John
Evans
Vandever
Sr.
Born about in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Son of James Madison Vandeveer
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Dorcus Mary (Fithian) Vandever
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Frances Medora (Gillock) Vandever
— married
27 Jul 1871 in Coahoma,Mississippi
Descendants 
Father of
William E. Vandever, John Evans Vandever Jr., Mary Elizabeth Vandever, James Madison Vandever, Thomas Andrew Vandever, Earnest Albert Vandever, Laura (Vandeveer) Steward and Lonzo Malvin Vandeveer
Died
at about age 84
in Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2016
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Biography
John Vandever had a son by his first wife, Dorcus Mary Fithian Vandever, born in 1843 in Effingham, Ill and died on August 30, 1870 in Tunica, Mississippi. A son was born named Will E. Vandever. He was born 11 Nov 1866 and died 16 Sep 1963. Will is buried in Glendale, Arizona.
John then married Madora on July 27, 1871 in Coahoma Co, Miss. and their children are:
John Evans Jr Mary Elizabeth James Madison Thomas Andrew Ernest Albert Laura Ann Lonzo Malvin
Source
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4G7-XYV : 7 July 2016), J E Van Dever, Beat 1, Coahoma, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 338C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0645; FHL microfilm 1,254,645.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108750465/john-evans-vandever: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for John Evans Vandever (10 Oct 1839–19 Aug 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108750465, citing Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Paulette Marshall (contributor 47182068).
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