gedmatch# T131729 (contributor 46799761) .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGV-S8W : 15 August 2019), Devora Powncell in entry for John Vandegrift, 13 Aug 1920; citing Adams, Darke, Ohio, reference fn 52825; FHL microfilm 1,991,304.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4RF-BYM : 24 March 2016), John Vandergrift, 1864.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM6S-4SP : accessed 29 Nov 2013), John Vandegrift, Newberry Township (all east & north of StillwaterRiver), Miami, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 210, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241304.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML8L-DXV : accessed 01 Dec 2013), John Vandegrift, Adams, Darke, Ohio, United States; citing sheet ,family 15, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375176.
6. ↑ "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZGV-S8W : accessed 01 Dec 2013), Devora Powncell in entry for John Vandegrift, 13 Aug 1920; citing Adams, Darke, Ohio, reference fn 52825; FHL microfilm 1991304.

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